Holy Hell That's A Lot of Hops IPA

This recipe has so many hops it caused Pro-Mash to crash, for the first time in a decade, when I plugged the recipe into the software:

Holy Hell That's A Lot Of Hops IPA!

A ProMash Recipe Report

Recipe Specifics
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Batch Size (Gal): 12.00 Wort Size (Gal): 12.00
Total Grain (Lbs): 23.50
Anticipated OG: 1.058 Plato: 14.38
Anticipated SRM: 11.8
Anticipated IBU: 70.7
Brewhouse Efficiency: 84 %
Wort Boil Time: 75 Minutes


Grain/Extract/Sugar

% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
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59.6 14.00 lbs. Pale Malt(2-row) America 1.036 2
12.8 3.00 lbs. Cara-Pils Dextrine Malt 1.033 2
17.0 4.00 lbs. Munich Malt Germany 1.037 8
6.4 1.50 lbs. Crystal 40L America 1.034 40
4.3 1.00 lbs. Crystal 120L America 1.033 120


Hops

Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
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0.50 oz. Simcoe Whole 13.00 11.6 First WH
0.50 oz. Columbus Whole 12.60 11.8 60 min.
0.50 oz. Simcoe Whole 11.00 10.3 60 min.
0.25 oz. Columbus Whole 8.50 2.0 30 min.
0.25 oz. Chinook Pellet 11.50 3.0 30 min.
0.25 oz. Centennial Pellet 8.70 2.3 30 min.
0.25 oz. Cascade Pellet 5.40 1.4 30 min.
0.25 oz. Amarillo Gold Pellet 8.20 2.1 30 min.
0.25 oz. Simcoe Whole 11.00 2.6 30 min.
0.50 oz. Chinook Pellet 11.50 3.1 15 min.
0.50 oz. Centennial Pellet 8.70 2.4 15 min.
0.50 oz. Cascade Pellet 5.40 1.5 15 min.
0.50 oz. Amarillo Gold Pellet 8.20 2.2 15 min.
0.50 oz. Columbus Whole 8.50 2.1 15 min.
0.50 oz. Simcoe Whole 11.00 2.7 15 min.
0.50 oz. Columbus Whole 12.60 2.0 5 min.
0.50 oz. Chinook Pellet 11.50 2.0 5 min.
0.50 oz. Centennial Pellet 8.70 1.5 5 min.
0.50 oz. Cascade Pellet 5.40 0.9 5 min.
0.50 oz. Amarillo Gold Pellet 8.20 1.4 5 min.
0.50 oz. Simcoe Whole 11.00 1.7 5 min.
0.50 oz. Simcoe Whole 11.00 0.0 0 min.
1.00 oz. Amarillo Gold Pellet 8.20 0.0 0 min.
1.00 oz. Cascade Pellet 5.40 0.0 0 min.
1.00 oz. Centennial Pellet 8.70 0.0 0 min.
1.00 oz. Chinook Pellet 11.50 0.0 0 min.
1.00 oz. Columbus Whole 12.03 0.0 0 min.
0.50 oz. Amarillo Gold Pellet 8.20 0.0 Dry Hop
0.50 oz. Cascade Pellet 5.40 0.0 Dry Hop
0.50 oz. Centennial Pellet 8.70 0.0 Dry Hop
0.50 oz. Chinook Pellet 11.50 0.0 Dry Hop
0.50 oz. Columbus Whole 12.60 0.0 Dry Hop
1.50 oz. Simcoe Pellet 12.20 0.0 Dry Hop


Yeast
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Safale 05 (two packets)

Photos added:

Mashing: 152F











Sparge:



Kettle filling:





Chilling w/whirlpool

 

Ummm.....Okay, so what was the point? Had a boatload of old hops you wanted to get rid of?

Cheers!

 

to fermenter:



not to fermenter:





Brew Corner: (so hadn't brewed for a while and went a little nuts.... four batches in four weekends.... plenty to give away!)

 

Exactly!