jdebonth
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Hi All,
A few weeks ago I brewed the ruination IPA (extract) clone recipe provided by stone themselves: link. I strictly followed the recipe and was on the generous side of hop additions. I also used Centennial hop pellets for the dry hop instead of Centennial whole hops as these were not available, I believe this also should have pushed the brew further to the hoppier side.
Stone ruination is personally my favorite beer because of how the intense bitterness combines with the gorgeous aroma and flavours in the finish, it's simply divine.
Unfortunately my clone was not even close in the level of bitterness and hop intensity as the original. The original is a 120IBU beer, I would guess my clone would be closer to 40/50.
Any ideas what could have gone wrong?
I am planning to try the recipe again this Friday (I just need to get this one right!) and am considering a few options:
- double up on the hop addition in the boil
- double up on the dry hop amounts
- perform a second dry hop (possibly third, I will taste the uncarbonated beer as it progresses through dry hop and when I get the bitterness and hoppyness I will bottle)
- use hop extracts/oils (does stone use this even though its not mentioned in their clone recipe?)
Any ideas would be appreciated!
A few weeks ago I brewed the ruination IPA (extract) clone recipe provided by stone themselves: link. I strictly followed the recipe and was on the generous side of hop additions. I also used Centennial hop pellets for the dry hop instead of Centennial whole hops as these were not available, I believe this also should have pushed the brew further to the hoppier side.
Stone ruination is personally my favorite beer because of how the intense bitterness combines with the gorgeous aroma and flavours in the finish, it's simply divine.
Unfortunately my clone was not even close in the level of bitterness and hop intensity as the original. The original is a 120IBU beer, I would guess my clone would be closer to 40/50.
Any ideas what could have gone wrong?
I am planning to try the recipe again this Friday (I just need to get this one right!) and am considering a few options:
- double up on the hop addition in the boil
- double up on the dry hop amounts
- perform a second dry hop (possibly third, I will taste the uncarbonated beer as it progresses through dry hop and when I get the bitterness and hoppyness I will bottle)
- use hop extracts/oils (does stone use this even though its not mentioned in their clone recipe?)
Any ideas would be appreciated!