Pliny The Elder clone

[Whorst]

Some of you may not be into this sort of thing, but I thought I'd post the recipe. I plan on brewing this for New Years Eve.

87% 2-row
4% Crystal 45L
4% Carapils
5% Dextrose

HOP BILL
3.50 oz Columbus 13.90% A.A. 90 min.
.75 oz Columbus 13.90% A.A. 45 min.
1.00 oz Simcoe 12.30% A.A. 30 min.
1.00 oz Centennial 8.00% A.A. 0 min.
2.50 oz Simcoe 12.30% A.A. 0 min.

1.00 oz Columbus 13.90% A.A. Dry Hop (12 to 14 Days Total)
1.00 oz Centennial 9.10% A.A. Dry Hop (12 to 14 Days Total)
1.00 oz Simcoe 12.30% A.A. Dry Hop (12 to 14 Days Total)
.25 oz Columbus 13.90% A.A. Dry Hop (5 days to go in dry hop)
.25 oz Centennial 9.10% A.A. Dry Hop (5 days to go in dry hop)
.25 oz Simcoe 12.30% A.A. Dry Hop (5 days to go in dry hop)

O.G. - 1.070
T.G. - 1.011
IBU's - 90-95 (actual/not calculated)
ABV - 8-8.5%
Mash Rest - 151-152
Boil Time - 90 min.
SRM - 7ish
California Ale Yeast

[delboy]

The hopping schedule looks like my cup of tea anyway.

Have to say I can never really get my head around adding carapils to a recipe to add body and then sugar to reduce it again though

[Whorst]

Maybe just add 8% of a lighter crystal with the dextrose.

[Barley Water]

I have often wondered how much wort is lost to all the hop material, are you set up to handle that much stuff in the bottom of your brew kettle? I am pretty sure that I would get into a problem the way my system is currently set up. I have tried the commerical product a couple of times and frankly, I am not man enough for all that bitterness. It should be fun however from a technical standpoint to see how close you can come to Vinnie's version. Do you plan to keg the stuff or are you going the bottle route? I am always afraid to keg stuff with that high a starting gravity, it's way too easy to get into trouble going into the garage just a little too often (and my wife is not shy when it comes to telling me about it).

[Whorst]

I'd put the hops in mesh bags. Both during the boil and dry hopping.

[196osh]

What sort of volume is that for?

[Whorst]

Almost any volume. I'd put the big ones in the socks. The 3.5oz addition and the 2.5oz addition. The other 2.75oz I'd just add to the kettle.

[196osh]

I should be more clear with my questions.

I ment the beer volume.

[Whorst]

Oh, sorry! 18.93l or 5 US gallons.

[196osh]

Good stuff.

I thought there would be more hops than that, never had it. Does it live up to the reputation?

[Whorst]

I think so. When it's on, it's ON! Ridiculously drinkable. It drinks nowhere near an 8% abv. beer.

[196osh]

Sounds great. I doubt my next hoppy creation will be too drinkable. Wont be heavy but i dont want to forget its 10% and sink 4 bottles of it on a school night.

[adm]

Nice. I like Pliny......don't the chance to have it very much though.

I might do that myself. Is that your best guess recipe Whorst, or from somewhere else ?

[Birdman]

Let me know how it turns out... As I've just been researching this on some of the US forums. Never tried it, but definitely sounds like my cup of tea.

[Whorst]

I got a pdf file of it off the net. I believe it's from Vinnie at Russian River.