Alchemist - Heady Topper Clone By 2024-03-28 tulip of Alchemist - Heady Topper Clone All Grain Double IPA homebrewing recipe Prep Time: 1 hour Cook Time: 90 minutes Yield: 5.5 gallons
Nutrition facts: 319 calories (7.48% ABV), 12 oz,
Ingredients: 12 lbs Pearl (UK) 1 lbs Soft Candi Sugar - (Brun Leger) 12 oz Carastan Light 15L (UK) 12 oz White Wheat (US) 12 oz Centennial 12 oz Simcoe 12 oz Columbus 12 oz Apollo 12 oz Columbus 12 oz Amarillo 12 oz Simcoe 12 oz Apollo 12 oz Centennial 12 oz Simcoe 12 oz Centennial 12 oz Columbus 12 oz Amarillo 12 oz Apollo 12 oz Simcoe 12 oz Centennial 12 oz Columbus 12 oz Amarillo 12 oz Apollo 1 Vermont Ale (yeast)Instructions: 1. Add grains to pre-heated water and rest @ 153F for 60 min. 2. Remove grains and bring to boil. 3. Add hops and boil for 60 mins. 4. Cool to 65F, add yeast and let ferment for 1-2 weeks. 5. Bottle with priming sugar, let carbonate 1-2 weeks. 6. Chill and enjoy your delicious beer!

Alchemist - Heady Topper Clone

An All Grain recipe


By Hopster

Style: Double IPA
Batch Size: gal
Efficiency: 75%
Recipe Statistics
OG: 1.073
FG: 1.016
SRM: 7
IBU: 80
ABV: 7.48%
Profile: Super Hoppy

Fermentables

AmountIngredientPPGColorUse
12 lbsPearl (UK)363 °LMash
1 lbsSoft Candi Sugar - (Brun Leger)457 °LSteep
12 ozCarastan Light 15L (UK)3615 °LMash
12 ozWhite Wheat (US)362 °LMash

Hops

AmountHopTimeTypeUseAlpha
2.5 ozCentennial60 minsPellet Boil 10.5%
1.9 ozSimcoe0 minsPellet Boil 13%
1 ozColumbus0 minsPellet Boil 15%
0.4 ozApollo0 minsPellet Boil 19.5%
1 ozColumbus0 minsPellet Boil 15%
1 ozAmarillo0 minsPellet Boil 9.3%
1 ozSimcoe0 minsPellet Boil 13%
0.4 ozApollo0 minsPellet Boil 19.5%
0.4 ozCentennial0 minsPellet Boil 10.5%
1 ozSimcoe1 weeksPellet Dry hop 13%
0.4 ozCentennial1 weeksPellet Dry hop 10.5%
0.4 ozColumbus1 weeksPellet Dry hop 15%
0.4 ozAmarillo1 weeksPellet Dry hop 9.3%
0.2 ozApollo1 weeksPellet Dry hop 19.5%
1 ozSimcoe4 daysPellet Dry hop 13%
0.4 ozCentennial4 daysPellet Dry hop 10.5%
0.4 ozColumbus4 daysPellet Dry hop 15%
0.4 ozAmarillo4 daysPellet Dry hop 9.3%
0.2 ozApollo4 daysPellet Dry hop 19.5%

Yeast

NameLabStrainAttenuation
Vermont AleThe Yeast Bay78.5%

Misc

AmountIngredientTimeUse
1 eachWhirlfloc Tablet10 mins Mash

Recipe Notes:

A clone of one of the best known Vermont beers (and that's saying alot). Heady Topper is so well loved by Vermonters, folks will wait hours in line before the stores open to get a case. There's even a website to help you locate some:\nhttp://www.headyspotter.com/\n\n\nSo..." target=_new>http://www.headyspotter.com/">http://www.headyspotter.com/\n\n\nSo... why not make some yourself and avoid the crowds?



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