Hop Stoopid clone

Northern Brewer General
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So… anyone brew it?

I did. It’s tasty but I don’t think it’s Hop Stoopid. I followed the recipe linked by NB a few months ago.

This,

http://www.northernbrewer.com/connect/2 ... ne-recipe/

AG.

Upped the dry hop but nothing more than I’ve DH before. 5.5 oz dry hopped. 9.75 oz total. OG was 1.073 (68%)// FG 1.015.

I used 1, 5ml Hop Shot at 60 minutes. Regular not the Amarillo shot. NB purchased. 90 minute boil.

Used WL 001 with a starter, decanted.

A month in the primary, last 10 days dry hopped.

Well, it tasted good but it’s really cloudy. Hop Shot related? Never used it before. I also added Whirliflock for the last 5 minutes as I always do. It’s been kegged for 2 weeks and I haven’t seen any change in the pour clarity. Not really complaining just puzzled. I’ve brewed Vinnie’s Pliny clone and a Surly Furious clone recently that use as many or more hops than this recipe and these clear up beautifully.

Thanks for your thoughts.

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I noticed you used 001 instead of the London Ale the recipe called for. Any thoughts if that could be a differentiating factor for your results?

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I think the use of an english ale yeast strain is critical the profile of all of the lagunitas beers.

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Have you listened to Jamil Z’s podcast about about Hop Stoopid on the The Brewing Network? He discusses the recipe with the brewmaster from Lagunitas and provides a recipe based on the discussion. I haven’t listened to this particular podcast, but I’ve brewed several of the other recipes from the Can You Brew It series and they have come out really close. Here’s a link:

http://thebrewingnetwork.com/shows/890