American IPA Stone Ruination Clone

[petrostar]

If you're worried about he hot/cold break that you have on the bottom of your primary fermenter please go to youtube and search stone ruination clone. My user name is Petrolstar78, I took a video of my fermentation a while back. It was one of the best beers I have ever done. Don't sweat it!

 

[Grumpybumpy]

A nay sayer of my delicious brews loved this one! Win!

 

[Strangelove]

Wow, this stuff is good! It has a wicked amount of trub, but it's well worth it. Even the head tastes great. It also packs a wallop, so becareful.

 

[CastleBlack]

Wow, this stuff is good! It has a wicked amount of trub, but it's well worth it. Even the head tastes great. It also packs a wallop, so becareful.

Cant wait to taste its deliciousness even at the price of the hefty wallop.

The brew is in the primary now, soon it ll meet the hoppyness of my Centennials and then straight for the bottle.

Happy brewing!

 

[letmeholleratya]

Cant wait to taste its deliciousness even at the price of the hefty wallop.

The brew is in the primary now, soon it ll meet the hoppyness of my Centennials and then straight for the bottle.

Happy brewing!

You won't be disappointed!

 

[BrewKnurd]

I brewed this a little over a month ago with WLP007. Really struck by how pineapple-y my batch turned out, which was certainly not what I expected.

 

[Strangelove]

I used WLP001. The maltyness is there just enough to make the pile of Centennial amazingly good. I really don't have any fruitiness at all.

 

[Yooper]

I brewed this a little over a month ago with WLP007. Really struck by how pineapple-y my batch turned out, which was certainly not what I expected.

Pineapple-y? That's weird.

 

[CastleBlack]

Pineapple-y? That's weird.

Hmm... mine was straight centennials up front, a smell you can tell right off the bat. I would agree with the fruity "pineappleness" if there was amarillo/simcoe in the mix.

Nonetheless sound kinda interesting to think of a fruity west coast IPA. Might be good, who knows.

Happy brewing everybody!

 

[BrewKnurd]

Pineapple-y? That's weird.

Quite weird. Its pineapple to the point where I honestly wonder whether I got some mis-labelled hops.

Ah well, its still good, just obviously not exactly what I was expecting.

 

[Guidry]

Couple of question on this brew.

Seems like Centennial is short on supply these days, at least at my local sources. Anybody have a suggestion on a substitute? I realize it would move away from the "clone" idea but I can settle for a good "something close" while I wait for a clone attempt.

Secondly, for dry hopping, I would rather go with leaf hops to keep the beer as clear of hop particles as I can. Should I increase the amount if using leaf form?

Thanks! I'll hang up and listen.

 

[Strangelove]

Here you go, 1 lb of Centennial for $19 http://www.hopsshack.com/store/HP1041.html

(Beware: they have Williamette, Nugget and Columbus for $7. I ended up with 5# of hops)

 

[Guidry]

That's a good price too. Other places I've seen as much as $16+ for 8oz.

 

[CastleBlack]

Damn good prices mate, I wonder how much shipping to VA is.

 

[ScottSingleton]

CastleBlack, try NikoBrew.com, he's 5$ flat rate shipping. I'm in Manassas BTW. Going to brew this recipe up next weekend though I'm going to hit 100+ IBUs. We'll see how it turns out.

 

[ScottSingleton]

btw.. I don't get why Stone classifies this as an IIPA.. it's only 7.7%, which is where I targeted my grain bill for this brew. Is it just me or or is that damn low for a double?

 

[CastleBlack]

CastleBlack, try NikoBrew.com, he's 5$ flat rate shipping. I'm in Manassas BTW. Going to brew this recipe up next weekend though I'm going to hit 100+ IBUs. We'll see how it turns out.

Thanks for the source Scott, I ll definitely check them out. Flat $5 shipping is great and if their prices are equally low i ll place some hop orders with em.

Good to know you are in Manassas, we are not far at all. At the moment I shop 50 LB sacks of Briess 2-row from the LHBS in Falls church, they have great prices on bulk grain but steep on the specialties.

As for Ruination, yeah its not a IIPA, for American standards its actually a really typical IPA so far as gravity and everything else is concerned.

I hope your brew comes out fine, I am dry hopping tomorrow with Centennials and 10 days later its going in the bottle. Should be my Game Of Thrones brew, nice bold and super hoppy.

On the IBUs mine came out to 103.4, but i don't mind 100+ IBUs of West Coast Hoppyness!

Hope yours comes out great, keep me posted and Happy Brewing!

 

[pm5k00]

btw.. I don't get why Stone classifies this as an IIPA.. it's only 7.7%, which is where I targeted my grain bill for this brew. Is it just me or or is that damn low for a double?

