Evan!
Well-Known Member
Well, when I tried it the first time, 6 days after bottling, it was, well, really green and weird. Obviously.
But I tried it again on Saturday (it was bottled March 4th). All I gotta say is, this beer is my tour de force so far---right up there with the first Dark Horse Stout. I'll put this up against Bell's Hopslam any day of the week. And though the recipe was originally an Imperial IPA, I do believe it's turned out to be a Double IPA instead. It showcases the malt too much to be an Imperial, I think. The oak really adds a great caramelly layer, too. I brought it to the masses ("masses" meaning my friend who taught me how to brew, and my other friend who is the beer manager at the beer/wine shop where I work) last night at my barbecue. Met with rave reviews! The carbonation is perfect...despite my distaste for corn sugar these days. I highly recommend this recipe for anyone looking for a double or imperial IPA (if it's imperial, I'd hop it more aggressively, and perhaps double the dry-hopping time). Just don't omit the oak. It really makes this beer what it is. And unlike some of my other attempts at oaking, you don't really "notice" the oak as oak...it just adds depth, without that distinct oaky harshness.
Anyway, I'm not bragging...this is more of a "thank you" to all my HBT brethren---you crazy bastards made this possible. Damn, boys and girls...here's to homebrew!
'Hop Beatdown' Double IPA
A ProMash Recipe Report
BJCP Style and Style Guidelines
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14-C India Pale Ale, Imperial IPA
Min OG: 1.075 Max OG: 1.108
Min IBU: 60 Max IBU: 100
Min Clr: 8 Max Clr: 15 Color in SRM, Lovibond
Recipe Specifics
----------------
Batch Size (Gal): 5.00 Wort Size (Gal): 5.00
Total Grain (Lbs): 15.50
Anticipated OG: 1.089 Plato: 21.27
Anticipated SRM: 13.3
Anticipated IBU: 106.0
Brewhouse Efficiency: 71 %
Wort Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Pre-Boil Amounts
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Evaporation Rate: 15.00 Percent Per Hour
Pre-Boil Wort Size: 5.88 Gal
Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.075 SG 18.29 Plato
Formulas Used
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Brewhouse Efficiency and Predicted Gravity based on Method #1, Potential Used.
Final Gravity Calculation Based on Points.
Hard Value of Sucrose applied. Value for recipe: 46.2100 ppppg
% Yield Type used in Gravity Prediction: Fine Grind Dry Basis.
Color Formula Used: Morey
Hop IBU Formula Used: Tinseth
Tinseth Concentration Factor: 1.30
Additional Utilization Used For Plug Hops: 2 %
Additional Utilization Used For Pellet Hops: 10 %
Grain/Extract/Sugar
% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
38.7 6.00 lbs. Pale Malt(2-row) America 1.036 2
35.5 5.50 lbs. Generic LME - Extra Light Generic 1.035 7
9.7 1.50 lbs. Crystal 20L America 1.035 20
6.5 1.00 lbs. Victory Malt America 1.034 25
3.2 0.50 lbs. Biscuit Malt Great Britain 1.035 35
3.2 0.50 lbs. Cara-Pils Dextrine Malt 1.033 2
3.2 0.50 lbs. Flaked Soft White Wheat America 1.034 2
Potential represented as SG per pound per gallon.
Hops
Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.00 oz. Magnum Pellet 14.00 45.2 60 min.
1.90 oz. Northern Brewer Whole 6.50 36.2 60 min.
0.60 oz. Simcoe Whole 14.40 15.3 20 min.
0.50 oz. Cascade Whole 5.75 4.2 15 min.
0.50 oz. Goldings - E.K. Whole 6.00 3.2 10 min.
0.50 oz. Northern Brewer Whole 6.50 1.9 5 min.
0.50 oz. Cascade Whole 5.75 0.0 0 min.
1.00 oz. Cascade Whole 5.75 0.0 Dry Hop
Extras
Amount Name Type Time
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.00 Oz Oak Cubes - American, House To Other 14 Days(fermenter)
Yeast
-----
Wyeast N/A Rogue Pacman Ale
Notes
-----
Soak oak cubes in gin to sanitize, add oak and gin along with dry-hops to secondary, leave on 2 weeks.
