Pliny The Elder clone as given out by Vinnie from RR

[AlphaAcidHouse]

Here is Vinnie from Russian Rivers recipe for Pliny The Elder

The only change I have made from Vinnies recipe is to substitute American 2 row for Pilsner

If you are not familiar with Pliny The Elder here is its beer advocate page

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/863/7971

and a link to the original PDF from Vinnie

https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/ ... bleIPA.pdf

HOME BREW RECIPE:
Title: Pliny Clone

Brew Method: All Grain
Style Name: Imperial IPA
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 23 liters (fermentor volume)
Boil Size: 30 liters
Boil Gravity: 1.056
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)



STATS:
Original Gravity: 1.073
Final Gravity: 1.015
ABV (standard): 7.64%
IBU (tinseth): 166.57
SRM (morey): 7.01

FERMENTABLES:
6 kg - German - Pilsner (87.2%)
270 g - German - Carapils (3.9%)
270 g - American - Caramel / Crystal 40L (3.9%)
340 g - Corn Sugar - Dextrose (4.9%)

HOPS:
100 g - Columbus, Type: Pellet, AA: 16.5, Use: First Wort, IBU: 104.64
21 g - Columbus, Type: Pellet, AA: 16.5, Use: Boil for 45 min, IBU: 33.31
28 g - Simcoe, Type: Pellet, AA: 12.7, Use: Boil for 30 min, IBU: 28.62
28 g - Centennial, Type: Leaf/Whole, AA: 10, Use: Boil for 0 min
70 g - Simcoe, Type: Pellet, AA: 12.7, Use: Boil for 0 min
28 g - Columbus, Type: Pellet, AA: 16.5, Use: Dry Hop for 12 days
28 g - Centennial, Type: Pellet, AA: 10, Use: Dry Hop for 12 days
7 g - Columbus, Type: Pellet, AA: 16.5, Use: Dry Hop for 5 days
7 g - Centennial, Type: Pellet, AA: 10, Use: Dry Hop for 5 days
7 g - Simcoe, Type: Pellet, AA: 12.7, Use: Dry Hop for 5 days

MASH GUIDELINES:
1) Infusion, Temp: 66 C, Time: 60 min
2) Sparge, Temp: 77 C, Time: 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg

YEAST:
Wyeast - American Ale 1056
Starter: Yes
Form: Liquid
Attenuation (custom): 80%
Flocculation: Med-Low
Optimum Temp: 15.56 - 22.22 C
Fermentation Temp: 18 C

NOTES:
all pretty standard, add second dry hop addition with 5 days left of dry hop, so as I do 12 days, they should be added on day 7.

[alecwallace]

I want to do a pliny clone but I doubt ill ever get to try the real thing for comparison!

[oakwell]

interesting, thanks for posting

[AlphaAcidHouse]

brewing this today. Thermometer decided to die half way through mash

[mysterio]

It's an amazing beer. Actually really well balanced, moreso than a lot of today's standard ipas and apas.