Black IPA | Blichmann HopRocket

[@FlorentGB]

Working alone at home at the moment, your channel has been the go-to videos for lunch. They are so instructive and entertaining. The micro-brewery industry here in Quebec is blooming at the moment and there are so many new types of beer that I hadn't seen before. Thanks to you, now I can get some in-depth knowledge as to what I'm drinking! Santé!

[@seriomarkj]

I have been waiting for the black ipa...yes!

[@james.carnahan]

Tip - put your 1/4 cup measure into the freezer first - the sample will cool down immediately

[@JusBrewing]

I just spoke with some local brewers here in Austin, TX and they suggested I pick up a Hoprocket. Perfect timing Martin!

[@malkocy]

Didnt realize it is Wednesday today until I saw your video😄 With the new setup, your videos are getting better.. I watched some of your last year videos again these days, I enjoy them because they are more dynamic.. With the new setup, at first you became very static, but this video you changed with more moves, more camera action and dynamic shots.. Way much joy to watch this 20 minutes.. You may find a better angle for the top camera though😃 For the beer part; I did a black ipa last year, and I enjoyed every last bit of it.. Even after one month, the aromas started to degrade, but the malt character was superb. I think I will definetely brew one more for this winter🍺🍺

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

Wow, you’ve really been paying attention! Thanks for the feedback.

[@TheBMurph43]

This beer is the bane of my existence. I have tried and tried and tried to the point were I have just given up and I will try again next year but for right now I'm going to drink the schwill that is on one of my taps that I call a black IPA. Thank you for another great video. Cheers

[@cmasailor]

The hop rocket looks like an oil filter housing... minus the oil filter, but with a sea strainer... I think I have those parts lying around 😆

[@ChutesBrewing]

One of my favorite styles. I brew my Lump of Coal Black IPA each winter. Cheers! 🍻

[@denmallory]

Love your videos but the hop rocket should be full of 3 oz of leaf hops. it acts as a filter just like your grain bed. It is a pain to use but I loved it

[@dubufam7948]

Great video as always. The first time I had a black IPA I was pleasantly surprised. I actually have plans to make an imperial black double IPA.

[@HairyJamie]

Automatic temperature correction on a meter does not account for the temperature of the sample, it corrects the probe to give an accurate ph at the sample temperature- ph changes with temperature so you must always cool your sample to room temp /20c , higher temps = higher ph, all brewing literature that references target ph levels assume room temp readings

[@worems1]

Are you sure? I've tested my PH Meter with ATC at both room temp and mash temp and they are the same. Maybe I've just got a good one.

[@geetarzan69]

You want to adjust your mash pH during mash in then check quickly and adjust as fast as you can. After 10 minutes of your mash sitting at 152 F it has already started extracting sugars from the grain. If you try and adjust it after 10 minutes of mashing it may not do much to help you at that point.

[@filleyn]

Great video, certainly an inspiration to brew a black IPA.

[@ColoradoBrewTalk]

I'm really glad you mentioned the limit on the ph meter's autocorrect. I wasn't aware. As always, I learned something new, thanks!

[@richardclare561]

I use 2 hop rockets in parallel, takes a bit of hooking up, and as you found they hold a few litres of wort which you need to get out. I used to place them after and higher than the an external pump so I could be sure to get it all out then pass it through the plate chiller. I think the results were good you certainly pick up a big hop hit.

[@Beerjunkieguy]

Finally a Black IPA! :) These are some of my favorite to brew. I tend to like mine a little roasty but not like a stout. Roasty and hoppy! Look up Men in Black on HBT. I brew it often but it's not my recipe. Enjoyed the Hop Rocket tutorial. Cheers!

[@Vykk_Draygo]

Nothing of value to add, just saying I love your vids! Look forward to them every week. Quality brewing content!

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

Thank you!

[@Unsub-Me-Now]

I really enjoy a nice black IPA. Next time I would suggest cold steeping your dark grains to ensure you extract less bitter wort. You already know how cause its the same way you make cold brewed coffee.

[@martinnilsson8307]

King of beer! Nice one🍺Love from Sweden

[@Hannes_Lind]

Great beer. If you want the color but not the roastiness try adding the Carafa late like with 20 min to go in the mash. You dont get any conversion of a malt that dark anyway but you do get the color and some roasty flavour.

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

What a good suggestion. Thanks.