But I tried it again on Saturday (it was bottled March 4th). All I gotta say is, this beer is my tour de force so far---right up there with the first Dark Horse Stout. I'll put this up against Bell's Hopslam any day of the week. And though the recipe was originally an Imperial IPA, I do believe it's turned out to be a Double IPA instead. It showcases the malt too much to be an Imperial, I think. The oak really adds a great caramelly layer, too. I brought it to the masses ("masses" meaning my friend who taught me how to brew, and my other friend who is the beer manager at the beer/wine shop where I work) last night at my barbecue. Met with rave reviews! The carbonation is perfect...despite my distaste for corn sugar these days. I highly recommend this recipe for anyone looking for a double or imperial IPA (if it's imperial, I'd hop it more aggressively, and perhaps double the dry-hopping time). Just don't omit the oak. It really makes this beer what it is. And unlike some of my other attempts at oaking, you don't really "notice" the oak as oak...it just adds depth, without that distinct oaky harshness.
Anyway, I'm not bragging...this is more of a "thank you" to all my HBT brethren---you crazy bastards made this possible. Damn, boys and girls...here's to homebrew!
'Hop Beatdown' Double IPA
A ProMash Recipe Report
BJCP Style and Style Guidelines
-------------------------------
14-C India Pale Ale, Imperial IPA
Min OG: 1.075 Max OG: 1.108
Min IBU: 60 Max IBU: 100
Min Clr: 8 Max Clr: 15 Color in SRM, Lovibond
Recipe Specifics
----------------
Batch Size (Gal): 5.00 Wort Size (Gal): 5.00
Total Grain (Lbs): 15.50
Anticipated OG: 1.089 Plato: 21.27
Anticipated SRM: 13.3
Anticipated IBU: 106.0
Brewhouse Efficiency: 71 %
Wort Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Pre-Boil Amounts
----------------
Evaporation Rate: 15.00 Percent Per Hour
Pre-Boil Wort Size: 5.88 Gal
Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.075 SG 18.29 Plato
Formulas Used
-------------
Brewhouse Efficiency and Predicted Gravity based on Method #1, Potential Used.
Final Gravity Calculation Based on Points.
Hard Value of Sucrose applied. Value for recipe: 46.2100 ppppg
% Yield Type used in Gravity Prediction: Fine Grind Dry Basis.
Color Formula Used: Morey
Hop IBU Formula Used: Tinseth
Tinseth Concentration Factor: 1.30
Additional Utilization Used For Plug Hops: 2 %
Additional Utilization Used For Pellet Hops: 10 %
Grain/Extract/Sugar
% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
38.7 6.00 lbs. Pale Malt(2-row) America 1.036 2
35.5 5.50 lbs. Generic LME - Extra Light Generic 1.035 7
9.7 1.50 lbs. Crystal 20L America 1.035 20
6.5 1.00 lbs. Victory Malt America 1.034 25
3.2 0.50 lbs. Biscuit Malt Great Britain 1.035 35
3.2 0.50 lbs. Cara-Pils Dextrine Malt 1.033 2
3.2 0.50 lbs. Flaked Soft White Wheat America 1.034 2
Potential represented as SG per pound per gallon.
Hops
Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.00 oz. Magnum Pellet 14.00 45.2 60 min.
1.90 oz. Northern Brewer Whole 6.50 36.2 60 min.
0.60 oz. Simcoe Whole 14.40 15.3 20 min.
0.50 oz. Cascade Whole 5.75 4.2 15 min.
0.50 oz. Goldings - E.K. Whole 6.00 3.2 10 min.
0.50 oz. Northern Brewer Whole 6.50 1.9 5 min.
0.50 oz. Cascade Whole 5.75 0.0 0 min.
1.00 oz. Cascade Whole 5.75 0.0 Dry Hop
Extras
Amount Name Type Time
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.00 Oz Oak Cubes - American, House To Other 14 Days(fermenter)
Yeast
-----
Wyeast N/A Rogue Pacman Ale
Notes
-----
Soak oak cubes in gin to sanitize, add oak and gin along with dry-hops to secondary, leave on 2 weeks.
