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Russian River Pliny the Younger Clone

296 calories 19 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Imperial IPA
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 13 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 16.25 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.073 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 85% (brew house)
Source: Bertus Brewery PTY v2.0
Rating:
5.00 (1 Review)

Calories: 296 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19 g (Per 12oz)
URL: http://www.bertusbrewery.com/2013/03/pliny-younger-clone-20.html
Created: Wednesday January 22nd 2014
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
30 lb American - Pale 2-Row30 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 81.6%
3.25 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose3.25 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose 46 0.5 8.8%
1.50 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)1.5 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 4.1%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 2.7%
1 lb German - Acidulated Malt1 lb Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 2.7%
36.75 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
75.83 g Hop Extract75.83 g Hop Extract Hops Plug 50 Boil 90 min 154.57 8%
10.83 g Hop Extract10.83 g Hop Extract Hops Plug 10 Boil 45 min 3.79 1.1%
0.76 oz Zeus0.76 oz Zeus Hops Pellet 16 Boil 45 min 13.27 2.3%
3.25 oz Simcoe3.25 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 12.7 Boil 30 min 37.7 9.7%
2.25 oz Amarillo2.25 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 8.6 Whirlpool at 210 °F 0 min 11.15 6.7%
3.25 oz Centennial3.25 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Whirlpool at 210 °F 0 min 18.73 9.7%
1 oz Chinook1 oz Chinook Hops Pellet 13 Whirlpool at 210 °F 0 min 7.49 3%
5.50 oz Simcoe5.5 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 12.7 Whirlpool at 210 °F 0 min 40.24 16.4%
2.25 oz Amarillo2.25 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 8.6 Dry Hop 16 days 6.7%
2.25 oz Simcoe2.25 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 12.7 Dry Hop 16 days 6.7%
1 oz Chinook1 oz Chinook Hops Pellet 13 Dry Hop 12 days 3%
1 oz Simcoe1 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 12.7 Dry Hop 12 days 3%
0.50 oz Warrior0.5 oz Warrior Hops Pellet 10 Dry Hop 12 days 1.5%
2.25 oz Centennial2.25 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Dry Hop 8 days 6.7%
2.25 oz Zeus2.25 oz Zeus Hops Pellet 16 Dry Hop 8 days 6.7%
1 oz Amarillo1 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 8.6 Dry Hop 4 days 3%
1 oz Simcoe1 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 12.7 Dry Hop 4 days 3%
1 oz Warrior1 oz Warrior Hops Pellet 10 Dry Hop 4 days 3%
33.57 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 each Crushed Whirlfloc Fining Boil 15 min.
2 tsp Unflavored Gelatin Fining Bottling --
 
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
92%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 73 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
62 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1072 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and hoppy
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
75 5 10 50 150 0
9g gypsom
3.5g calcium chloride
3g epsom salts
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
12.2 gal Heat 5.67gal to 160.6º hold for 75 mins Infusion -- 145 °F 75 min
6.8 gal Infuse 3.13gal @ 180.2 hold for 10 mins, drain to kettle Sparge -- 155 °F 10 min
6.5 gal Infuse 3gal @ 156, drain to kettle Sparge -- 155 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 15.97 gal (63.86 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 3.97 gal (15.86 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 13.15 gal (52.6 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9.32 gal (37.28 qt) and adding 1.15 gal (4.6 qt) sparge/top-off. 10.47 41.9  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 10.47 41.9  
Mash volume with grains 13.15 52.6  
Grain absorption losses -4.19 -16.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 9.69 g | 38.8 qt) 9.98 39.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.24 1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 15.97 g | 63.9 qt) 16.25 65  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.27 -1.1  
Post boil Volume 13.45 53.8  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.45 -1.8  
Going into fermentor 13 52  
Total: 20.45 81.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Cool wort to 62º, O2 & pitch yeast
12 Hours O2 again

Days 1-3 - 62º in FC
Days 3-4 - 65º in FC
Days 5-7 - 68º in FC
Day 8-13 - 70º in FC
Day 14 - DH1 - in the secondary
Day 17 - DH2 - in the secondary, remove old
Day 20 - DH3 - in the secondary, remove old
Day 23 - DH4 - in the secondary, remove old
Day 26 - Add gelatin and cold crash
Day 28 - Rack to bright keg, carb and tap

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