[@Schikitar]

..or cold steep your dark grains OR try midnight wheat! ;)

[@henrymonster9926]

Hopefully nobody already mentioned it, but put your metal cup in the fridge/freezer before, should cool even faster.

[@uksam2000]

The simple solutions are the best

[@mending_chord6787]

Clown Shoes Black IPA just blew my socks off!

[@CM-ef8fu]

Very interesting !

[@brentm4386]

Thanks for all the great videos! I love the explanation of the process, but after all that work, I would like to hear more description of the tasting. It didn't seem like you mentioned the hops at the end despite all that effort with the hop rocket

[@fivefingerfullprice3403]

That clawhammer recirculating hose should have one of those tension springs to stop the hose from kinking.

[@altaibskt1]

Thanks 😊

[@renegade6747]

One of my favorite beer types! Now i have to go find one to enjoy with the video.

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

🍻

[@ohthatswhygo]

Great video, there's so many different levels to homebrewing. It amazes me how basic (and bad!) my rig is in comparison! :)

[@frankcarey5377]

Men and boys and the price of their toys. $50 mash tun and a $110 brew pot and I’m good to go.

[@vikramjitsingh4538]

another great brew from Mr. Keane..........thank you much......cheers.....great video....so how many styles have u brewed till now......97, 98.....once u are done........just repeat......have a good 1

[@daniellindsten]

A way to minimize the taste of the black malt is to add it during the sparging or so late during the mash that you dare.

[@travis9611]

Yeessss Man!! Been waiting for this one ;)

[@DJSquizzle]

Hi Martin. Two things: first, the production values and storytelling in these videos are stellar (as always). Not only are they a joy to watch because they flow so well, but I just overall enjoy how they progress - the transitions from conception, to brew, to tasting/analysis, and finally to what you're brewing next time are so seamless that they make the videos feel like sort of encapsulated movies in a way. Second, is there a specific reason why you didn't dry hop this beer? I thought maybe because you were trying out the hop rocket you wanted to see its impact on the final product, but in pretty much all of my IPAs I tend to include a pretty sizable dry hop charge - I'm curious why you didn't do the same with this beer?

[@pioterr]

Yeah I've noticed that Martin isn't dry hoping most of his (hoppy) beers. Wonder why?

[@christiankristensen5097]

Properly because it takes extra days to Dry Hop and that makes his schedule a bit harder. Also requires two Fermzillas used here to Dry Hop if you want to do it completely under pressure (You don't want to open them up to Dry Hop, instead you do a Closed Transfer)

[@njalsdempsey]

Dry hopping in a single Fermzilla just requites a decent size stir bar, a hop bag modded with a draw string to hold it closed, and strong magnet outside the fermzilla. Pull the magnet when you want to drop the hop charge.

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

Thanks so much for your kind words. I’ll be dry hopping several upcoming beers.

[@Trazzt]

For such an expensive gadget not being usable with pellets seems extremely limiting to me. I'll pass. Keep up the great video content though!

[@njalsdempsey]

The amount of tubing you are using is another source of wort loss, ideally the fermenter would sit below the tubing, pump, hop rocket and plate chiller. Though for video production quality it is understandable why are set this way. Have you considered mounting the pump on the table surface near the plate chiller, or just measuring total losses due to tubing below the table, pump, hop rocket, plate chiller and accounting for them in your recipe build?

[@briansbrews4688]

Best to measure ph at room temperature so to not ruin the ph meter. I use an ice water bath.

[@atomictyler]

I've had a hop rocket for 9 years and have yet to use it. I keep forgetting I have it. I really need to take it out and put it somewhere I notice it so I remember to use it. That and I always forget to get whole leaf hops.

[@smallbatchbrewingco5675]

Works with pellet hops if you put them in a hop sock with rice hulls 👍🏻

[@atomictyler]

@@smallbatchbrewingco5675 That's very useful, thank you!

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

Ooooh

[@smallbatchbrewingco5675]

@@TheHomebrewChallenge if you search my name on Instagram you will see pics 👍🏻

[@gregvondare]

Martin, people probably ask this all the time, but what happens to the grains when you are done mashing? It seems like there is a prodigious amount of grain that moves through your brewery and I wondered if it was then used for animal feed or the like. Cheers!

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

I tried giving to a friend as animal feed. Their animals wouldn’t touch it 🤷‍♂️

[@gregvondare]

​@@TheHomebrewChallenge : well as you know, Japanese Kobe beef is fed bottled beer and is the world standard. I guess your friend's animals had never heard about that. Too bad. Thanks for the reply, and carry on Doctor!

