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ben the brewman · 06-16-2009, 08:56 PM

Pliny the Elder (Russian River Brewing Company) from byo mag
With assistance from Vinnie Cilurzo of the Russian River Brewing Company

5 gallons
OG = 1.074
FG = 1.014
IBU = Holy F#%$
SRM = 8
ABV = 8-8.5%

Ingredients:

12.2 lbs 2-row malt
.28 lbs crystal malt (45L)
.86 lbs CaraPils malt
1.0 lb dextrose (corn sugar)

19.5 AAU Chinook whole hops (mash hops)
(1.5 oz of 13% alpha acid)
42.9 AAU Warrior hops (90 minutes)
(2.75 oz of 15.6% alpha acid)
6.1 AAU Chinook hops (90 minutes)
(0.5 oz of 12.2% alpha acid)
12 AAU Simcoe hops (45 minutes)
(1.0 oz of 12% alpha acid)
14.3 AAU Columbus hops (30 minutes)
(1.0 oz of 14.3% alpha acid)
20.5 AAU Centennial hops (0 min)
(2.25 oz of 9.1% alpha acid)
12 AAU Simcoe hops (0 min)
(1.0 oz of 12% alpha acid)
3.25 oz Columbus hop (dry hop)
1.75 oz Centennial hop (dry hop)
1.75 oz Simcoe hop (dry hop)
1 tsp Irish moss
Wyeast 1056 (California Ale) yeast
.75 cup of corn sugar (for priming)

Mash your grains at 150-152 degrees F. Boil for 90 minutes, adding hops at the time indicated above. Ferment at 68 degrees F. Dry hop two weeks

Tankard · 06-17-2009, 06:54 AM

Pliny is awesome, I'm really glad I finally got to try it out. Thanks for submitting the recipe, this will be my next IPA most likely.

ben the brewman · 07-22-2009, 01:41 AM

ok so i just cracked the first bottle of this open and its fuckin awesome. i will make more of this in the future but i will have to save some money for the hop bill first

Redweasel · 07-22-2009, 03:51 AM

I want to make this sooo fucking bad but no way I can afford the hop bill at the moment. Guess it's just pedestrian APA's for me for a bit.

ben the brewman · 07-22-2009, 05:01 PM

give my late hop apa a shot i promise you wont be dissapointed.

06-16-2009, 08:56 PM	#1
ben the brewman Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: memphis, TN Posts: 1,016	Pliny The Elder Clone Pliny the Elder (Russian River Brewing Company) from byo mag With assistance from Vinnie Cilurzo of the Russian River Brewing Company 5 gallons OG = 1.074 FG = 1.014 IBU = Holy F#%$ SRM = 8 ABV = 8-8.5% Ingredients: 12.2 lbs 2-row malt .28 lbs crystal malt (45L) .86 lbs CaraPils malt 1.0 lb dextrose (corn sugar) 19.5 AAU Chinook whole hops (mash hops) (1.5 oz of 13% alpha acid) 42.9 AAU Warrior hops (90 minutes) (2.75 oz of 15.6% alpha acid) 6.1 AAU Chinook hops (90 minutes) (0.5 oz of 12.2% alpha acid) 12 AAU Simcoe hops (45 minutes) (1.0 oz of 12% alpha acid) 14.3 AAU Columbus hops (30 minutes) (1.0 oz of 14.3% alpha acid) 20.5 AAU Centennial hops (0 min) (2.25 oz of 9.1% alpha acid) 12 AAU Simcoe hops (0 min) (1.0 oz of 12% alpha acid) 3.25 oz Columbus hop (dry hop) 1.75 oz Centennial hop (dry hop) 1.75 oz Simcoe hop (dry hop) 1 tsp Irish moss Wyeast 1056 (California Ale) yeast .75 cup of corn sugar (for priming) Mash your grains at 150-152 degrees F. Boil for 90 minutes, adding hops at the time indicated above. Ferment at 68 degrees F. Dry hop two weeks

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06-17-2009, 06:54 AM	#2
Tankard Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 3,007	Pliny is awesome, I'm really glad I finally got to try it out. Thanks for submitting the recipe, this will be my next IPA most likely.

07-22-2009, 01:41 AM	#3
ben the brewman Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: memphis, TN Posts: 1,016	ok so i just cracked the first bottle of this open and its fuckin awesome. i will make more of this in the future but i will have to save some money for the hop bill first

07-22-2009, 05:01 PM	#5
ben the brewman Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: memphis, TN Posts: 1,016	give my late hop apa a shot i promise you wont be dissapointed.