Recently, on our way up to Tahoe for our annual family trip to the snow, I forced everyone to stop off in Concord so that I could visit Monument Wines & Spirits. The spoils of such a visit were vast. And let me put it this way, for the three nights we were in Tahoe, I had Pliny The Elder every night.
Today I've received news that Russian River beers (Blind Pig IPA and Pliny The Elder are the two I care about) are now available at Cosentino's in my neck of the woods. Finally!
It got me thinking about the last truly hoppy beer I made. In looking at my records, the last one brewed, a standard American IPA, was in August of 2008. This is far too long...
So I'm thinking I need a big beer with a tremendous amount of IBUs. Is 1.100 OG and 120 IBUs too nuts? Can such a big beer be attenuated enough? As far as aroma/flavor hop selection, I'm a huge fan of Centennial. And it's got to be dry hopped with a couple of ounces of Centennial as well. I'm thinking Columbus will be a good bet for bittering. Maybe Cascade or Amarillo in there for fun too. Any thoughts or ideas please let me know.
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Russian River at Cosentino's in Silver Creek? Wow! I'm there!
ReplyDeleteCentennial is one of my favorite hops as well. Skip the Cascade which I believe has become a dirty flavored hop in the last 4 years through mutation of the varietal.
ReplyDeleteNo kidding? Then maybe we should do a club brew with the pound of cascades (unopened) in my chest freezer.
ReplyDeleteYou think I can get such a big beer (OG 1.100) low enough gravity wise? There's a reason beers like Pliny The Elder have OGs of 1.070ish...
I've got a recipe in progress. I'll post it either today or tomorrow if you don't mind checking it out and commenting.