Double IPA Hop Juice Imperial IPA

[BuddyBrews]

Started this tonight! I'm really excited for it, however, did anyone else experience massive foaming after putting the wort in the fermenter? I'm still wondering if there was extra sanitizer or what the heck happened!?

There was so much foam that it came right out of the fermenter and i had to scoop a bunch out, and the wort was sitting a little below the normal 5gallon marker!

It was so foamy I couldn't read my hydrometer!

Anyone else get this?

Def sounds like sanitizer still in the fermenter. After 3 weeks of conditioning just tapped this last night and whoa. This brew is no joke. Named accordingly!!!!

 

[janson745]

Sub'd. This one is going in the recipe bank for one of my next brews!! Thanks a lot!

 

[janson745]

Thanks a lot for the recipe, BarleyWater!! Just brewed this one today. It smells fantastic. First time that I brewed in the cold. The snow on the ground made for cooling the pot quickly. Then I threw in my first blow-off tube, since its my first big beer.

Lotsa firsts going on in this brew. Thanks again for the recipe.

 

[hoppyhoppyhippo]

I'm tinkering around with an uber imperial IPA, and I was wondering, did anyone use a starter for this? And if so did it get the results you wanted? I'm looking at a yeast pitching rate calculator and it's saying that I'd need like 5 vials of White Labs and 4 liters of starter and that seems a little insane.

 

[srehg5]

How much water should I start with for this recipe? I have a 5 gal brew kettle and will be increasing to 9lbs of DME

 

[brewmaster_bates]

Started this tonight! I'm really excited for it, however, did anyone else experience massive foaming after putting the wort in the fermenter? I'm still wondering if there was extra sanitizer or what the heck happened!?

There was so much foam that it came right out of the fermenter and i had to scoop a bunch out, and the wort was sitting a little below the normal 5gallon marker!

It was so foamy I couldn't read my hydrometer!

Anyone else get this?

Brewed this last weekend and I had the same issue (or non-issue). Some of it was StarSan foam, but the wort was really foamy too, especially because I racked it through a strainer funnel into my better bottle. I've heard that means it's well-aerated and just pitched my 2L starter into the foam. About 12 hours later I had nuclear-powered fermentation going. After that, there was a constant stream of krausen through my blowoff tube for the next 24 hours.

All's looking good now. Plan to add the dry hop three weeks in, and then bottle after week four.

Btw, subbed out the williamette for cascade hops, and used 11lbs of LME. My OG ended up at 1.07. Anyone get good results with different hops?

 

[JuiceyJay]

I used this recipe as a guideline, changed out the warrior for cascade, changed out the 10 minute Willamette addition for cascade, and changed the dry hop to citra. It's going to be super citrusy iipa, but it's exactly what I wanted. Also changed it to 9# LDME and added a little roasted grain for color.
All pellet hops except for when I dry hop it. Probably dry hop after 4 weeks for about 10 days.
12 hours after pitching the us-05 it has crazy fermentation going!!!

 

[brewmaster_bates]

Bottled my batch 2.5 two weeks ago and it came out excellent. It's getting great reviews from others and continues to improve every time I try it. Definitely on the bitter end of the spectrum as expected, but still very drinkable... perhaps a little too drinkable. :rockin: Would definitely brew this recipe again, maybe with a slight hop variation just to mix things up.

 

[doornumber3]

i think my plans just changed for today....I'm thinking of using cascade as well!

 

[doornumber3]

forgive the noob question but i'm confused on the schedule... are you steeping the hops that are hilighted with the crystal malt?

1.00 oz Warrior [15.00%] (60 min) Hops 29.1 IBU
1.00 oz Chinook [13.00%] (60 min) Hops 25.2 IBU
1.00 oz Chinook [13.00%] (45 min) Hops 23.1 IBU
1.00 oz Centennial [10.00%] (30 min) Hops 14.9 IBU
0.50 oz Warrior [15.00%] (60 min) (First Wort Hop) Hops 14.5 IBU
0.50 oz Warrior [15.00%] (45 min) Hops 13.3 IBU
0.50 oz Centennial [10.00%] (10 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep) Hops
0.50 oz Centennial [10.00%] (Dry Hop 13days) Hops
1.00 oz Williamette [5.50%] (10 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep) Hops
1.00 oz Williamette [5.50%] (Dry Hop 13days) Hops

 

[JuiceyJay]

forgive the noob question but i'm confused on the schedule... are you steeping the hops that are hilighted with the crystal malt?

1.00 oz Warrior [15.00%] (60 min) Hops 29.1 IBU
1.00 oz Chinook [13.00%] (60 min) Hops 25.2 IBU
1.00 oz Chinook [13.00%] (45 min) Hops 23.1 IBU
1.00 oz Centennial [10.00%] (30 min) Hops 14.9 IBU
0.50 oz Warrior [15.00%] (60 min) (First Wort Hop) Hops 14.5 IBU
0.50 oz Warrior [15.00%] (45 min) Hops 13.3 IBU
0.50 oz Centennial [10.00%] (10 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep) Hops
0.50 oz Centennial [10.00%] (Dry Hop 13days) Hops
1.00 oz Williamette [5.50%] (10 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep) Hops
1.00 oz Williamette [5.50%] (Dry Hop 13days) Hops

Not really sure what that meant, though it was just a hop addition with 10 minutes left for me.

