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Pliny the Elder Clone

244 calories 22.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: No Profile Selected
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.63 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.128 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.074 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 244 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 22.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday May 11th 2026
1.074
1.015
7.8%
81.1
4.5
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
15 lb 1886 Malt House - NY 2-Row Pale Malt15 lb NY 2-Row Pale Malt 35.64 1.8 94.9%
13 oz Corn Sugar - Dextrose13 oz Corn Sugar - Dextrose - (late boil kettle addition) 42 0.5 5.1%
15.81 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.35 oz Warrior1.35 oz Warrior Hops Pellet 16 Boil 60 min 37.13 11.9%
0.42 oz Amarillo0.42 oz Amarillo Hops Leaf/Whole 8.6 Boil 155 min 6.19 3.7%
1.40 oz Simcoe1.4 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 12.7 Boil 15 min 15.17 12.4%
1.10 oz Cascade1.1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Whirlpool 15 min 5.24 9.7%
1 oz Simcoe1 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 12.7 Whirlpool 15 min 8.65 8.8%
0.70 oz Amarillo0.7 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 8.6 Whirlpool 15 min 4.1 6.2%
0.68 oz Centennial0.68 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Whirlpool 15 min 4.63 6%
0.70 oz Amarillo0.7 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 8.6 Dry Hop 3 days 6.2%
0.25 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Amarillo Cryo0.25 oz Amarillo Cryo Hops Lupulin Pellet 16 Dry Hop 3 days 2.2%
0.50 oz Citra0.5 oz Citra Hops Pellet 11 Dry Hop 3 days 4.4%
0.50 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Citra LupuLN2 (Cryo)0.5 oz Citra LupuLN2 (Cryo) Hops Lupulin Pellet 25 Dry Hop 3 days 4.4%
0.90 oz Crystal0.9 oz Crystal Hops Pellet 4.3 Dry Hop 3 days 7.9%
0.28 oz Chinook0.28 oz Chinook Hops Pellet 13 Dry Hop 3 days 2.5%
1.55 oz Simcoe1.55 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 12.7 Dry Hop 3 days 13.7%
11.33 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirlfloc Water Agt Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 131 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: dextrose       Amount: .75 cup       Temp: 76 °F      
 
Target Water Profile
Primo purified bottled water
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
7.15 gal Infusion 156 °F 156 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Based on your provided mash thickness (1.5 qt/lb), your strike volume will exceeds the total water needed for the recipe (5.13 g). Reduce mash thickness to 1.36 qt/lb or increase pre-boil volume to 3.5 g.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 5.63 22.5  
Mash volume with grains 6.83 27.3  
Grain absorption losses -1.88 -7.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.19 g | 28.7 qt) 3 12  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.06 0.3  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.12 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 5.63 22.5  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.13 -0.5  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 5.13 20.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Pliny the Elder Clone" No Profile Selected beer recipe by tchalla7. All Grain, ABV 7.79%, IBU 81.11, SRM 4.49, Fermentables: ( NY 2-Row Pale Malt, Corn Sugar - Dextrose) Hops: (Warrior, Amarillo, Simcoe, Cascade, Centennial, Amarillo Cryo, Citra, Citra LupuLN2 (Cryo), Crystal, Chinook) Other: (Whirlfloc)
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