I found this recipe (at homebrewtalk.com) that uses both of these hops and
it looks like a real good one to brew:
More at
http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f69/hopicus-imperial-ipa-102423
/
All-Grain - Hopicus Imperial IPA
Recipe Type: All Grain
Yeast: WLP002
Yeast Starter: 2L
Batch Size (Gallons): 5.5
Original Gravity: 1.090
Final Gravity: 1.030
IBU: 148.3
Boiling Time (Minutes): 90
Color: 13.8 SRM
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 28 @ 68f
Additional Fermentation: 1 week in keg @ 70f
Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 21 @ 65f
Tasting Notes: Wow!
Grain Bill
15.00 lb Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain
2.00 lb Melanoiden Malt (20.0 SRM) Grain
0.50 lb Aromatic Malt (26.0 SRM) Grain
0.50 lb Caramunich Malt (56.0 SRM) Grain
0.25 lb Honey Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain
0.05 lb Special B Malt (180.0 SRM) Grain
Hop Bill
90 min 1.00 oz Simcoe Pellet [11.90 %] Mash Hop
90 min 1.00 oz Simcoe Pellet [11.90 %]
75 min 1.00 oz Green Bullet Leaf [13.20 %]
55 min 1.00 oz Simcoe BYOB [11.90 %]
25 min 1.00 oz Green Bullet Leaf [13.20 %]
15 min 1.00 oz Simcoe Pellet [11.90 %]
5 min 1.00 oz Glacier [5.60 %]
Extra
10 min 1.00 items Servomyces
5 min 1.00 items Whirflock Tablet
WLP002 Yeast, 2L starter 2 days previous
Dry Hops
Schedule
After 4 week primary ferment add first dry hopping for 21 days Hop Bags are
used
1.00 oz Green Bullet Leaf [13.20 %] for 21 days
1.00 oz Columbus Leaf [16.80 %] for 21 days
After racking to keg add second dry hopping, let it dryhop for a week then
add Simcoe hop tea. Hop bags are used.
1.00 oz Green Bullet Leaf [13.20 %] for 21 days
1.00 oz Simcoe Hop Tea w/leaves Plug [12.9 %] for 14 days
I make hop tea by taking a 32oz french press, adding the hop plugs in,
pouring about 1oz of vodka on top, and then pouring about 24oz of boiling
hot water in. Let it sit for an hour, and then I pour it into the keg
through a hop bag to catch all the extra leafy bits, and then I open up the
french press and pour the leaves in the hop bag and then I drop it in.
Mash at 1.25qt/lbs @ 158f for 60 min, sparge as usual (I fly sparge)
I force carbed at 25.6psi @ 70f for 2 weeks, then bottled with my Blichmann
Beergun.
Water
Pliny the Water
Calcium: 76ppm Magnesium: 13ppm Sodium: 9ppm Carbonate: 26 ppm Sulfate:
133ppm Chloride: 56ppm
Tasting Notes:
Appearance: Opaque burnt orange copper, light head buildup on pour, nice
little ring around the glass head retention and good lacing.
Aroma: Big bold hops, orange/lime citrus and pine hoppiness. The complex
rich caramel/malt goodness comes in after to subtly back the hoppiness of
this beer.
Flavor: Thick caramel flavors followed by a touch of mild fleeting biscuit
(Aromatic malt), then following by big bitter hop flavors, not entirely
unlike bitter orange marmalade and a bit of piney-ness. The malts and the
hops really come together well on this beer in a big decadent fashion.
Mouthfeel: Creamy, rich, thick, very smooth and nice clean yet not
overpowering bitterness.
Overall: Goddamn, this is incredible. Very drinkable!
Notes:
This beer was mainly made to try out this new hop my LHBS received, Green
Bullet. I feel like Green Bullet is a lot like the Simcoe of New
Zealand.
I had the idea for this grain bill around for a while and wanted to try it
as my first all-grain IPA, and then when these hops came in stock it sealed
the deal and this recipe was done with some slight modifications.
I really like how this beer came out, I was a little worried when it only
attenuated out to 1.030 FG, despite Beersmith predicted that FG, but I
tasted it and it tasted incredible so I went with it instead of trying to
dry it out a bit more. The maltyness of the high mash complex grain bill
really offsets some of the extreme bitterness you would expect for
148IBU.
Its extremely drinkable, if a bit thick. Definitely a beer for hop lovers
to savor.
I would do it again exactly as is, but should you feel like drying it out a
bit more or balancing out the malt backbone a little bit these slight
changes may be appropriate.
First off a change to WLP001 or WLP007 for the yeast, its a bit more
attenuative and would make it a bit more drinkable for those that don't
like thick rich sipping beers.
Increase the Aromatic to 0.75lbs to beef up the malt aroma a little bit.
A bit finer grind to get better efficiency out of it, and maybe a bit more
Maris Otter to up the gravity level some (I love big beers!)
I'm really happy with this beer, I'm going to enter it into some
competitions if I can find a good one. Any suggestions?
[Editiert am 25.1.2012 um 14:32 von Birk]
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