An Imperial IPA that was inspired by Bell’s Hopslam. Turned out to be slightly less ABV, and slightly higher IBU.
Type: All Grain Style: Imperial IPA Brewed: April 7, 2012 Secondary: April 20, 2012 Bottled: May 4, 2012 OG: 1.092 FG: 1.012 IBUs: 110 ABV: 9.1% Grains 16 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) 3 lb Vienna Malt 1 lb Caramel Malt 20L 8 oz Cara-Pils 8 oz Honey Malt Sugar 1.5 lb Honey Hops (Whole Leaf) First Wort Hop: 1 oz Centennial 60 min Bittering: 1 oz Simcoe 45 min Bittering: 1 oz Chinook 30 min Bittering: 1 oz Centennial Flavor: 1 oz Citra Aroma: 1 oz Cascade Steep: 2 oz Cascade & 2 oz Simcoe 14 day Dry Hop: 3 oz Simcoe Yeast 1 l starter of San Diego Super Yeast (White Labs #WLP090)
Ruined by a garden hose.