Pliny the Elder Clone All Grain Recipe

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Pliny the Elder Clone All Grain Recipe

Pliny the Elder clone is brewed with Magnum, Centennial, Columbus and Simcoe hops. It is well balanced with malt, hops, and alcohol. Slightly bitter with a fresh hop aroma of floral, citrus, and pine.

Yield : 5 Gallons

Original Gravity : 1.08

Final Gravity : 1.012

Color / SRM : Copper

Alcohol by Volume : 8.90%

IBU (anticipated, alpha acids can fluctuate) : 100

Specialty Grains : CaraPils, Crystal 40L

Hops : Magnum, Simcoe, Columbus, Centennial

Recipe Includes : Base Malt Grain, Specialty Grains & Hops, Dextrose

Excellent Beer

By far my favorite brew so far! This kit makes a fantastic double IPA. I love this hop combination. Perfect balance of malt and hops with a very smooth bitterness.

Reviewed by: Steve from USA on 1/28/2019

Amazing

First let my say I have never had the original. This kit is beautiful, the aroma is bright, the body a nice amber, and the flavor fantastic for any hophead. I used the California yeast option and this is the best kit I have ever done. Totally amazing IPA. Will make many more times.

Reviewed by: Robert Petersen from on 4/16/2018

Outstanding

Turned out very good. Received nothing but positive feedback from folks that tried it. Many never have had the real Pliny but most said it was as good or better than many IPA's they get at local breweries.

Reviewed by: Mike from on 12/27/2017

Worth it

Let me start off by saying I dislike IPAs. I have never been lucky enough to have the original, but this stuff is great. All of the people I gave bottles to loved it. Fermented and dry hopped it all in the same carboy.

Reviewed by: Danny Hedges from on 12/12/2017

Loved this recipe

This turned out to be one of my best beer batches in 10 years.

Reviewed by: Kathy Peeling from on 12/11/2017

Wonderful Beer

This is my second attempt at Pliny, the first was good and this second batch is very good. The kits are also very convenient with all ingredients laid out, it is hard to go wrong. Thanks AIH.

Reviewed by: Carl Gulovesn from on 5/13/2017

Q: Does the extract clone require a chiller or will normal room temp be ok?

Asked by: Don D'Alessandro - 6/28/2018

A: fermentation aty room temp will be fine. ideally you would want to chill the wort down to yeast pitching temps with an ice bath or wort chiller before adding the yeast

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Answer provided by: Aaron (6/28/2018)

Q: Which of the yeast options will match the original Pliny the best?

Asked by: Don - 6/25/2018

A: Any of the options shown will ferment and give the profile close to what is being usedo n the batch commcercially. I prefer WLp001 myself on this one but either of the options given will give you a good solid finished product

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Answer provided by: Aaron (6/25/2018)

Q: I use ro water and also use Brun Water to help get ph and salts right.Will I be able to enter grist bill or are the grains all in one package? Cheers

Asked by: Ben Kalota - 5/19/2018

A: The grains as shipped on each kit would be combined before processing. We do send along a recipe sheet to plug into brewing software prior to brew day to see if you need to adjust pH or mashing to suit your water and systems as needed

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Answer provided by: Aaron (5/20/2018)

Q: What is the recommended pre-boil volume for this? I didn't know if the dry hops addition creates volume loss later. Also, is one pack of the dry yeast sufficient for this big brew? Thanks!

Asked by: Thomas - 5/2/2018

A: a yeast starter is reccomended or pitching addtional packs to accomodate the higher gravity. Preboil voulumes will be based a bit more on the volume loss to evaporation on your system and burner set up, but typical loss is between 1-1.5 gallons. Hop filters, muslin bags and whirlpooling can all be used ot help reduce the trub produced by the hops

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Answer provided by: Aaron (5/2/2018)

Q: There is no hop schedule for the boil. What are the addition times? There is 1lb of priming sugar amd another 5oz package. Add the 1lb 10 mins left on boil anf the otjer 5oz pkg os for bottling? On the dry hopping... when would you suggest racking to secondary and adding the dry hops? Thanks! Looking forward to this brew!

Asked by: Shawn Burrell - 2/27/2018

A: the batch follows a standard 60, 15,5 minute addtion for the bitternig, flavoring and boil hops. The Knockout or flame out hops are added just as you cut the heat and begin chilling. The 1lb corn sugar is added at the last 10 minutes of the boil and the 5oz is used for bottling. The Secondary process can start with the dry hop addtions once the batch has hit within 1-2 of the finished gravity

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Answer provided by: Aaron (2/28/2018)

Q: How long do you leave the dry hops in secondary berfore racking off?

Asked by: Paul - 2/17/2018

A: for this batch 1-2 weeks would be perfect!

