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Foundation - Pliny the Elder 2

Name: Foundation - Pliny the Elder 2
Prep time: 75 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 165 min
Yield: 120 liters
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 36 kg Pale 2-Row; 1.5 kg Caramel / Crystal 40L; 1.5 kg Carapils (Dextrine Malt); 2 kg Corn Sugar - Dextrose; 300 g Columbus Hops; 54 g Columbus Hops; 49 g Citra Hops; 233 g Centennial Hops; 305 g Citra Hops; 121 g Centennial Hops; 121 g Columbus Hops; 121 g Citra Hops; 30 g Columbus Hops; 30 g Centennial Hops; 30 g Citra Hops; 121 g Centennial Hops

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Method: All Grain
Style: American IPA
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 120 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 129.26 liters
Post Boil Size: 134.93 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.073 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.075 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Greg Dunning
Calories: 230 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 21.2 g (Per 330ml)

Created: Tuesday June 2nd 2026

Original Gravity:

1.075

Final Gravity:

1.015

ABV (standard):

7.8%

IBU (tinseth):

107.7

SRM (morey):

6.7

Mash pH

5.7

Cost $

296.21

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
36 kg	US - Pale 2-Row36 kg Pale 2-Row	$ 2.31 / kg $ 83.16	37	1.8	87.8%
1.50 kg	American - Caramel / Crystal 40L1.5 kg Caramel / Crystal 40L	$ 8.00 / kg $ 12.00	34	40	3.7%
1.50 kg	American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)1.5 kg Carapils (Dextrine Malt)	$ 7.50 / kg $ 11.25	33	1.8	3.7%
2 kg	Corn Sugar - Dextrose2 kg Corn Sugar - Dextrose - (late boil kettle addition)	$ 5.70 / kg $ 11.40	42	0.5	4.9%
41 kg / $ 117.81

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
300 g	Columbus300 g Columbus Hops	$ 0.03 / g $ 9.00	Pellet	15.7	First Wort	0 min	49.48	19.8%
54 g	Columbus54 g Columbus Hops	$ 0.03 / g $ 1.62	Pellet	15.7	Boil	45 min	13.41	3.6%
49 g	Citra49 g Citra Hops	$ 0.06 / g $ 2.94	Pellet	13.4	Boil	30 min	8.69	3.2%
233 g	Centennial233 g Centennial Hops	$ 0.05 / g $ 11.65	Pellet	10	Whirlpool	0 min	9.71	15.4%
305 g	Citra305 g Citra Hops	$ 0.06 / g $ 18.30	Pellet	13.4	Whirlpool	14 min	17.03	20.1%
121 g	Centennial121 g Centennial Hops	$ 0.05 / g $ 6.05	Pellet	10	Dry Hop	14 days		8%
121 g	Columbus121 g Columbus Hops	$ 0.03 / g $ 3.63	Pellet	15.7	Dry Hop	14 days		8%
121 g	Citra121 g Citra Hops	$ 0.06 / g $ 7.26	Pellet	13.4	Dry Hop	14 days		8%
30 g	Columbus30 g Columbus Hops	$ 0.03 / g $ 0.90	Pellet	15.7	Dry Hop	7 days		2%
30 g	Centennial30 g Centennial Hops	$ 0.05 / g $ 1.50	Pellet	10	Dry Hop	7 days		2%
30 g	Citra30 g Citra Hops	$ 0.06 / g $ 1.80	Pellet	13.4	Boil	7 min	1.86	2%
121 g	Centennial121 g Centennial Hops	$ 0.05 / g $ 6.05	Pellet	10	Boil	10 min	7.56	8%
1,515 g / $ 70.70

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
123.75 L	Strike	69 °C	67 °C	60 min
49.59 L	Sparge	76 °C	76 °C	15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C

Yeast

White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001

Amount:	6 Each	Cost:	$ 17.95 / each $ 107.70
Attenuation (avg):	76.5%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	20 - 23 °C	Starter:	Yes
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1092 B cells required

$ 107.70 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.25 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Westmount Filtered

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
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Notes

2 L starter
Add dextrose with 10 minutes left in the boil.

Primary 7-10 days @ 66. Secondary @ 60. Last 2 days at 32.

Two dry hops in secondary, 14 days with .5 oz each: Columbus, Centennial, Simcoe. 7 days with .5 oz each: Columbus, Centennial, Simcoe

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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	Cost $	Cost %
Fermentables	$
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	$
Hops	$
Yeast	$
Other	$
Cost Per Barrel	$ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	$ 0.00
Total Cost	$ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
505 g	Columbus (Pellet) 505 g Columbus (Pellet) Hops	$ 0.03 / g $ 15.15	62.89	33.4%
505 g	Citra (Pellet) 505 g Citra (Pellet) Hops	$ 0.06 / g $ 30.30	27.58	33.3%
505 g	Centennial (Pellet) 505 g Centennial (Pellet) Hops	$ 0.05 / g $ 25.25	17.27	33.4%
1,515 g / $ 70.70

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