[@mrow7598]

I'm not a big fan of IPAs but I generally like black IPAs because they're more balanced than most American IPAs.

[@veridico84]

The only issue I have found with brewing an IPA under pressure, it you lose a lot of the flavours the yeast will be creating. I much prefer my black IPA to be done at atmospheric pressure.

[@vikramjitsingh4538]

yes i think u are right about this......with pressure fermentation there seems to be a loss of flavours.......what cud be the reason???? dunno........i did once pressure ferm and there were very lil left......

[@letachja]

@@vikramjitsingh4538 the yeast works differently under pressure. Pressure inhibits the production of esters.

[@vikramjitsingh4538]

@@letachja thanks for ur reply Letachja.......what yeast was it do u recall......yes even those small creatures need a chilled out atmosphere i guess to perform well.......

[@jerseyhovidea]

Nice preview sir! Im looking forwad to your final notes! By the way Im planning on using hopoilz straight to the keg - looks also like very nice way to go... :)

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

Nice - I would like to try that too.

[@ImpulseToAdrenaline]

The Hopp rocket was engineered backwards, It should use gravity, not go against it. would it work if you switched the outlets?, pump into top, comes out bottom?

[@FlorentGB]

I found the owner's manual online. It seems that if you aren't working with gravity (for which you need to be at least 4 ft higher than the HopRocket), you do need a pump. It goes like this: Brew Pot  Pump  HopRockettm  Chiller  Fermentor

[@patmog]

I don't think lifting the hop rocket will help unless you place the fermenter (at least hose out) below the kettle, it will still flow back. Just as it would with a syphon (which it becomes when you shut off the pump).

[@gabrielkehner7662]

Great videos as always. Any reason why you have been using the Clawhammer system vs the Unibräu like you used to?

[@jazzyboydc]

I'm trying to understand specific gravity. So the lower it is. The thinner it is. A higher specific gravity means it is thicker. And during fermentation the wort is getting thinner because the yeast is eat at the sugar. So if u have a wort that hits above. U need to add water. If it hits below. U need to boil off water. Does any of that sound correct

[@wildrangeringreen]

Specific gravity in this case is measuring the density of a liquid, in relation to water (at whatever temp your hydrometer is calibrated at (if you are using a traditional one)). basically, you get the idea, If you are coming in high on gravity, then add water, low, remove water. I take measurements at 3 points: Preboil, Post boil, and Final Gravity. Measuring the wort before the boil informs you as to whether you should add boil time/sugar, or add water while it's coming up to boil. Post boil and/or original gravity measurements let you know your overall efficiency and lets you know the starting point. the Final Gravity is the post ferment density, and helps you determine if a beer is done, and what ABV it is (calculated ABV is a function of the change of density).

[@ColoradoBrewTalk]

All correct. The higher the gravity, the higher the sugar content.

[@smallbatchbrewingco5675]

Awesome 🔥

[@benjaminwaymark6605]

Is it possible to swap the input and output for the hop rocket? That way it should drop out of the bottom into the fermenter...

[@Aleph_Null_Audio]

Don't criticize Lauren's taste too much: she did pick you!

[@LaurenCutthroat]

He's my stepdad. 🤣🙃

[@Aleph_Null_Audio]

@@LaurenCutthroat - Haha! Woops! Guess I should keep my mouth shut too!

[@alunt2003]

@@LaurenCutthroat I thought you were one of the neighbours!

[@kjdevault]

😂😂

[@geekUGH2]

Hmm .. I think there are 2 approaches to black ipas.. som ppl like it more full bodied som like it thinner. A Stout without the roastyness but hoppyness or a dark less malty beer with loads of hopps. I prefer the less malty approach without flaked barley more munich malt instead for the body and piny atomas with some citrus notes to brighten up the taste .. very fruity is something i do not like in dark beers .. it is in contradiction to the dark malt .. "tastes not as it looks" imho .. I think it is a very diverse style ;)

[@distractiontherapy]

The top of the hop rocket is the output and think it should point down, IMHO.

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

The unit seems built to stand the way I used it but you might be right.

[@malkocy]

You may try to lay sideway🤔 but it may decrease the hop efficiency..

