Pliny the Elder Clone All Grain Recipe

Qualifier: New to all grain brewing. Solid DIPA results from this kit, but not Pliny. Brewed this all grain kit and bottle conditioned. Was fortunate to have a case of Russian River Pliny the Elder to do a side by side comparison with friends. A couple notable differences 1) SRM is significantly darker 2) Nose not as floral as Pliny. Regardless solid drinking beer and several preferred home brew of actual Pliny so I’ll take as a win!

First off, no priming sugar included, of course I used the dextrose before I realized. Thanks for that, not!... Second the hop schedule is not included in the recipe so I had to do more research to find out what it was. The final beer was good but the kit needs improvement.AIH Note: Priming sugar is optional and can be added to the recipe via the checkbox. The included recipe instruction sheet should include the hop schedule. If not a link to the instructions can be found on this page. Thank you!

Good beer for double IPA. I like it, but the Hoppy experience is too much for the wife.

It's a wonderful recipe, I will definitely make this again.

Best IPA I have ever brewed. Love it!

First time brewing this recipe. I'm a huge fan of Blind Pig by Russian River and wanted to try the "Pliney the Elder" double IPA. My method is BIAB, so I had to alter my water volumes. Fermented in primary for 10 days, then dry hopped in carboy with hop bag (5 oz. of hops it a bit, so wanted to keep my beer as clean as possible) for 8 days. Racked to keg... Great tasting beer. Clean and smooth off the palette. I definitely plan to brew this again.

I have made extract clone kits of Pliny the Elder from 2 other suppliers. This is the first all-grain batch I have done. Always a hit and this is no exception. Unfortunately I delayed a while before using the kit and the hops lost a bit of their impact because I failed to store the hops in the freezer. If you buy this kit (and you should!) freeze the hops until brew day!

Beer is good. You will need a LARGE mash ton. If you're asking what is a mash ton, this recipe is not for you. My biggest criticism is all the all-grain recipes come with the same generic recipe. There is no specifics for priming sugar, time to place hops (and there is alot of hopes!). Chances are if your brewing at this level you can figure it out, but when I buy someone elses' recipe I dont want to think.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.