Not sure if folks have seen the new Tree House series, Project Find the Limit, where they increase the dry hop with each iteration…but 14.5lbs per barrel has gotta be close. It’s a buzzsaw to the palate, but surprisingly drinkable.
I haven't tried one, but it's interesting to me to look at Untappd ratings for each and how people liked them.
#1. 4.5#/bbl, rated at 4.3
#2. 5.5#/bbl, rated at 4.33
#3. 7#/bbl, rated at 4.27
#4. 8.5#/bbl, rated at 4.42
#5. ??/bbl, rated 4.34
#6. 11.5#/bbl, rated 4.43
#7. ??/bbl, rated 4.44
#8. 14.5/bbl, rated 4.58
- There's no dry hop weight value on untappd for #5, 7 or 8, but
@chieftain confirmed that last one.
- More than anything, the quality of each of these brews probably depends on the quality of the hops. Hops are an agricultural product and thus vary batch by batch.
- #4 seems like a good middle ground, but the hop quality there could have been way better than in #3, which is an outliner in terms of linear ratings.
- #6 is where we start to see the ratings jump into 4.4+. 11.5 lbs per barrel is around 6oz per gallon according to my quick math.
I wonder how different a #4 would taste from a #6 or 7 and whether the difference would justify the price you pay for losses in volume and sheer cost of hops.