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Answer provided by: Aaron (2/17/2018)

Q: Does this kit come with instructions and a hop schedule?

Asked by: Shawn Burrell - 2/1/2018

A: The kit will ship with a full set of instructions and the hop schedule included within those directions as well

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Answer provided by: Aaron (2/1/2018)

Q: How many pounds of grain are included in this?

Asked by: Ryan - 4/25/2017

A: This recipe used 14lbs of grain

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Answer provided by: Aaron (4/25/2017)

Q: can I make this kit in a biab as is or I need more grains ?

Asked by: Laura M. Pozuelos - 2/6/2017

A: You can use this kit with a BIAB setup, you would just need to adjust your strike water volume based on your equipment

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Answer provided by: Joe H (2/7/2017)

Q: when is the best time to add the 1 lb of dextrose in this recipe?

Asked by: Dave - 2/3/2017

A: The corn sugar can be added into the last 10 minutes of the boil to allow it to dissolve before fermenting

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Answer provided by: Aaron (2/3/2017)

Q: Ok I am doing this in The Graindaddy then using the catalyst fermenter for the first time which I think this will work great with? I am assuming the hop schedule is 60, 45 15, flame out? So what would you recommend for The Catalyst dry hopping considering it is primary, secondary, priming and bottling. Also am my spargeing at 170 or 200? I don’t want to screw this up even if this is a close clone it would be awesome? I get this beer occasionally from a friend who travels to Nor Cal its really a good beer, but I would rather produce it myself instead of all the trouble getting it? Cheers!!

Asked by: Dave - 11/29/2016

A: This beer uses a 60,15,5 and flame out schedule in addition to the dry hopping in secondary. If fermenting in all one vessel, I would utilize hop muslin bags, or a filter of some sort and add the hops directly into the fermenter. The sparge on this would depend on your mash tun set up. I generally use 190 as my bench mark for sparging in my cooler system.

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Answer provided by: Aaron (12/2/2016)

Q: What is the recommended dry hop schedule. You only list hops used but not an order. It's not throw all of them end after fermentation ends is it?

Asked by: Fred - 11/11/2016

A: Transfer to secondary and put all of the dry hops in the fermenter. We've made this here at the shop quite a few times and it turns out excellent!

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Answer provided by: Tim (11/11/2016)

Q: How long will the ingredients stay fresh if I split this into two parts and brew 2.5 gallon batches at a time on different dates? What is the best way to store the grains?

Asked by: Jerry West - 10/25/2016

A: We recommend airtight food grade containers for storing grains and hops. The grains can be left in a cool, dark, and dry place for up to one year and remain fresh. The hops should be stored in the fridge or freezer in an airtight container as well. Hops will be usable up to a year, but the freshness will decrease unless they are sealed properly. Thanks for the question!

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Answer provided by: Tim (11/11/2016)

Q: Will this recipe work with a 5 gallon cooler mash tun?

Asked by: Alex - 6/20/2016

A: Thanks for asking. Unfortunately the grain bill for this recipe is too big for this cooler. These coolers can fit about 12 pounds of grain.

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Answer provided by: Kenny (6/25/2016)

Q: If I plan on making 2.5 gallons of this beer should I just cut everything in half? Or is it more complicated than that?

Asked by: Chris - 11/24/2015

A: You can divide the recipe in two, and you will absolutely be close enough to make two great 2.5 gallon recipes.

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Answer provided by: Carson (11/25/2015)

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Pliny the Elder Clone All Grain Recipe

Q: Does the extract clone require a chiller or will normal room temp be ok?

Q: Which of the yeast options will match the original Pliny the best?

Q: I use ro water and also use Brun Water to help get ph and salts right.Will I be able to enter grist bill or are the grains all in one package? Cheers

Q: What is the recommended pre-boil volume for this? I didn't know if the dry hops addition creates volume loss later. Also, is one pack of the dry yeast sufficient for this big brew? Thanks!

Q: How long do you leave the dry hops in secondary berfore racking off?

Q: Does this kit come with instructions and a hop schedule?

Q: How many pounds of grain are included in this?

Q: can I make this kit in a biab as is or I need more grains ?

Q: when is the best time to add the 1 lb of dextrose in this recipe?

Q: What is the recommended dry hop schedule. You only list hops used but not an order. It's not throw all of them end after fermentation ends is it?

Q: How long will the ingredients stay fresh if I split this into two parts and brew 2.5 gallon batches at a time on different dates? What is the best way to store the grains?

Q: Will this recipe work with a 5 gallon cooler mash tun?

Q: If I plan on making 2.5 gallons of this beer should I just cut everything in half? Or is it more complicated than that?

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