what is the most amount of hops you have used in a 5 gallon batch?

i just got done brewing an ipa at a 90 minute boil with about 5 1/2 oz's of hops ranging from simcoe, columbus, to amarillo. i tried this beer before putting it into primary and must say that it is the hopiest experience i have ever had in my entire life.

14 ounces. (yeah, me)

Not as good as David, but I did a recent 10 gallon batch with 14.5oz (so figure 7.25oz for 5 gallons).

david_42 said:

14 ounces. (yeah, me)

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WOW! how did the beer come out?

Great, had to get dentures though. Called it Old Enamel Remover.

Back when hops were $0.99 an ounce (or less), I made a 5 gallon batch of beer with 17 ounces of hops. (Pliny clone).

Wow- it was GOOD!

Now that I have hops in bulk in the freezer, I feel this coming on again.

David- that's funny. YOU used 14 ounces of hops? That shocks me- shocks me, I say!

14 oz of hops in a 5 gal batch sounds like a recipe for this

NB's DIPA kit calls for 6oz. I just bottled it, and it is going to be great!

5.25oz in an IPA i just bottled but think I may up the dry hop by 1oz next time. 14oz holy crap! I could make a lot of beer with that much hops

14.5oz in my Double IPA.

5.5 gal

1 POUND, then another 4 oz in dry hop

I'm close to Dog House. I did 14 ounces in the boil and 6 ounces in dry hop. Definitely not for the faint of heart.

I've only used about 7 oz in an IPA I made a while back (which was quite expensive.) I'm really thinking about buying some hops by the pound so I can make my IPA's without breaking the bank.

HalfPint said:

I've only used about 7 oz in an IPA I made a while back (which was quite expensive.) I'm really thinking about buying some hops by the pound so I can make my IPA's without breaking the bank.

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That's the only way to do it. Even if you don't brew often you can buy a lb of multi purpose hops and use them for bitter/flavor/aroma/dry hop. You can easily go through a lb doing that

17 ounces for the AHS Pliny Clone. Needs another 1 week in the bottle for it to be "done". Can't wait.

Don't I feel inadequate. I've only just done 8 oz. in a 5 gallon batch about 4 days ago.

I have a few IPA recipes in which I use 10-14 oz. of hops (mostly Cascade) for a five gallon batch. I have leveled off more recently because I have noticed the bitterness and floral quality has essentially maxed after 7 or 8 ounces.

24oz and it was freaking awesome.

David- that's funny. YOU used 14 ounces of hops? That shocks me- shocks me, I say!

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Youth and inexperience. I could probably make the same beer and only use 6-7 ounces today.

I used a pound in a double IPA that I made for a friend. Maybe it will mellow in a year but right now it is mean.

This may be a little off topic, but would there be an advantage/disadvantage to dry hopping at different stages? For example Transfer to secondary and add 1oz. Then maybe 3 or 4 days later, add another oz. Then maybe more?

I'm just thinkin' out loud here. Has anyone ever done this?

Another Pliny here with 17oz

YooperBrew said:

Back when hops were $0.99 an ounce (or less),

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Woah... That would be sweet. If we can drop near that price again I'll have to brew up some monster IPAs.

humann_brewing said:

Another Pliny here with 17oz

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And another. :rockin:

cford1 said:

Woah... That would be sweet. If we can drop near that price again I'll have to brew up some monster IPAs.

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I think we have dropped to that price again. Most hop only places are just above a $1/oz or well below that mark when you buy by the lb.

For example $8.75/lb for cascades at Hopdirect or pay $2/oz elsewhere.

used several pounds once... they were wet hops right off the vine, so it probably doesn't count.

used 7 oz of columbus pellets and 7 oz of bravo flower hops in a double IPA once. turned out nice, but not great. probably not using bravo again.

alexdagrate said:

used several pounds once... they were wet hops right off the vine, so it probably doesn't count.

used 7 oz of columbus pellets and 7 oz of bravo flower hops in a double IPA once. turned out nice, but not great. probably not using bravo again.

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oh good call. I think last year one of my fresh hop IPAs was about 5-6lbs for 10 gallons.

With kiled hops the most so far has been 22oz in 5 gal

I feel like such a pansy. I think I'm at 3. I've never done anything over 40-45 IBUs.

ChrisKennedy said:

24oz and it was freaking awesome.

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how long did you leave that condition?

Sorry it was 3.25 oz.

Pathetic.

I've only gone so far as 11 oz., but 1.5 oz. were 16.5% AA for a bittering addition (actually, FWH).

I nearly spit out my drink when I saw David come in with the first reply and 14 oz. Nice, man.


TL

I've also done 17 ounces for a Pliny Clone. It was awesome.

Including dry hop? 34 oz.

ohiobrewtus said:

Including dry hop? 34 oz.

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and we have a weiner :rockin:

ohiobrewtus said:

Including dry hop? 34 oz.

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Got a recipe for this? Must've used a ton of malt to handle the AAs...

jesus christ.... I just did a 1075 IIPA and I thought 7.5 oz was a lot... 34 oz is catastrophic!

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Including dry hop? 34 oz.

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Was waiting for you to post

At what point does one think, 33oz is not enough. 35oz would be overdoing it.

Sorry, I'm just not understanding this.

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Got a recipe for this? Must've used a ton of malt to handle the AAs...

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https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/hopacles-09-a-122208/