 

[JuiceyJay]

Bottled my batch 2.5 two weeks ago and it came out excellent. It's getting great reviews from others and continues to improve every time I try it. Definitely on the bitter end of the spectrum as expected, but still very drinkable... perhaps a little too drinkable. :rockin: Would definitely brew this recipe again, maybe with a slight hop variation just to mix things up.

That's why I substituted the warrior for cascade, not quite as bitter

 

[brewmaster_bates]

The 10 min hop steep is actually a flame out addition. You throw the hops in at the end of your boil just before you start to cool down the wort.

 

[doornumber3]

The 10 min hop steep is actually a flame out addition. You throw the hops in at the end of your boil just before you start to cool down the wort.

thought that looked off....thanks!

 

[doornumber3]

The 10 min hop steep is actually a flame out addition. You throw the hops in at the end of your boil just before you start to cool down the wort.

actually it looks like it's pre-boil....

The "First Wort Hops" were added as the water was being heated to a boil after steeping the specialty grains.

Looks like an extract first wort try which i've never done....will be interested in how this comes out....trying it this weekend.

 

[rossypete]

Guys.

This recipe looks stellar, I am thinking about subbing the normal 2-row for the NB Maris Otter LME. A little over 6lbs. What do y'all think?

I can't wait to get all of these ingredients and get started!

 

[MSweat]

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[mrgrimm101]

Would there be any potential problems with using a dry yeast, either pitching it in dry or rehydrating, as opposed to using a liquid starter?

 

[cperry8483]

I'm brewing this as we speak with the following modifications to put a personal twist on this recipe:

Tried a small partial mash. Took people's advice and added an extra pound of DME. Didn't have Warrior so I subbed Nugget. Didn't have Willamette so I subbed Fuggles. Added 0.5oz Chinook and 0.5oz Nugget to the dry hop. Did a 3 gallon batch so scaled down ingredients to the following:

5.4lbs Pilsen DME
0.6lbs Pale 2-Row
0.6lbs Caramel 60

0.3oz Nugget (FWH)
0.6oz Nugget (60 mins)
0.6oz Chinook (60 mins)
0.3oz Nugget (45 mins)
0.6oz Chinook (45 mins)
0.6oz Centennial (30 mins)
0.3oz Centennial (Whirlpool for 20 mins)
0.6oz Fuggles (Whirlpool for 20 mins)

0.3oz Centennial (Dry hop in secondary for 13 days)
0.6oz Fuggles (Dry hop in secondary for 13 days)
0.3oz Chinook (Dry hop in secondary for 13 days)
0.3oz Nugget (Dry hop in secondary for 13 days)

Instructions:

Mash in 1 gal water at 158 for 45 minutes:
0.6lbs Pale 2-Row
0.6lbs Caramel 60

Sparge with 1 gal water at 160 for 10 minutes.

Add 1.75 gal water for total volume of ~3 gal (assuming .25 gal absorbed by grains). Added 0.3oz Nugget. Bring to boil.

Add ~2lbs of DME at beginning of boil, remainder with 10 minutes remaining in boil.

Follow hop additions as above. Note: Whirlpool hops are added after flame out once a whirlpool has been started in the wort by stirring the wort with your spoon in a circular motion. Let sit for 20 minutes, then cool.

Racked to primary on top of a yeast cake from a previous batch (Wyeast 1272 American Ale II).

I plan on adding dry hops to secondary in 10 days or perhaps sooner if FG is reached quicker than that. I will keep everyone updated on this beer's progress. It's my first DIPA and second partial mash so we'll how it goes. Thanks to BarleyWater for the recipe!

 

[PapaThor]

Hadn't had a good hop bomb for a while so my partner and I brewed the original recipe on this thread about over a month ago. Primary for 2 weeks(smelled great!), secondary for a couple weeks with significant dry hop additions, then kegged and bottled. We've brewed for a while and don't remember ever adding close to this much hops in a recipe.

Lo and behold, we got a great tasting beer BUT ALMOST NO HOPPINESS TO IT!!! The dates on the hops were all current. Anyone else experience a case like this?

We're flummoxed. Probably need another beer to help contemplate the situation.

 

[Wiesty]

Will substituting 10lbs of Pilsen LME for the 8lbs of light DME work?

 

[biker2035]

Brewed on 11/15/14, and cracked the first one 12/28/14, and oh my... this is a really good one. Small changes in recipe. 9lbs dme, did not put in secondary. Added dry hops at 2 1/2 weeks and kept in primary another 4 days. First time needing a blow off tube, and went strong for the first 5-6 days. Carbonation took 3 weeks.
Great beer, very hoppy, but great flavor and smooth. Enjoy!!

 

[cperry8483]

It's been 3 months since brewday and this beer is finally peaking. It was hot and green at 1 month, and still weird at 2, but now is terrific. I've waited to give feedback until the beer was drinkable and it's super drinkable now. Thanks again to BarleyWater for the recipe. I'd recommend this to anyone looking for a well-rounded DIPA that's also an easy extract brew. I doubt my mini-mash even did anything for this beer. You could just do the recipe as is and enjoy.

 

[nwbeer]

I may need to try this one