Recipe for Northern Brewer 115th Dream Hopbursted Imperial IPA
115th Dream Hopbursted Imperial IPA was a kit that at one time was offered by Northern Brewer. It’s no longer available so here’s the recipe.
I brewed this back in October of 2011 and it was the most hop forward beer I’ve ever brewed and maybe the most hop forward beer I’ve ever had. There are loads of hops in this beer! In fact… 1 lb of hops in a 6 gallon beer. Although nearly all NB kits are 5 gallons, this one was scaled to 6 gallons to compensate for the volume lost to the massive amount of hops.
The recipe relies on a Hopburst Blend that is no longer available. There’s a forum discussion of this back in 2011 and someone sites the Promash analysis that was published listing equal parts Cascade, Crystal, East Kent Goldings and Warrior.
More About 115th Dream Hopbursted IPA:
One pound of hops (yeah, a pound of hops), 9.2% abv, IBUs in the neighborhood of 120, BU:GU ratio of 1.2:1. Hopbursting is a technique that contributes a significant percentage of a beer’s total bitterness through late additions, which as a byproduct creates a psychedelic amount of hop aroma and flavor. This kit uses enough ingredients to brew at least four session beers. If you serve this beer to a Michelob Ultra drinker, he or she will cry. If life were a 1950s horror flick, this I2PA would climb out of the fermenter and turn on its master. Your dentist does not want you to brew or drink this beer. Sorry in advance about your tooth enamel.
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All Grain Recipe:
O.G: 1.087 READY: 2 MONTHS
Suggested fermentation schedule:
1–2 weeks primary; 2–4 weeks secondary;
2 weeks bottle conditioning
MASH INGREDIENTS
16.5 lbs. Rahr 2-row
1 lbs. Briess Caramel 60
MASH SCHEDULE: SINGLE INFUSION
Sacch’ Rest: 152° F for 60 minutes
Mashout: 170° F for 10 minutes
BOIL ADDITIONS & TIMES
2 oz. Cluster (60 min)
2 oz. Cluster (30 min)
3 oz. Hopburst Blend (15 min)
3 oz. Hopburst Blend (10 min)
3 oz. Hopburst Blend (5 min)
3 oz. Hopburst Blend (0 min)
2 lbs Corn sugar (0 min)
See above for more about Hopburst blend. It’s thought to be equal parts Cascade, Crystal, East Kent Goldings and Warrior
YEAST
DRY YEAST (DEFAULT):
Safale US-05 Ale Yeast. Optimum temp: 59–75° F
LIQUID YEAST OPTION:
Wyeast 1056 American Ale. Optimum temp: 60–72° F
White Labs WLP001 California Ale. Optimum temp: 68–73° F
PRIMING SUGAR
5 oz Priming Sugar (save for Bottling Day)
NOTES
Formulated to yield 6 gallons of 1.090 wort
to compensate for volume lost to hops.
PDF Instructions: All Grain – Extract
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