Are you sleeping with your ingredients?
May I direct you to the "You know you're a homebrewer when..." thread.
May I direct you to the "You know you're a homebrewer when..." thread.
Are you sleeping with your ingredients?
May I direct you to the "You know you're a homebrewer when..." thread.
bottlebomber said:At 15%, I think you could probably bottle condition. I've done 13% no problemo. I recommend using champagne yeast, and making a small starter or activating it some way before you bottle with it. I'm not sure how much yeast would survive if you rehydrated it in 15% alcohol.
Well I had a chance to get it into the bottle today. Sg 1.167 fg 1.012 abv 20.6 %. Tasted great. Thanks for all the info this thread has provided.
kosmokramer said:one finishes and one begins.... just pitched my starter, i cant wait,, and thanks to everyone contributing
Jsmith82 said:Try the Aprihop hopcop if you havent had it yet, such a good beer. I brewed a clone last year, never wanted it to end.
I did have that one it's awesome! Do you have a recipe for that clone? I would be interested. I did have the 120 min too. Damn that was good.
Jsmith82 said:Aprihop - 5 gal batch (Boil Volume: 5.72 gal)
Grains:
3.3lbs Pilsner LME
5.0lbs Pilsner 2-row Belgium
1.0lbs Cara-pils/Dextrine
1.0lbs Munich Malt
.5lbs Crystal Malt (60L)
Mash:
151.0 F for 60min, 10qts water
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00%
Hop Schedule:
1.0 oz Amarillo [60 min]
.25 oz Simcoe [60 min]
.50 oz Amarillo [20 min]
.25 oz Simcoe [20 min]
1.0 oz Amarillo [5 min]
1.0lbs Dextrose
Fermentation:
Wyeast 1272 (American Ale II)
Secondary:
2 oz Amarillo
1.5lbs Apricot puree (rack beer on top of)
Beersmith stats:
SRM: 8.4
IBUs: 53.9
Est OG: 1.070
Est FG: 1.017
Est ABV: 6.94%
I originally used 3lbs Apricot puree which was way to much, damn it was still a good beer though. This was probably one of the best fruit beers I've ever had. I'm sure it's not exact to DFH but the stats are pretty close, base, hops are on key - all in all a good brew.
Jsmith82 said:Aprihop - 5 gal batch (Boil Volume: 5.72 gal)
Grains:
3.3lbs Pilsner LME
5.0lbs Pilsner 2-row Belgium
1.0lbs Cara-pils/Dextrine
1.0lbs Munich Malt
.5lbs Crystal Malt (60L)
Mash:
151.0 F for 60min, 10qts water
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00%
Hop Schedule:
1.0 oz Amarillo [60 min]
.25 oz Simcoe [60 min]
.50 oz Amarillo [20 min]
.25 oz Simcoe [20 min]
1.0 oz Amarillo [5 min]
1.0lbs Dextrose
Fermentation:
Wyeast 1272 (American Ale II)
Secondary:
2 oz Amarillo
1.5lbs Apricot puree (rack beer on top of)
Beersmith stats:
SRM: 8.4
IBUs: 53.9
Est OG: 1.070
Est FG: 1.017
Est ABV: 6.94%
I originally used 3lbs Apricot puree which was way to much, damn it was still a good beer though. This was probably one of the best fruit beers I've ever had. I'm sure it's not exact to DFH but the stats are pretty close, base, hops are on key - all in all a good brew.
Jsmith82 said:I used Vinter's Harvest Puree: http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/oregon-apricot-puree.html
Comes in a 3lbs can, worked great. Warning though, I turned a bucket permanently orange with this stuff! Didn't hurt the bucket, I've sanitized repeatedly, soaked, washed, it works fine with no problems, just... orange.
kosmokramer said:^^^ Nice! did you do this single infusion or step it like the byo clone
....and I would have to say I was a little disappointed. It was vastly sweet, and with very little hop character. The only thing that really wowed me about it was that it had very little alcohol flavor for how strong it was.
Dogfish should be releasing a batch here very soon. I can try to snag one for you. I'm not sure they distribute 120 to CA.
kosmokramer said:If you could pick me one up that would rock! I can get pliny out here pretty regulary or i can send cash
scottland said:I consolidated all the info I learned about brewing this beer into a two part blog post. Part one is here covering the recipe and the process, part two i'll post here in a couple days.
http://bertusbrewery.blogspot.com/2012/03/dogfish-head-120-minute-ipa-clone.html
how would i do this in a carboy? i have a bucket but would love to be able to peak at the activity going on in this sucker
HOWEVER... If you decide to do this in a carboy, for the love of all that is cold, golden and delicious RECORD A VIDEO AND SHARE!
what if i did like 4 oz of columbus continous for 80 minutes of the boil then swapped that hop bag out for a fresh one and used all the amarillo and simcoe the last 40 minutes?
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