The bjcp has the abv range for IIPAs listed as 7.5-10%. So it fits but is on the lower end.

 

[smagee]

Plus, back when Stone first released it, it was towards the early end of the IIPA frenzy. It was actually pretty robust for its time. And damned tasty, of course.

 

[CastleBlack]

Dry hopped the beast, now for the final wait before the bottling!

Happy brewing to you all.

 

[Grumpybumpy]

I had a friend taste this and new belgiums ranger and he preferred my brew! In fact he kept saying he found himself drinking it too quickly. I know they're completely different ipa's but I'll take the compliment :rockin:

 

[CastleBlack]

I had a friend taste this and new belgiums ranger and he preferred my brew! In fact he kept saying he found himself drinking it too quickly. I know they're completely different ipa's but I'll take the compliment :rockin:

Glad your brew went well mate. I cant wait for mine to be ready! Slowly dry hopping as we speak...

Overall I think Stone brews TRUMP New Belgium, specially lately that they've gone extra-commercial. Its not about quantity its about quality.

That said Ranger is pretty good actually but its no Ruination!

Happy brewing to ya and I cant wait to post my taste test on Ruination clone!

 

[theveganbrewer]

Just got this in a glass. Has to be the most accurate clone I've ever done. I couldn't tell the difference and the testing from friends showed the same. I brewed the first recipe to the t. Well done

 

[CastleBlack]

Just got this in a glass. Has to be the most accurate clone I've ever done. I couldn't tell the difference and the testing from friends showed the same. I brewed the first recipe to the t. Well done

Sound promising vegan, mine needs 2 more days dry hopping and then Bottling!

Also, let me ask you, how long did you dry hop for?

Thanks and happy brewing to ya.

 

[ScottSingleton]

this didn't make it into my schedule the past weekend. Ended up doing Yooper's DFH 60 recipe instead. That's my new go-to tap in the Kegerator.

Hopefully Saturday morning this will be stewing away in my pot.

CastleBlack - I've been to LHBS several times and didn't know they did bulk orders. I've either ordered mine with an order from an online retailer or done the DC area bulk-buy. My last 50# of Briess 2-row cost me ~30$.

We are starting a Manassas area Homebrew club. Check the locale forums in VA for the "Manassas Area Homebrewers" thread. First meeting is the 11th.

Cheers!

 

[CastleBlack]

this didn't make it into my schedule the past weekend. Ended up doing Yooper's DFH 60 recipe instead. That's my new go-to tap in the Kegerator.

Hopefully Saturday morning this will be stewing away in my pot.

CastleBlack - I've been to LHBS several times and didn't know they did bulk orders. I've either ordered mine with an order from an online retailer or done the DC area bulk-buy. My last 50# of Briess 2-row cost me ~30$.

We are starting a Manassas area Homebrew club. Check the locale forums in VA for the "Manassas Area Homebrewers" thread. First meeting is the 11th.

Cheers!

Scott, you are gentleman and a scholar. I ll try and make it on the 11th. Victory lakes right?

As for the bulk buys you can totally count me in. I just got me a Rahr 50-pounder but you just cant have too much base malt, so bulk buy it is.

Cool, other than that I got brews to bring along for the 11th. Some recent stouts some recent IPA's, shall bring a sampler.

 

[theveganbrewer]

Sound promising vegan, mine needs 2 more days dry hopping and then Bottling!

Also, let me ask you, how long did you dry hop for?

Thanks and happy brewing to ya.

I dry hopped for the 7 days, but after 7, wasn't quite happy with the amount of hops smell I was getting on the beer, so I added 0.5 more ounces for 3 days then racked to a keg. It got it just to the right level.

 

[masampson]

I ended up dry hopping it for 10 days (kind of a no no) but I still felt it could have used a little more nose to smell like ruination. I even added an extra half ounce right off the bat..

 

[letmeholleratya]

I dry hopped mine for a week and thought it came out exactly how i had hoped. I was pretty bummed when the keg kicked a few weeks back. Time to make it again!

 

[CastleBlack]

Guys, thanks for the responses.

I am dry hopping at my usual 10 day range. I like to give it a little nudge every now and then to sink the floaters. I cant say how hoppy it is just yet since I havent bottled it just yet. Tomorrow is the day though!

Thanks for the heads up and I should be posting the initial, pre-carb, taste test for this one by tomorrow. I am expecting a high gravity, very hoppy, quite bitter, dry finish, Super Ale, anything other than that would be a disappointment.

Happy brewing to ya and may your brews be Hoppy.