Tag Archives: Double IPA

HIBC Brewer’s Log: Where do I stand in terms of brewing my favorite beer styles?

Over the past two years I’ve brewed more consistently than in my first four years of homebrewing due to my finally taking the necessary steps to purchase my own brewing equipment (rather than brewing with friends who had more space … Continue reading

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Homebrew Wednesday 48: A step towards the “Lupulin Threshold Shift”

EPISODE SUMMARY: A tasting of my Hop Cholent Double IPA and footage of my recent keezer upgrade/s. Now that Hop Cholent Double IPA is kegged and on tap it’s time for a tasting and some reflections on what I learned … Continue reading

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Homebrew Wednesday 47: Bring On The Lupulin!

As mentioned in this past Friday’s update video this week’s HBW video consists of footage of me taking a gravity sample, giving my tasting notes on it, and then dry hopping my Double IPA. Enjoy and Happy Homebrew Wednesday. Cheers! … Continue reading

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Hop Cholent Double IPA Brew Day (13.3oz of Hops!!!)

As promised in my last HBW video. Here’s the full brew day video for my Hop Cholent Double IPA. Inspiration behind this beer’s name: In the shtetls (small Jewish communities) of 19th Century Europe and Israel a stew or cholent … Continue reading

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Homebrew Wednesday 46: A New Approach

For this week’s Homebrew Wednesday video I’ve decided to introduce a new “approach” or format that I’ll be using for HBW videos. Meaning, I’ll start with a detailed description of recently utilized homebrewing techniques and any tips that I’ve learned … Continue reading

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Smuttynose Week Part 3: Big A IPA (Hops Deliver A Knockout Punch)

After the Finest Kind IPA Patrick and I decided to first drink the 3 hop forward beers that he brought for the tasting and then move onto the malt forward beers that he brought from Smuttynose’s Big Beer Series. For … Continue reading

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Green Flash Palate Wrecker

BREWERY’S DESCRIPTION: Palate Wrecker was originally brewed for the Hamilton’s Tavern 2nd Anniversary celebration. It’s the most complicated West Coast–inspired IPA we have ever brewed—mashing and sparging with hopped wort, in addition to our hop layering regimen for IPA. By … Continue reading

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The Alchemist Heady Topper Review

On Tuesday June 5, 2012 a friend texted me that Rattle n Hum had cans of The Alchemist’s Heady Topper, a double IPA that has received much acclaim and hype. Luckily when I got there after going out to dinner, … Continue reading

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