American IPA Hopslam Clone

[beerman123]

I have brewed this clone twice now and it is one of my favorite ipa's. Thanks for sharing!

 

[A2HB]

How close is this to the original beer? I'm loving the real deal right now but would love to have some more later in the year. Is the hop schedule still good after all these years? The newest trend is adding all late hop additions I wonder how doing that would change the flavor profile in this recipe?

 

[StLouBrew]

On their website, Bells sells a Hopslam all grain kit. They also list all the ingredients (see below). Because shipping would be almost $20 and the kit includes some stuff I don't need, I'd like source the stuff at my LHBS. What I don't have is the brew instructions.

I was wondering if anyone here had advice on the hop additions.

And the other part I'm looking for guidance on is the yeast. I've never done a starter before. I know it's not rocket science, but I'm wondering that if I used the WLP001, and just used twice the amount.. could I get by without doing a starter??

Ingredient List from Bells Clone Kit:

- (#10) Briess 2-Row Brewer's Malt

- (#5) Briess Pale Ale Malt

- (8 oz) Briess Caramel 40L Malt

- (12 oz) Honey Bear

- (1 oz) Crystal Hops

- (1 oz) Mosaic Hops

- (1 oz) Glacier Hops

- (1 oz) Centennial Hops

- (2 oz) Amarillo Hops

- (4 oz) Simcoe Hops

- (10 oz) Priming Sugar

- (1) Brewing instructions

- (1) Brew Log

- (1) Yeast culture information sheet

 

[blubrewbbq]

On their website, Bells sells a Hopslam all grain kit. They also list all the ingredients (see below). Because shipping would be almost $20 and the kit includes some stuff I don't need, I'd like source the stuff at my LHBS. What I don't have is the brew instructions.

I was wondering if anyone here had advice on the hop additions.

And the other part I'm looking for guidance on is the yeast. I've never done a starter before. I know it's not rocket science, but I'm wondering that if I used the WLP001, and just used twice the amount.. could I get by without doing a starter??

Ingredient List from Bells Clone Kit:

- (#10) Briess 2-Row Brewer's Malt

- (#5) Briess Pale Ale Malt

- (8 oz) Briess Caramel 40L Malt

- (12 oz) Honey Bear

- (1 oz) Crystal Hops

- (1 oz) Mosaic Hops

- (1 oz) Glacier Hops

- (1 oz) Centennial Hops

- (2 oz) Amarillo Hops

- (4 oz) Simcoe Hops

- (10 oz) Priming Sugar

- (1) Brewing instructions

- (1) Brew Log

- (1) Yeast culture information sheet

theelectricbrewery.com has a hopslam clone recipe on their site that I hear is very close. You will have to adjust their recipes for your efficiency as they assume 85% or something like that.

 

[str1p3s]

Has anyone made this, or anything with honey/sugar and had problems with a harsh bite at the end? I've been reading that if you add honey/sugar to the boil, the yeast eat that up first and are "tired out" when dealing with the rest of the fermentables.

I'm wondering if anyone else has had this experience or has any insight in this idea.

 

[blubrewbbq]

Haven't made this but I have a couple brews that use honey. I don't get any aggressive bite. How ever I have never gone higher than 2 pounds in a 5 gallon batch. I generally don't add honey until flameout or maybe with a minute left in the boil.

 

[tld6008]

Has anyone made this, or anything with honey/sugar and had problems with a harsh bite at the end? I've been reading that if you add honey/sugar to the boil, the yeast eat that up first and are "tired out" when dealing with the rest of the fermentables.

I'm wondering if anyone else has had this experience or has any insight in this idea.

I have made this recipe as outlined on the first page. One batch with the corn sugar addition and WLP 001 the second batch with the honey addition and Wyeast 1056. Both were very smooth and delicious. My notes show the WLP had more hop aroma. I have a hard time getting WLP yeast where I am so used the 1056. Will make it again with sugar and 1056 in a day or so.

 

[TxBigHops]

Anyone still brewing this? I'm looking for a grain bill that can stand up to a full pound of hops for a home brew club competition. Thinking this one should be able to. So here's the catch - it won't be Hopslam as I have to use only Legacy hops. Somebody donated about 30 pounds to our club, so now we're all brewing up a beer with them.

 

[tld6008]

Anyone still brewing this? I'm looking for a grain bill that can stand up to a full pound of hops for a home brew club competition. Thinking this one should be able to. So here's the catch - it won't be Hopslam as I have to use only Legacy hops. Somebody donated about 30 pounds to our club, so now we're all brewing up a beer with them.

I'm still brewing it, currently drinking it though.