Ska Modus Hoperandi

[Halaster]

Does anyone have a recipe for this beer? Or at least the hops that they use to make it?

 

[Wayne1]

I chatted with one of the owners, Bill, today. He gave me some ratios for the Modus Hoperandi.

The malt bill is simple:

88% 2-row
7% Caramel 120
5% Red Wheat

OG: 1.068

The hop bill is rather complex.

90 minute hop: Centennial 20% of the total bill.
30 min hop: 2/3 cascade 1/3 centennial 20% of the total bill.
5 min: 1/2 cascade 1/2 Columbus 25% of the total bill
0 min: 2/3 cascade 1/3 Columbus 35% of the total bill
Dry hop: 2/3 cascade 1/3 Columbus "Pretty Heavily"

IBU: 70

I'll be playing around with this in Beersmith for awhile. I hope to give it a try within a couple of weeks.

I love the beer but don't care to spend $9.00-$9.50 a six when store owners don't take care of it.

 

[Halaster]

For a 5 gallon batch. What is the exact breakdown per ounce of hops at those additions? Sounds like I need to make this beer.

 

[Wayne1]

For a 5 gallon batch. What is the exact breakdown per ounce of hops at those additions? Sounds like I need to make this beer.

I don't know.

Bill gave me these rather detailed instructions. He is allowing me to share this with others. Beyond what I have posted he suggests you work it out on your own. That is what I am planning to do.

 

[ChrisKennedy]

For a 5 gallon batch. What is the exact breakdown per ounce of hops at those additions? Sounds like I need to make this beer.

After tasting this beer, I would say you would want a total hop bill of around 10-12oz in 5 gallons.

 

[Halaster]

Glad Hops direct sells all 3 hops

 

[z987k]

I love the beer but don't care to spend $9.00-$9.50 a six when store owners don't take care of it.

How do store owners not take care of it? We get it in cans out here. It's rather hard to abuse an opaque package. And I can take it about anywhere!

 

[Wayne1]

How do store owners not take care of it? We get it in cans out here. It's rather hard to abuse an opaque package. And I can take it about anywhere!

Storing it warm on a shelf instead of in the cooler. Not rotating stock.

 

[Halaster]

I'll have to look for it at the Friar Tucks next time I pass by Savoy, IL. Alot of the liquor stores though keep most beers on the shelf in limited quantities and hope they sell quickly.

 

[z987k]

Storing it warm on a shelf instead of in the cooler. Not rotating stock.

Nothing at all wrong with storing it warm, hot wouldn't be good.

I'll have to look for it at the Friar Tucks next time I pass by Savoy, IL. Alot of the liquor stores though keep most beers on the shelf in limited quantities and hope they sell quickly.

It's there. Bottom shelf in the warm isle.

 

[Wayne1]

Nothing at all wrong with storing it warm, hot wouldn't be good.

I disagree. There is a significant difference in flavor, to my palate between packages correctly stored cool at all times and those that are allowed to warm up and must be chilled again.

It is my money and my tastes. I won't buy beer that is stored warm on a shelf.

 

[ChrisKennedy]

I have been lucky I guess, haven't gotten a damaged Modus Hoperandi yet. Mmmmmm, delicious Modus Hoperandi....

 

[The_TRUBadour]

Thank you for the post. I hope you brew this soon. Please get back to me about it.

 

[Mr. Nice Guy]

Prost for a Ska thread!

But I thought the hoperandi was just fermented fress pressed hop juice?

 

[z987k]

Prost for a Ska thread!

But I thought the hoperandi was just fermented fress pressed hop juice?

It's a damn good beer.... but not that hoppy. You do bring up a good idea though.... I got to do something with these 6lbs of hops that showed up on my door today.

 

[Mr. Nice Guy]

Yeah, I wasn't trying to make it sound bad 'cause, it's really good!

 

[Mr. Nice Guy]

BTW, I had it the day it came out, at 10 am. The hops were probably really fresh then.

 

[Omahawk]

Anyone have a report and/or recipe on this yet (how much dry hopping does it really take)? This has become my favorite beer, especially in cans. "Pretty Heavy" late hops, indeed. Mmmmm.

