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Anyone have a good clone recipe for Hopslam? This years batch just hit stores here and while I love it, I can't keep dropping $60+ per case for long...

http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/hopslam ... ost1923124 seems like a good starting point.

Hop Slam
Category India Pale Ale (IPA)
Subcategory Imperial IPA
Recipe Type All Grain
Batch Size 6 gal.
Volume Boiled 7.64 gal.
Mash Efficiency 72 %
Total Grain/Extract 21.00 lbs.
Total Hops 8.0 oz.
Calories (12 fl. oz.) 358.0
Cost to Brew $78.15 (USD)
Cost per Bottle (12 fl. oz.) $1.22 (USD)
Summary : Single infusion mash, 155 degrees F

16 lbs. American 2-row info
1.00 lbs. American Caramel 40°L info
1.00 lbs. German Wheat Malt Light info
3 lbs. Honey info
1.00 oz. Centennial (Pellets, 9.5 %AA) boiled 30 min. info
1.00 oz. Hallertau Hersbruck (Pellets, 4.50 %AA) boiled 30 min. info
1.00 oz. Glacier (Pellets, 5.50 %AA) boiled 30 min. info
1.00 oz. Vanguard (Pellets, 5.75 %AA) boiled 30 min. info
2 oz. Amarillo (Pellets, 8.50 %AA) boiled 1 min. info
2 oz. Simcoe (Pellets, 13.00 %AA) boiled 1 min. info
2 oz. Simcoe (Pellets, 13.00 %AA) used as dry hop. info
Yeast : White Labs WLP001 California Ale info

Predicted Imperial IPA Compliance
Original Gravity 1.089 1.075 - 1.090 100 %

Terminal Gravity 1.016 1.012 - 1.020 100 %

Color 11.34 °SRM 8.00 - 15.00 °SRM 100 %

Bitterness 78.2 IBU 60.00 - 100.00 IBU 100 %

Alcohol (%volume) 9.7 % 7.50 - 10.00 % 100 %

100 % overall


Apparent Real
Original Extract 21.38 °Plato 21.38 °Plato

Attenuation 80.6 % 64.9 %

Extract 4.15 °Plato 7.50 °Plato

% Weight % Volume
Alcohol 7.6 % 9.7 %

I find this very close, I didnt think I would like this type of beer at first. I like to serve it in a chilled wine glass. This keg is going away faster than my other kegs!

Hop Slam Clone Extract Recipe 5 gal

10 lbs light extract
4 lbs honey @ flameout
Steeping grains- 1 lb Aromatic
2 paks yeast Safale US-05
.............................
1 Simcoe 75
1 cascade 60
2 centennial 10
1 cascade 5
1 vanguard flameout
1 amarillo flameout
1 hallertau flameout
2 simcoe dry

I can vouch for the simcoe dry hops. If you let a glass warm up to room temp, it's all onion, seriously all onion. It's good when cold though.

pabman wrote:I find this very close, I didnt think I would like this type of beer at first. I like to serve it in a chilled wine glass. This keg is going away faster than my other kegs!

Hop Slam Clone Extract Recipe 5 gal

10 lbs light extract
4 lbs honey @ flameout
Steeping grains- 1 lb Aromatic
2 paks yeast Safale US-05
.............................
1 Simcoe 75
1 cascade 60
2 centennial 10
1 cascade 5
1 vanguard flameout
1 amarillo flameout
1 hallertau flameout
2 simcoe dry

pabman, not sure if you are even using these boards but I wanted to give credit where it is due. I made this as an extract and liked it enough I used it to base an all grain BIAB recipe off of.
12lb 2-row
1lb aromatic
Steep at 155 for 60 minutes in 7 gallons of water
Rinse grains with a couple more gallons
Boil and hop schedule the same.
3lbs of honey at flameout.

I needed to say thank you as this has been a favorite of my buddies and recently took runner up best of show (after it won the Pale Ale category) at a homebrew contest in LaCrosse WI.

-Mypenguin