Bell's Hopslam Clone
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Bell's Hopslam Clone
Going to brew this one up next week.
Est Original Gravity: 1.098 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.021
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 10.05 %
Bitterness: 138.2 IBU
Est Color: 8.8 SRM
14.50 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 70.73 %
3.00 lb Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 14.63 %
1.00 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L (20.0 SRM) Grain 4.88 %
0.50 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 2.44 %
0.50 lb Honey Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 2.44 %
1.25 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [15.20 %] (60 min) Hops 45.3IBU
1.00 oz Simcoe [12.70 %] (60 min) Hops 27.5 IBU
1.00 oz Chinook [12.40 %] (45 min) Hops 24.7 IBU
1.00 oz Centennial [11.50 %] (30 min) Hops 19.1 IBU
1.00 oz Citra [11.00 %] (15 min) Hops 11.8 IBU
1.00 oz Amarillo Gold [9.40 %] (10 min) Hops 7.4 IBU
2.00 oz Amarillo Gold [9.40 %] (0 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep) Hops -
2.00 oz Simcoe [12.70 %] (0 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep) Hops -
3.00 oz Simcoe [12.70 %] (Dry Hop 7 days) Hops -
1.00 tab Whirlfloc (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
1.00 lb Corn Sugar (Dextrose) (0.0 SRM) Sugar 4.88 % (Boil 10.0 min)
1 Pkgs California Ale (White Labs #WLP001) Yeast-Ale
Est Original Gravity: 1.098 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.021
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 10.05 %
Bitterness: 138.2 IBU
Est Color: 8.8 SRM
14.50 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 70.73 %
3.00 lb Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 14.63 %
1.00 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L (20.0 SRM) Grain 4.88 %
0.50 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 2.44 %
0.50 lb Honey Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 2.44 %
1.25 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [15.20 %] (60 min) Hops 45.3IBU
1.00 oz Simcoe [12.70 %] (60 min) Hops 27.5 IBU
1.00 oz Chinook [12.40 %] (45 min) Hops 24.7 IBU
1.00 oz Centennial [11.50 %] (30 min) Hops 19.1 IBU
1.00 oz Citra [11.00 %] (15 min) Hops 11.8 IBU
1.00 oz Amarillo Gold [9.40 %] (10 min) Hops 7.4 IBU
2.00 oz Amarillo Gold [9.40 %] (0 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep) Hops -
2.00 oz Simcoe [12.70 %] (0 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep) Hops -
3.00 oz Simcoe [12.70 %] (Dry Hop 7 days) Hops -
1.00 tab Whirlfloc (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
1.00 lb Corn Sugar (Dextrose) (0.0 SRM) Sugar 4.88 % (Boil 10.0 min)
1 Pkgs California Ale (White Labs #WLP001) Yeast-Ale
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Re: Bell's Hopslam Clone
Looks good... did you track that down somewhere, or come up with it on your own?
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Re: Bell's Hopslam Clone
It's not my recipe, I poached it from another site.berley wrote:Looks good... did you track that down somewhere, or come up with it on your own?
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Re: Bell's Hopslam Clone

At Alexander Keith's we follow the recipes first developed by the great brewmaster to the absolute letter. 

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LOL, edited!mr x wrote:

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Too late, I saw it!
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Re: Bell's Hopslam Clone
Recipe looks great, i may try a small batch for my mini keg 