[@UrbanOutcasK]

@@volkskrieg8735 All my logic senses are saying that the vessel is designed upside down. The inner filter is at the top and that filter creates a void or a well, where the fluid will gather easier than in a mass of hops, plus the pump is trying to push the wort out, let gravity take charge. If Martin had the time to perform a couple of experiments, am sure the findings would be, no noticeable difference in hop extraction, but maximum wort recovery. And I'd go for a tiered Boil kettle (top), hop back (middle) and fermenter (bottom) setup (Matt Clow)

[@davidharbin6115]

Hey Martin, what adapters do you use for your RV water filter? I want to hook one up to my kitchen sink faucets.

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

Nothing fancy, just a garden hose adapter.

[@chrismccroray1105]

Would be really interested to know what gas mix you use for your IPA's.

[@jimbalz3017]

Take a look at David Heath's video on the hop missile. It looks to be identical to Blichmann's hop rocket. He doesn't mess around with whole hops and used pellets and rice hulls successfully. I think that makes this product much more attractive. I was always put off by the limitation of whole hops, but will probably buy one now. I always find your videos informative. I think I will try to make a BIPA when I buy a hop rocket. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqaUh3-egbCKjpY

[@Margarinetaylorgrease]

HopBack=landlord

[@donluidzi8916]

I don't think that u can brew a BIPA which is as dark as ur without any coffee or roasted flavours unless ur going to use some sort of colouring staff...

[@sometimesifly_356]

Great video! I’m curious, why’d you stop using the Breweasy? I’m thinking about getting one.

[@kevinrich5312]

Me too?

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

My Breweasy system was designed for brewing 10 gallon batches, which became too big a system for me once I started brewing smaller batches every week.

[@sometimesifly_356]

@@TheHomebrewChallenge that makes sense. I don't plan to brew every week. So I'll probably still get one. Lol

[@mattiaswellhag3358]

What’s the point fermenting under pressure? Noob here...!

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

Depends very much on the style but generally ferments a bit faster and reduces esters (which can be a good or bad thing)

[@mattiaswellhag3358]

@@TheHomebrewChallenge Thank you!!

[@Embracerer]

What was the final gravity of this beer?

[@bas8293]

how did he get that head retention?

[@drLore666]

Yours foam more cause of a dirty glass? 😉

[@elibyrd2112]

Got a question, sir! You said you are looking for an IBU of around 76%. Did you mean 76 IBU's? Did I misunderstand you or am I missing something?

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

Opps yeah!

[@thndrpnts]

Will you be using the hop back for a randal?

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

Sure will!

[@smashy152]

ohhh yeah a full 20 minutes

[@Stakan87]

Where did you buy that big whisk? Looks brilliant!

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

Sorry don’t remember. Had it forever.

[@Hannes_Lind]

www.amazon.com/Winco-FN-24-Stainless-French-24-Inch/dp/B001VZ8S1Q/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=large+whisk&qid=1603829067&sr=8-2

[@Stakan87]

@@Hannes_Lind Thanks!

[@Hannes_Lind]

@@Stakan87 no problem, gonna be expensive as heck to Norway with shipping though. Just go look at a restaurant suply shop if you have any at hand. My brother works in one so he is my supplier.

[@michaelm3004]

On the pressure fermentation do you add C0 2 to the 15 psi? Or do you let build by its self?

[@thebalmoral2401]

He lets it build naturally

[@claesnordstrom8152]

could you call it a bipa? 😉

[@kristofferpedersen5412]

First gallons, then ml. 😂 Go metric or go home!... 😂

[@RainerMcIrgendwas]

He is at home. How else could He be making homebrew?

[@edgarasmeskis597]

Hello guy I really need good answer. My beer give me very big headache. I know is fusels alkohol. But I control temp, I do starter, I ferment always 2weeks. I always shake my fermenter for aeration. Where is the problem!!!!????

[@irrlicht6997]

You drink too much of it?

[@edgarasmeskis597]

@@irrlicht6997 does 1L is much?

[@KalosPVP]

What temperature and yeast?

[@veridico84]

Do you get headaches from commercial beer as well?

[@edgarasmeskis597]

@@KalosPVP now I had bach with lager yeast at 13C like 1week and after I start increase temp by little. Even yeast was from bach before.

[@kennyrazor81]

Brought to you by NIKE

[@scottt7586]

There’s no such thing as black IPA. You can call it in a black ale

[@michaelmcphee4010]

Well that was an awkward tasting 😮

[@WM_1979]

i sometimes wonder if martin has more money for equipment than he has knowledge of brewing chemistry and science.