 

[Omahawk]

Since no one is offering their interpretation, here is the start of a partial mash I'm planning to try based on the info Wayne provided above. Any comments? It should get me around 1.068 OG and 70ish IBUs and most importantly lots of late hop taste.

7 gal boil, 5 gal finish:

Malts:
3.5 lbs. US 2-row malt
1 lbs. Caramel 120°L malt
0.75 lbs. Wheat Malt
6 lbs. Pale or Gold LME

Hops:
1 oz. Centennial Pellets (9%) - 90 min
0.33 oz. Centennial Pellets (9%) - 30 min.
0.66 oz. Cascade Pellets (5%) - 30 min.
0.66 oz. Columbus Pellets (12%) - 5 min.
0.66 oz. Cascade Pellets (5%) - 5 min.
1.0 oz. Columbus Pellets (12%) - 0 min.
2.0 oz. Cascade Pellets (5%) - 0 min.
1.5 oz. Columbus Pellets (12%) - dry
3.0 oz. Cascade Pellets (5%) - dry

US-05 Yeast

 

[GearJammer]

Anyone brew this? I just had my first taste, and I love to try to duplicate it. It's a great Colorado beer.

 

[Omahawk]

Anyone brew this? I just had my first taste, and I love to try to duplicate it. It's a great Colorado beer.

I'm about to bottle a variation of the recipe I posted above, but with more of the malts from Jamil's West Coast Blaster. I'll keep you posted.

 

[Omahawk]

Here is the stovetop partial mash I did in early January, and popped open the first bottle last night. Very good - it's purposely more Amber Ale than I originally targeted in November, since the recipe mutated to be heavily influenced by Jamil's West Coast Blaster. Likely more representative of Ska's Seasonal Red Ale (which is also tremendous). The hop aroma and taste is there - not bitter at all. I had a big bag of Cascades, so used a lot of them for a citrus-ey finish.

7 gal boil, 5.5 gal finish:

Malts:
5 lbs. US 2-row malt
1.25 lb Munich
0.75 lbs Crystal 40°L
6 ozs. Crystal 120°L malt
0.5 lbs. Wheat Malt

Extract:
5 lbs. Light LME

OG = 1.063
FG = 1.016

Hops:
1 oz. Magnum Pellets (14.4%) - 65 min
1 oz. Cascade Pellets (6.4%) - 10 min.
1 oz. Centennial Pellets (9.7%) - 10 min.
4 oz. Cascade Pellets (6.4%) - 0 min.
2.5 oz. Cascade Pellets (5%) - dry

American Ale II (Wyeast 1272) Yeast. Fermented at 64°-67° degrees.

^^ The only thing I screwed up is that I forgot the late boil Irish moss, and it's still a little murky.

 

[tbeard]

Could any of you get the recipe break down for the heavier Decadent Imperial IPA. I grew up drinking Ska but I don't get down to Colorado enough anymore. Just thinking of the decadent makes my mouth water.

 

[Schlenkerla]

I'm interested in the recipe results. I had this beer for the first time last week.

I was told this beer can erase your mind!

8.6% ABV. Makes it easy to get >>
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[tbeard]

Decadent is 10% it will get your noodle going

 

[Steelers77]

Hey guys,
I just received this recipe from another member with hopes that I would put it into a hop pack. The recipe is more hop intensive than the ones posted on here, it is around 15.5oz. I will post the recipe soon but just wanted some feedback on the demand fo a MH hops pack.

Thanks
John

 

[riverfrontbrewer]

Hey Steelers-

Would you like to share that recipe? Mine is about 8 oz and comes in at 68 IBU's.

Thanks

 

[Steelers77]

He said he got it from HBT, here it is

OG 1.068
FG 1.016
IBU 85.6
Color 12.1 SRM
...
12.75# 2 row
1# crystal 90
.75# red wheat
1.75 oz Centennial (9.10%) - 90 min
1.25 oz Cascade (5.4%) - 30min
.75 oz Centennial - 30 min
1.25 oz oz Cascade - 5 min
1.25 Columbus (13.2%) - 5 min
2.0 oz Cacade - 0 min
1 .0 oz Columbus - 0 min
3.0 oz Cascade dry - 7d
1.5 oz Columbus dry - 7d
yeast White lab WLP001
Mash temp 152 degrees

 

[riverfrontbrewer]

Steelers, my OG/FG and SRM is the same as the recipe you posted, my differences are: IBU's (68) and yeast (Dry English Ale Yeast) which is what Ska uses, also cystal 120 instead of 90. Another reason my hop bill was smaller was the fact that I think my Centennials and Columbus AA% was about 12 and 15% respectively.

