20 mins into my 115th Hopdream IIPA!

[JOHN51277]

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/ne...virtue-time-heals-all-things-even-beer-73254/

It was not so good. It had to go. But I did save about 12 to see what happens!

 

[HOOTER]

It was not so good. It had to go. But I did save about 12 to see what happens!

It's a very high gravity ale, like barleywine high. You brewed it less than 3 months ago. I just think you should have saved the whole batch to see what happens, not just 12. Did you need the extra space or something?

 

[Suthrncomfrt1884]

It's a very high gravity ale, like barleywine high. You brewed it less than 3 months ago. I just think you should have saved the whole batch to see what happens, not just 12. Did you need the extra space or something?

I completely agree here. I've had big beers taste horrible after a month or two and then magically start to get better as time goes on. I almost threw one out one point (only thrown one beer out to this day, *knock on wood*) that ended up being one of my best beers after about 8 months of aging.

Patience, young Jedi.

 

[motobrewer]

I'm formulating a Barely wine / IIPA (haven't decided) that I plan on leaving sit for a good 8-9 months....I don't see how it would be any good only 1 month in the bottle.

 

[JOHN51277]

I have a 12 pack of this tucked away deep in the cellar. I will not touch it for about 6 more mos.

 

[Poolplayer]

We're all pro life when it comes to beer. I hope those are the 12 best beers you ever brewed, cause that means there coulda been 48. Beer killer! ha ha

 

[JOHN51277]

We're all pro life when it comes to beer. I hope those are the 12 best beers you ever brewed, cause that means there coulda been 48. Beer killer! ha ha

I feel bad enough without the guilt being laid on! Now im so depressed, I may have to eat a hop sammich to get my self esteem back!:fro:

 

[NAUGHTYDOGBREWING]

I'm so bummed to hear this didn't turn out well. I was thinking about brewing this next and was all excited, then to hear a few people say theirs didn't turn out good has me disappointed.

 

[HOOTER]

The reviews on their website are pretty good. Lots of 4 and 5 stars.

 

[crammer]

Mine turned out ok, it's a little sweeter then I personally like.

Additionally, the beer carbonated better in the 22 oz bottles vs the 12 oz bottles.

 

[DGYuengling]

Newbie here..First post. I just put this into the primary today. My OG was slightly off, 1.070 and I'm trying to figure out why. Two questions: 1) When I measured the OG, this was with a total of 6 gals in the fermenter. I take it this would have an effect (vs. 5 gal) but would that fully explain why I'm off from the expected OG of 1.082? 2) I strained the wort before putting into the primary. A wort thats strained vs. not-strained should have a difference in OG no? Is that also a factor then in why my OG is low? Thanks

 

[wildwest450]

5 gallons of 1.082 wort diluted with a gallon of water is 1.068, and straining makes no difference in OG. I'm assuming this was supposed to be a 5 gallon batch.

 

[DGYuengling]

Thank for the quick response. Due to the amount of hops, it starts out with 6 (3 before boiling + 3 in primary) but I believe the recipe expects a little over 5 once it gets into the primary. I think I over compensated a bit by putting back up to 6 in the primary, but would mean not as much alcohol (bad). But other than that I should be ok no?

 

[bootney]

I plan to brew this up this weekend and after reading this thread I'd like to point out a few things. The reason the op ended up with a starting gravity of 1.119 is because he only ended up with what looks like about 4 gallons of wort. This recipe clearly points out that it is intended to yield 6 gallons if wort. I would like to know of the op used a starter, because I plan to make a 1250 ml starter with a gravity of 1.091 and use two packs of WYeast American Ale II. Personally I prefer this over the 1056. So the others of you out there who brewed this with little success appear to have fermented it to high and did not have enough yeast cells to finish of the carbonation in the bottles. I'll repost to this thread in November and tell you my results. Cheers

 

[JByer323]

I too had carbing issues with mine. It's been sitting happily for several months in the basement, I'll give it some more time and then consider opening it up and tossing a little bit of dry yeast in each bottle.

 

[bootney]

Jbyer: what was the set up for your starter, post boil volume less trub/hop matter, and your starting and finishing gravities.

