ruination's 10th anniversery

[odinsgift]

Does anyone have any idea how large of a production this beer had?

 

[Bradzukie]

Drinking one right now! Superbly delicious!

 

[BootstrapBill]

Mine is cooling down a little and about to go down the hatch!

 

[igotsand]

Does anyone have any idea how large of a production this beer had?

Not enough!! Seriously!!
I have one bottle left, then ill go get growler fills till that runs out...
Igotsand

 

[SavoryChef]

Just tried to find some at Total Wine and More in NV. And no luck

 

[BootstrapBill]

I had four and just popped my last one. Just drove from 1 am until 8pm. Definitely needed!

 

[SocalNat]

I picked up 2 from my local beer store and was surprised at only $6 per 22oz. Quite tasty!

 

[scottland]

Alright, This Sunday I'm brewing the clone recipe I posted earlier in this thread. I need to get a massive starter of WLP007 going today; around 5qts, maybe 6. I've never brewed a beer this big, that needed to attenuate this much, that didn't have the help of some simple sugar. So.... We'll see.

 

[ktblunden]

I picked up 2 from my local beer store and was surprised at only $6 per 22oz. Quite tasty!

I really expected it to cost more, but Bevmo was selling it for 80 cents more than regular Ruination.

 

[scottland]

Alright, brew day is under way. 22.25 pounds of grain, whew

 

[odinsgift]

Are you drinking another?

 

[scottland]

Going to crack one open in about an hour =) I've got a bottle of regular ruination for today as well

 

[thisgoestoeleven]

I split a bottle with my girlfriend last night. I liked it, but it was definitely not an every day of the week beer.

 

[the75]

I sent Stone an email saying how good this one is and begging them to make it a seasonal. The response was as follows:

Hey Kevin,

Rarely do I say this, but I agree with EVERYTHING you said 100%. It’s a huge beer with incredible balance that drinks dangerously well…and I can’t get enough of it. I’m going to be heartbroken to see it go and it seem stop be disappearing fast. We actually sold 90 cases of Stone Ruination Tenth Anniversary IPA in five days here at the brewery, which was our total allotment. That means we’re out of it, which, in turn, means I’m pretty bummed.

I hope we make this one a seasonal too and I’ll continue to beg and plead on the behalf of Stone Ruination Tenth Anniversary IPA fans everywhere.

Thanks for writing us Kevin. I appreciate it.

Cheers!

Phillip MacNitt
Indoctrination Specialist

So to everyone looking to try this (and people looking for more) better hurry up. I already checked all the places near me and they're sold out already.

That's MY BOY Phil! I got dialed in this last Friday with a 2L Growler fill! Phil also plays in the Stone Band. Here's a link to some video I shot from the 10 year party. He slaps da bass. http://youtu.be/roN-ZfiI4y8

 

[scottland]

Batch came in at 1.093. A couple points shy, but not bad. If I finish at 1.014 that's 10.4% ABV, I would need 1.011 to hit 10.8%. I pitched a decanted 5QT starter of WLP007 at 64*, and set the fermenter fridge at 65*.

I think this could come out dangerously close. We'll see, I'm saving a bottle to compare. Figure a 4 day ferment for 007, I'll rack to secondary around day 10, and have it Kegged around 10 days after that. Updates to follow

 

[SavoryChef]

Batch came in at 1.093. A couple points shy, but not bad. If I finish at 1.014 that's 10.4% ABV, I would need 1.011 to hit 10.8%. I pitched a decanted 5QT starter of WLP007 at 64*, and set the fermenter fridge at 65*.

I think this could come out dangerously close. We'll see, I'm saving a bottle to compare. Figure a 4 day ferment for 007, I'll rack to secondary around day 10, and have it Kegged around 10 days after that. Updates to follow

Yes keep us posted. I will have to brew this since I can't get it here.

 

[scottland]

Ferment was going nuts this morning. I turned the temp down to 63*, and changed out the airlock for a blow-off tube. WLP007 gets to work quick.

 

[erockomania]

Had this over the weekend. It's in my top 2-3 for triple IPAs. It's ridiculously good and smells of raw hops. Seriously, it's like holding a bag of raw hops and taking a whiff. Stupid good.

 

[tre9er]

I split a bottle with my girlfriend last night. I liked it, but it was definitely not an every day of the week beer.

Who says so?

 

[brewit2it]

As a bit of an aside, for those in SoCal, Fresh and Easy markets has Ruination IPA priced the same as the regular Pale Ale and IPA at $3.99 which is a pretty nice deal.

 

[scottland]

Well good and bad news. Took a hydro sample last night. 1.019. The krausen dropped, but there is still airlock activity. My experience with WLP007 is that it usually chews off a few points after the krausen drops, but not 5 points. My best guess is that i'll finish around 1.016 to 1.017. A little higher than I hoped.

The good news. It tastes exactly how I hoped, so the difference might not even be noticeable.

 

[ktblunden]

What was your mash temp? Would you go a little lower on a subsequent batch to get more fermentables? This one is definitely in the schedule.

 

[scottland]

What was your mash temp? Would you go a little lower on a subsequent batch to get more fermentables? This one is definitely in the schedule.

148*. Honestly, attenuation was my only concern with this recipe. 85% apparent attenuation is a lot to ask for from an English yeast with an all-malt 1.096 gravity beer. We'll know how low mine got to in the next two days or so. I think blasting the crap out of your wort with pure O2 might make up the difference. If not, maybe 145-146* for a mash temp might help. Personally, I've never noticed much difference mashing at 145 to 148. And then lastly, there's the ace in the hole (corn sugar). I know they don't use any, but maybe it would help us....

Anyway, I'm rambling.

 

[scottland]

1.017 and not moving. I'm going to rouse the yeast a little bit, and then transfer to secondary. Hopefully the movement, and the oxygen pickup will get the yeast going again. If not, oh well, it still tastes great.

 

[tre9er]

I've gained 2 points on rousing/secondary before. Even at 17 it should be great. Plenty of alcohol/hops to balance the malt.

 

[jkendrick]

I had a bottle of this last night. Ruination is one of my favorites, but I was disappointed by the anniversary edition. It just didn't have any of that dank aroma I love in the regular Ruination. I thought this was just a more intense version, so presumably the dankness would be increased. What am I missing?

 

[jhorgan1]

I picked up two bottles this past weekend. I am so pumped to try them but I'm sick but I don't want to waste a bottle when I might not be able to fully experience it! I'm gonna drink my second bottle in a month as a tradition with my roommates and I'll have to see how well it ages.

 

[Darkness]

Had it and it is great. Very hoppy and in yo face just as expected. I really enjoyed it and will garb a few more very soon.

 

[odinsgift]

I think they do print tshirts, so you literally COULD garb a few.

 

[Scuba_Stan]

Any updates yet?! I'm dying to clone this recipe and waiting to see how yours comes out!

1.017 and not moving. I'm going to rouse the yeast a little bit, and then transfer to secondary. Hopefully the movement, and the oxygen pickup will get the yeast going again. If not, oh well, it still tastes great.