Hop Shot/extract IPA recipe?

@FATC1TY was toying with the idea, but I'm not sure he's brewed one. Those shots are really only designed to be used for main bittering (i.e 60min or more.)

They do smell awesome though.

 

I have seen/read where they use them later in the boil.

I toyed with the idea of using one at 60.. and then adding some at 10, and 5.. then adding a couple ounces of something basic and easily detected for flavor like.. cascade.

They have a crazy good general hoppy aroma.. I wouldn't be against the idea, but I don't brew on a real small scale, and my time these days to brews is limited in the amount of "wild" ideas I toss out and execute. Might get around to it at some point.

FWIW.. It's far more cost effective to get your own syringes and needles and fill your own hopshots. It's fresher infact. @JohnSnowNW has a great post about filling them relatively easy and low in mess.

 

This is the thread with images and explanation.

I find the bittering to be quite clean and neutral. A piece of advice though, add the amount you want to a brewing spoon, and dip it into the kettle to get some boiling wort on the spoon to help it dissolve. The warmer you get it before actually releasing it into the kettle, the more likely it will be not to stick to the sides of the kettle. Stuff it crazy sticky.

 

I think they are quality.. Infact.. I just bittered my first beer in quite some time with hops, instead of the extract just to see if I felt there was something missing, or changed, or.. better/worse.

They smell great, are easy to dose, dissolve in the wort well.. I get a good clean, strong, bittering note from them. It's crisp, it's pungent, and has that great "wow.. there's the hop bite" finish in my IPA's with it. I feel as though it's close to Nugget, or Columbus for bittering.. Maybe even Chinook-ish at times, but far, far smoother.

It's sticky, and being stored cold, I normally pull the vial out from the bag in the fridge.. and put it in my pocket.. I do this when I'm heating strike water and all that stuff.. By the time I need it.. it's there and it's warm and easy to put on the kettle spoon.. I'll introduce it slowly.. letting the hot wort wash it away little by little, and I haven't had a problem with clumps of lupulin sticking to the kettle or the parts.

 

My dark Lord clone used 45 ml of the Yakima valley hops extract, straight from a fresh can. No real hop aroma or flavor.

A couple years back I did an Amarillo hopshot only ipa and dry hopped it heavily with Amarillo. Pre dry hopping wasn't much hop flavor or aroma, just some mild grapefruit.

 

Yes, sir!

 

Have you used the hop shots for first wort hopping? Do you think that would make any change? I prefer FWH over 60 minute hop additions.

 

I brewed my RR Younger clone little over 2 weeks ago using 35ml of the northern brewer hop shots @ 90 min an another 5ml @ 45 min. The brew takes goddamn fantastic right now after it's second dry hop. I'll definitely use them again for future bittering needs.

 

Yes of course. It works wonderfully for an IIPA.

This schedule is amazing:

5-6 gallon batch
1.070-1.074 OG
1.009-1.011 FG

75 minute boil
15 ml HopShot @ 60 min
2-3 oz. Pacific NW hops @ flameout for 20-30 minutes
2-3 oz. Pacific NW hops @ 160-170F hopstand for 20-30 minutes
2-3 oz. Pacific NW 4-5 day stage 1 dryhop
2-3 oz. Pacific NW 4-5 day stage 2 dryhop