Foothills Hoppyum IPA Clone

[DesignatedDrinker]

Great recipe. I split the bittering hop addition into two additions tho to get it closer to the current Hoppyum being distributed:

0.70oz CTZ(60min)
0.70oz Simcoe(60min)

This put it very close to the specs on the bottle and I was calculating at a 70% Efficiency and with a 154(60min) mash. Using Beersmith it came out to:

6.5% ABV(Bottle-6.25%)
78.6 IBU(Bottle-78)
7.6 SRM(Bottle-7.1)

 

[Semo]

I tried making one of my favorite IPAs from Foothills Brewing in North Carolina. Hoppyum IPA


0.73oz US Simcoe Hops (Dry Hop)
0.50oz Centennial Hops (Dry Hop)
0.50oz Cascade Hops (Dry Hop)

Any particular dry hop schedule? Also, is this recipe for 5 gallons into fermenter or 5 gallons kegged? Love me some Hoppyum!! Gotta get this going ASAP!!

Thx for sharing!

 

[Semo]

Did 1 week dry hop after 3 week primary no secondary. Don't have an authentic foothills version on hand and probably won't after brewing this. Love it.. kegged 48 hrs ago. 30 psi for 24 hrs then to 12 till it floats. Still cloudy but this beer rocks! I frequent foothills and without a side by side it passes my taste test. Can only imagine how this will be in another week. Thx for recipe! Btw..too much trouble to fix pic..

 

[JohnSand]

Thanks for creating and sharing this recipe. I tried Hoppyum in Morehead City a couple of years ago and loved it.

 

[docmullen]

I followed this recipe exactly- and am very impressed. I got spot-on with the color of the Hoppyum.

When I drank them side-by-side, however, I felt that my brew was short on hoppiness- both in aroma and hop after-taste. The bitterness was perfect, but I need more aroma.

I primary fermented for 14 days, and the last 4 days were dry-hopped. I filtered with a 5 micron filter into the keg. The head is great; it is overall very good- but I want it better.

I'm thinking about more hops at flame-out, or a triple-dose for dry-hopping? need help please- I have always felt like my dry-hopped beers had less aroma than I was expecting. I have done it with pellets and leaf- don't know what a better solution would be.

Finally- my brew had a tad more mouthfeel (maltiness) than the hoppyum, only noticeable when side-by-side. the original was a tad cleaner. how can I get that "cleaner feel" with this malt bill?

 

[bravejuicebox]

Thanks for posting this recipe! I love hoppyum and I have been looking for something close to it to break me from these kit IPA's I've been brewing. I am giving this one a shot for sure!

 

[DeanWolf]

Reading the hoppyum carton this evening in addition to Simcoe, Centennial and Cascade, they list "potent Columbus" hops as well. Has anyone added these to the hop schedule?

I'm going to run a BIAB batch Sunday and I'm wondering where would I add them in the schedule? Thanks

Edit - Brewed 3/6/16, OG 1.053 I can't wait for this one to be done, the sample I pulled tasted amazing!

 

[ceforbes23]

Found this recipe and tried it out for my second brew ever. Used the brooklyn brew shop Everyday IPA kit for my first and instantly got hooked. Just wondering how long you would recommend for the primary ferment (I was thinking 14 days) and how long for the secondary after bottling (was thinking another 14 days)?

Also I think I dry hopped way too early after reading everyone's posts. I instantly added the dry hops after pitching the yeast in my brew. But i see other people doing it about 4-7 days before bottling/kegging.

 

[govner1]

Found this recipe and tried it out for my second brew ever. Used the brooklyn brew shop Everyday IPA kit for my first and instantly got hooked. Just wondering how long you would recommend for the primary ferment (I was thinking 14 days) and how long for the secondary after bottling (was thinking another 14 days)?



Also I think I dry hopped way too early after reading everyone's posts. I instantly added the dry hops after pitching the yeast in my brew. But i see other people doing it about 4-7 days before bottling/kegging.

10-14 days for primary is my average. Secondary comes before bottling. That's when I generally dry hop & leave it for 7-10 days. I keg and am enjoying my latest batch right now.