[David]

This recipe (for 10 gallons) was posted on the HomebrewersAssociation.org website (https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/homebrew-recipe/melvin-brewing-homebrewers-hop-bomb/).   

I'm wondering if there has been a typo.   13 oz each of Mosaic, Centennial and Galaxy dry hops?   That sounds like a disproportionately large amount.  Can anyone please clarify?


For 10 gallons
27.5 lb 2-row malt
1.7 lb Carapils malt
1.7 lb honey malt (or Crystal 15L/20L)
1.75 oz Mosaic/Simcoe hops (FWH)
1.00 oz Columbus hops (20 min)
0.4 oz Centennial hops (20 min)
3.5 oz Mosaic hops (whirlpool)
3.5 oz Centennial hops (whirlpool)
3.5 oz Galaxy hops (whirlpool)
13 oz Mosaic hops (dry)
13 oz Centennial hops (dry)
13 oz Galaxy hops (dry)
California Ale yeast
SPECIFICATIONS

[69franx]

Looks more than a little crazy, but definitely a hop bomb. I would guess 1.3 oz each, but then that's not much for a bomb. I regularly use 16 oz total for 6 gallons of my house IPA, but that's almost triple my usage

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[dbeechum]

The GC asked about this when it was posted. AHA staff confirmed - that's not a typo.

[69franx]

Different strokes for different folks. Almost 2.5# dry hops for 10 gallon. I'd taste it, but I would not brew it

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[reverseapachemaster]

Is it served as a salad?

[Iliff Ave]

Great beer but I can't imagine that is accurate. Those recipe always leave me questioning especially when the stats aren't the same. Lefthand milk stout recipe is 7% ABV when the actual beer is 6.

[erockrph]

Even I think that is too much dry hops lol

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[HoosierBrew]

Even I think that is too much dry hops lol

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I agree. And that's saying something. Have to assume a typo. A good strategy IMO would be to bump the whirlpool additions to 6 oz each and drop the dry amounts to 4 oz each (equating to 9 oz whirlpool and 6 oz dry per 5 gallons - still a very hoppy beer). As written, crazy.

[hopfenundmalz]

Roughly 7.25 lbs of dry hops per barrel.

Melvin responded, "that is how it should look".

I have read that some breweries are using 4-5 lbs per barrel in their NEIPA. This is on another level. They are going to lose a lot of product to absorption. Those are expensive hops too, so do they distribute this (never had a Melvin beer)?

[HoosierBrew]

Roughly 7.25 lbs of dry hops per barrel.

Melvin responded, "that is how it should look".

I have read that some breweries are using 4-5 lbs per barrel in their NEIPA. This is on another level. They are going to lose a lot of product to absorption. Those are expensive hops too, so do they distribute this (never had a Melvin beer)?

Wow.

[Visor]

   If you've never had a Melvin IPA, or their 2x4 DIPA, you owe it to yourself to do so. I had a couple of the "regular" Melvin's last night, even at more than 4 lbs. of hops for 10 gallons, they aren't over-hopped. To my tastes, Melvin really nails it in the area of IPA's, but they make some really killer beers in other categories.
    I was fortunate enough last year to be in Alpine the day they had the grand opening of their taproom, I was even more fortunate in that I had a designated driver that day .

[Visor]

Roughly 7.25 lbs of dry hops per barrel.

Melvin responded, "that is how it should look".

I have read that some breweries are using 4-5 lbs per barrel in their NEIPA. This is on another level. They are going to lose a lot of product to absorption. Those are expensive hops too, so do they distribute this (never had a Melvin beer)?

   They do, but I'm not sure how widely it's distributed at this point. I've seen it on the shelves in Denver. Here in BFE it's $14 for a four pack, but it is expensive to make. I have heard they are in the process of opening another brewery in Washington State, can't say how accurate that scuttlebutt is though.

[Iliff Ave]

It's everywhere here in Denver and it is very good but still not worth the price to me. I don't consider it to be much different from a lot of new school IPAs but that's just me. My buddies love the stuff but prefer the MPA

[HoosierBrew]

It's everywhere here in Denver and it is very good but still not worth the price to me. I don't consider it to be much different from a lot of new school IPAs but that's just me. My buddies love the stuff but prefer the MPA

I'd like to try one. I don't doubt it's good but IMO there is a threshold of diminishing returns  on quantity, while losing more and more beer/wort to absorption. I wonder if anybody cpuld tell the difference if he used 1/2 - 2/3 of the late and dry hops. Maybe, maybe not.

[Visor]

It's everywhere here in Denver and it is very good but still not worth the price to me. I don't consider it to be much different from a lot of new school IPAs but that's just me. My buddies love the stuff but prefer the MPA

I'd like to try one. I don't doubt it's good but IMO there is a threshold of diminishing returns  on quantity, while losing more and more beer/wort to absorption. I wonder if anybody cpuld tell the difference if he used 1/2 - 2/3 of the late and dry hops. Maybe, maybe not.

   At almost $4 a can I won't buy it in a liquor store either, but I will splurge on a couple of $5.50 fresh poured pints on Friday night.