"Twenty years ago — a time, by the way, that hops such as Simcoe and Citra were already being developed, but weren’t about to find immediate popularity — there wasn’t a brewer on earth who would have gone to the annual Hop Growers of American convention and said, “I’m going to have a beer that we make 4,000 barrels of, one time a year. It flies off the shelf at damn near $20 a six-pack, and you know what it smells like? It smells like your cat ate your weed and then pissed in the Christmas tree.” - Bell’s Brewery Director of Operations John Mallet on the scent of their popular Hopslam.
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Re: Bell's Hopslam Clone
Looks delicious, I love a big bitch slap IPA every now and then.
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What do you plan on for mash temp?
"Twenty years ago — a time, by the way, that hops such as Simcoe and Citra were already being developed, but weren’t about to find immediate popularity — there wasn’t a brewer on earth who would have gone to the annual Hop Growers of American convention and said, “I’m going to have a beer that we make 4,000 barrels of, one time a year. It flies off the shelf at damn near $20 a six-pack, and you know what it smells like? It smells like your cat ate your weed and then pissed in the Christmas tree.” - Bell’s Brewery Director of Operations John Mallet on the scent of their popular Hopslam.
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Sorry LD, I just noticed your post now. I plan on mashing at 148F. The starter is on the stir plate now and plan on brewing it on Thursday.LiverDance wrote:What do you plan on for mash temp?
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I got this brewed up today. OG ended up at 1.086. I had a small taste of it and it tasted pretty damn good. 

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I upped the honey malt to a full pound, but otherwise went with the recipe in the OP. Looking forward to dry hopping this sucker with 3oz of Simcoe! 

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My OG without the sugar added is 1.086 so the plan is to add a bit more sugar to reach the 1.098 target. 

"Twenty years ago — a time, by the way, that hops such as Simcoe and Citra were already being developed, but weren’t about to find immediate popularity — there wasn’t a brewer on earth who would have gone to the annual Hop Growers of American convention and said, “I’m going to have a beer that we make 4,000 barrels of, one time a year. It flies off the shelf at damn near $20 a six-pack, and you know what it smells like? It smells like your cat ate your weed and then pissed in the Christmas tree.” - Bell’s Brewery Director of Operations John Mallet on the scent of their popular Hopslam.
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Checked my FG tonight at it is sitting at 1.014 which puts this beast at 11.2%. Added the simcoe dry hop even though it smell amazing already!!!
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Had a taste of this last night, still a bit hot for me so I'll have to let it sit for a bit.
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I kegged mine last week and it's currently sitting in my ferm fridge waiting for a spot in the kegerator. I had a small taste of it and those Simcoe hops tasted and smelled fantastic.
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I was lucky enough to have Hopslam on tap a couple of weeks ago, and if you guys are anywhere close to cloning this beer, I envy you for having so much available!
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Unfortunately for me, I've never had one........so I really won't know how close my clone turns out to the original.berley wrote:I was lucky enough to have Hopslam on tap a couple of weeks ago, and if you guys are anywhere close to cloning this beer, I envy you for having so much available!
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Well, I'd be more than happy to be your guinea pig in this case!canuck wrote:Unfortunately for me, I've never had one........so I really won't know how close my clone turns out to the original.berley wrote:I was lucky enough to have Hopslam on tap a couple of weeks ago, and if you guys are anywhere close to cloning this beer, I envy you for having so much available!
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Mine has great hoppiness in both flavor and aroma but the alcohol got away from me at 11.2% so I have to let it mellow a bit.
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It's a deal! Do you ever make it down my way at all?berley wrote:Well, I'd be more than happy to be your guinea pig in this case!canuck wrote:Unfortunately for me, I've never had one........so I really won't know how close my clone turns out to the original.berley wrote:I was lucky enough to have Hopslam on tap a couple of weeks ago, and if you guys are anywhere close to cloning this beer, I envy you for having so much available!
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Mine ended up at 8.5%, so a little bit off from the original.LiverDance wrote:Mine has great hoppiness in both flavor and aroma but the alcohol got away from me at 11.2% so I have to let it mellow a bit.
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Not usually, but I could always try to make an exception for this! Or, if you happen to be coming through, we'll definitely have to set up a homebrew trade!canuck wrote:It's a deal! Do you ever make it down my way at all?
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I'd certainly be game for a homebrew trade!berley wrote:Not usually, but I could always try to make an exception for this! Or, if you happen to be coming through, we'll definitely have to set up a homebrew trade!canuck wrote:It's a deal! Do you ever make it down my way at all?

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