Experimental DIPA w/Hopshot ONLY during the boil. Thoughts?

[reddskinnfan]

Here it is. Thoughts?

Grain:
25 lbs Pale Malt, Optic (Thomas Fawcett) (3.0 SRM)
2 lbs Wheat, Flaked (1.6 SRM)
1.5 lbs Carared (Weyermann) (24.0 SRM)
1 lbs Turbinado (10.0 SRM)

Boil Hops
15.00 ml HopShot [3.05 %] - Boil 60.0 min

Steep Hops
3.00 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 15.0 min
1.50 oz Citra [12.00 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 15.0 min
1.50 oz Mosaic (HBC 369) [12.25 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 15.0 min
1.00 oz Chinook [13.00 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 15.0 min
1.00 oz Summit [17.00 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 15.0 min

Dry Hops
3.00 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Dry Hop 10.0 Days
1.50 oz Chinook [13.00 %] - Dry Hop 10.0 Days
1.50 oz Summit [17.00 %] - Dry Hop 10.0 Days
1.00 oz Citra [12.00 %] - Dry Hop 10.0 Days
1.00 oz Mosaic (HBC 369) [12.25 %] - Dry Hop 10.0 Days

Yeast
Vermont DIPA - GigaYeast

Misc.
Gypsum - 5.4g in Strike Water
Gypsum - 2.7g in Sparge Water

 

[Hujo]

Do you really need 15 ounces of hopshot?

 

[reddskinnfan]

15 oz = 15 ml in Beersmith 2, sorry. That should be 15 ml. I will edit OP.

 

[BreezyBrew]

Looks delicious to me. When I first read the title, I was thinking all hopshot, and no flavor hops. I think it looks great.

 

[novafire]

So basically something like Heady Topper then?

 

[reddskinnfan]

Is the recipe similar to the Topper??? If so, I am sure I will be happy with the results, then.

 

[reddskinnfan]

Actually to get more dank and spice notes, I am switching up the Palisade Hops for Chinook.

 

[Hujo]

The malt bill is kind of similar, but the hops aren't. I also think it looks great! I've never used palisade, but chinook would work well I think!

 

[harrydrez]

Consider using nugget instead of chinook. Nugget really imparts that heavy dank, spice note well.

 

[reddskinnfan]

Updated recipe in OP to incorporate changes to hops, timings and Gypsum.

 

[bobbrews]

So basically something like Heady Topper then?

OP was obviously inspired by that thread.

 

[reddskinnfan]

OP was obviously inspired by that thread.

Actually, I bought some Oil from Yakima Valley Hops and asked them about what variety is used (which is Apollo if anyone needs to know). I asked about late additions, because I have read a lot of posts with people saying you could. They told me that the Oil is really meant to be used strictly for bittering. After that chat, I figured why use leaf/pellets in the boil for this one, as it would soak up wort. So I decided on a base recipe using one base (Optic, for aromatics) one specialty (Flaked Wheat, for body/head retention) and one Crystal (CaraRed, for color/flavor). I added Turbinado sugar based on other IPA recipes I've seen using sugar to thin put the bill a little. Hops were easy, as I have two pounds of each of those.

If it's close to Heady, that is totally by chance.

 

[reddskinnfan]

Brew this up on Sunday, but went with the following:

23# - Optic
3# - Flaked Wheat
1# - CaraAroma
1# - Corn Sugar (after boil)

20ml Hop Extract @ 60
3oz Simcoe @ 30 min steep
1.5oz Citra @ 30 min steep
1.5oz Mosaic @ 30 min steep
1oz Chinook @ 30 min steep
1oz Summit @ 30 min steep

Vermont IPA, from GigaYeast - 3L starter

10ml Phosphoric Acid (mash)
10g Gypsum (boil)

Started bubblin' within a few hours.

Dry hop to come.

 

[BreezyBrew]

Looks great! Can't wait to hear your thoughts on the results.

 

[mtnagel]

I just kegged a batch that had the same concept. I did a small FWH with citra, 19 ml hop shot boiled for 60 mins, 1.75 oz citra for 60 min whirlpool, then 6 oz citra in dry hop split up into two separate additions (last one in the keg). I will be drinking it shortly.

 

[reddskinnfan]

First 3 days fermented low. About 60F. Ramping temp up to 70F now that fermentation slowing a bit, to help finish it out.

 

[reddskinnfan]

Smells like peaches/pineapple coming out of airlock!!