 

[humann_brewing]

Actually, let me correct the name of the kit! 115th Dream Hopbursted IIPA. from Northern Brewer. Just got it into the primary. It is sitting at 1.119 gravity. 27.5 Balling sugars, and 15% ABV potential. Somewhere around 120 IBU's too. Should be good!!! I cant wait to drink a few of these with a nice maduro cigar!

holy crap, that is not a IIPA that is a freaking monster, I am not sure you could add enough hops to balance that thing out

 

[crammer]

I cracked open a bottle (bottled 10/2009) the other night and the favor is outstanding; however, despite being in the bottle for almost a year, the carbonation level is still on the low side.

 

[doctorRobert]

what about just dropping some of those carbonation caps in the bottle and recapping them? or are the yeast all in permanent hibernation mode now?

 

[JByer323]

Jbyer: what was the set up for your starter, post boil volume less trub/hop matter, and your starting and finishing gravities.

I wish I could tell you, my hard drive crashed over the summer, taking everything, including BeerAlchemy, with it.

All I can tell you is I made a starter according to the Mr. Malty's calculator, and pitched about 1.75 liters of starter, using a stir plate.

 

[bootney]

As I said in post #74 I was going to brew this one up doing all grain, and I planned to do it that weekend but it has been delayed until this weekend. I made a 1230 mL starter yesterday with two packs of wy 1272, using a stir plate, and plan to let that work at 68-70 degrees for 3 days.

I think I asked earlier if those of you that had trouble with this one had made a starter for it? I didn't see any replies.

 

[boater29]

I just kegged mine. Tastes very good so far but I can't wait until it's cold and carbonated!

Captain Chuck
www.beershirtz.com

 

[bootney]

Let me know how it turns out boater. I'll be brewing mine up tomorrow morning, and looking forward to the challenge. How did you transfer yours to primary?

 

[boater29]

There was a boatload of hops at the bottom. I racked it using my siphon but it got clogged several times. I think I'll look into one of those hop filters for the brewpot.

Good luck!
www.beershirtz.com

 

[bootney]

Well I just finished mine up and for the most part t went well, but I over estimated water loss and absorption and ended up with a starting gravity of 1.069 which is somewhat disappointing. I also feel my low gravity is due to my MLT's dead space.

I ended up pouring mine through a strainer, and still ended up with a great deal of hops in the primary. It almost takes up a gallon worth of space. I'll try this one again next month but I need to decrease my water amounts to boost the starting gravity.

 

[bootney]

Here's another update almost a month post brew.

Today was bottle day for me, but over the past few weeks I've learned that my starting gravity was not that far off. Apparently I did a poor job of mixing the late corn sugar addition which lowered my estimated gravity. Individuals that have brewed this one up felt that it was more like DFH's 90 Min IPA, but after tasting a non carbed version of it, it seems to match SN's Torpedo taste and nose IMO. Either or thus far it's a great brew even without the carb, and feel it should be ready to go in a couple of weeks. No aging on this one. I'll be back in two weeks to update.

 

[boater29]

Mine has been kegged and carbonated and surprisingly, tastes like 90 Min IPA. Seems very malty for all the Hops I added.

 

[Sheldon]

put mine into secondary over the past weekend. lots of trub on bottom, but still have almost 5 gal. It will be hard to let it six for the 4 weeks NB recommends, but I have been able to do it before. I did the AHS Pliny clone, using AG method and it was awesome even though I missed the OG and FG by a fair amount.

Cheers,

Sheldon

 

[bootney]

Alright so here I am with another update. I bottled this batch on the 23rd of October, and here I am 3 weeks later to tell you this beer is simply awesome. Initially I said it was like SN Torpedo, but the samples I had were straight from primary. Three weeks later I feel this beer turned out very similar to Bell's Hopslam in terms of yeast contribution. I used Wyeast American Ale II with fermentation temps set at a constant 60 degrees ambiant and the citrus flavor is beyond awesome. I want to also mention I did this same batch again but I had the fermentation temps higher to see how much the yeast would change the complexity of this beer. I know quite a few people had carb issues which I feel was due to improper pitching rates, but I went with a .9 oz of cane sugar to gallon ratio for priming and it turned out perfect. It did need three weeks to get to this point. i tried one at 1 week just for the hell of it, and it was not ready.

 

[whiskey_pickle]

Any updates on this kit? I just ordered one from NB and plan on starting it this coming weekend and would appreciate any "further" tips. Looking at the previous 8 pages, I think I am also going to be building a "hop hanger" for the boil. Anyone use this device with a pound of hops yet?