I would be very interested in the hop pack for a Modeus clone!

 

[jgourd]

He said he got it from HBT, here it is

OG 1.068
FG 1.016
IBU 85.6
Color 12.1 SRM
...
12.75# 2 row
1# crystal 90
.75# red wheat
1.75 oz Centennial (9.10%) - 90 min
1.25 oz Cascade (5.4%) - 30min
.75 oz Centennial - 30 min
1.25 oz oz Cascade - 5 min
1.25 Columbus (13.2%) - 5 min
2.0 oz Cacade - 0 min
1 .0 oz Columbus - 0 min
3.0 oz Cascade dry - 7d
1.5 oz Columbus dry - 7d
yeast White lab WLP001
Mash temp 152 degrees

Yeah, that's the recipe I came up with several months ago. It comes from a bunch of other attempts to clone this beer (probably some from this board and from others). I've got maybe 6 bottles left and am about to make another batch but slightly modified. The original recipe I made:

Modus Hoperandi Clone
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Batch Size: 5.50 gal
Estimated OG: 1.068 SG
Estimated FG: 1.016 SG
Estimated IBUs: 93.0 IBU
Estimated Color: 12.1 SRM
Brewhouse Efficiency: 72%
Boil Time: 90 minutes

Grains:
12.75# Pale Malt (2-Row) US (87.93%)
1.00# Caramel/Crystal 90L (6.90%)
0.75# Red Wheat (5.17%)

Hops:
1.75 oz Centennial (9.20%) @90 min
1.25 oz Cascade (7.50%) @30 min
0.75 oz Centennial (9.20%) @30 min
1.25 oz Cascade (7.50%) @5 min
1.25 oz Columbus (13.20%) @5 min
2.00 oz Cascade (7.50%) @0 min
1.00 oz Columbus (13.20%) @0 min
3.00 oz Cascade (5.40%) (dry hop)
1.50 oz Columbus (13.20%) (dry hop)

Yeast:
White Labs WLP001 (California Ale)

Mash Profile:
Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, 151F
Total Grain Weight: 14.50 lb
Mash for 60 min at 151F with 4.53 gal of water heated to 165F
Mash-out at 168F with 2.13 gal of water heated to 210F and hold for 10 minutes
Batch sparge at 168F with 4.44 gal of water heated to 186F

Notes:
ABV: 6.8%; IBU: 65; SRM: 7

And the one I will make next time (that I'm calling Soul Stripper IPA):

Soul Stripper IPA
-----------------
Batch Size: 6.00 gal (8.39 gal preboil)
Estimated OG: 1.068 SG
Estimated FG: 1.016 SG
Estimated IBUs: 70 (Tinseth)
Estimated Color: 9 SRM
Brewhouse Efficiency: 73%
Boil Time: 90 minutes

Grains:
13.50# Pale Malt (2-Row) US (87.10%)
1.00# Caramel/Crystal 60L (6.45%)
1.00# Red Wheat (6.45%)

Hops:
1.50 oz Centennial (9.1%) @90 min
1.25 oz Cascade (5.4%) @30 min
0.75 oz Centennial (9.1%) @30 min
1.00 oz Cascade (5.4%) @5 min
1.00 oz Columbus (13.2%) @5 min
2.00 oz Cascade (5.4%) @0 min
1.00 oz Columbus (13.2%) @0 min
4.00 oz Cascade (5.4%) (dry hop)
2.00 oz Columbus (13.2%) (dry hop)

Yeast:
White Labs WLP001 (California Ale) (California Ale)

Mash/Sparge Schedule:
Single Infusion, 152F; Batch Sparge

To me, the first was very close to Modus Hoperandi. I'm making changes for my palate.