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Pliny the Eldest

Name: Pliny the Eldest
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 150 min
Yield: 35 liters
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 10 kg Pale 2-Row; 0.5 kg Caramel / Crystal 40L; 0.5 kg Carapils (Dextrine Malt); 0.75 kg Corn Sugar - Dextrose; 20 g Columbus Hops; 33 g Columbus Hops; 44 g Simcoe Hops; 44 g Centennial Hops; 109 g Simcoe Hops; 44 g Columbus Hops; 44 g Centennial Hops; 44 g Simcoe Hops; 11 g Columbus Hops; 7.1 g Centennial Hops; 7.1 g Simcoe Hops

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Method: All Grain
Style: Imperial IPA
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 35 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 50 liters
Post Boil Size: 35 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.075 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Vinnie Cilurzo (Zymurgy July/August 2009)
Calories: 246 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.5 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Friday June 26th 2026

Original Gravity:

1.075

Final Gravity:

1.012

ABV (standard):

8.2%

IBU (tinseth):

85.5

SRM (daniels):

10.3

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
10 kg	US - Pale 2-Row10 kg Pale 2-Row	37	1.8	85.1%
0.50 kg	American - Caramel / Crystal 40L0.5 kg Caramel / Crystal 40L	34	40	4.3%
0.50 kg	American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)0.5 kg Carapils (Dextrine Malt)	33	1.8	4.3%
0.75 kg	Corn Sugar - Dextrose0.75 kg Corn Sugar - Dextrose	42	0.5	6.4%
11.75 kg / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
20 g	Columbus20 g Columbus Hops	Pellet	15	Boil	90 min	22.77	4.9%
33 g	Columbus33 g Columbus Hops	Pellet	15	Boil	45 min	32.24	8.1%
44 g	Simcoe44 g Simcoe Hops	Pellet	12.7	Boil	30 min	30.47	10.8%
44 g	Centennial44 g Centennial Hops	Pellet	10	Aroma	0 min		10.8%
109 g	Simcoe109 g Simcoe Hops	Pellet	12.7	Aroma	0 min		26.8%
44 g	Columbus44 g Columbus Hops	Pellet	15	Dry Hop	13 days		10.8%
44 g	Centennial44 g Centennial Hops	Pellet	10	Dry Hop	13 days		10.8%
44 g	Simcoe44 g Simcoe Hops	Pellet	12.7	Dry Hop	13 days		10.8%
11 g	Columbus11 g Columbus Hops	Pellet	15	Dry Hop	5 days		2.7%
7.10 g	Centennial7.1 g Centennial Hops	Pellet	10	Dry Hop	5 days		1.7%
7.10 g	Simcoe7.1 g Simcoe Hops	Pellet	12.7	Dry Hop	5 days		1.7%
407.20 g / $ 0.00

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
36.9 L		Strike	73 °C	67 °C	60 min
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
0.50 kg	Whirlfloc tablet		Water Agt	Boil	15 min.

Yeast

Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05

Amount:	3 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	81%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	12 - 25 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 223 B cells required

$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.25

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
53	0	8	17	13	55
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Notes

Fermenter size: 35L
Mash Water: 28L
Sparge Water: 22L

Original Gravity: 1.072
Final Gravity: 1.011
Extract Efficiency: 75 percent
IBUs: 90-95 (actual/not calculated)
ABV: 8.2%
SRM: 7

Directions:

Mash grains at 151-152° F (66-67° C) for an hour or until starch conversion is complete.
Mash out at 170° F (77° C) and sparge.
Collect runoff, stir in dextrose, and bring to a boil.
Add hops as indicated in the recipe.
After a 90 minute boil, chill wort to 67° F (19° C) and transfer to fermenter.
Pitch two packages of yeast or a yeast starter and aerate well.
Ferment at 67° F (19° C) until fermentation activity subsides, then rack to secondary.
Add first set of dry hops on top of the racked beer and age 7-9 days, then add the second set.
Age five more days then bottle or keg the beer.

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Last Updated: 2026-06-26 21:21 UTC

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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	IBU	Bill %
108 g	Columbus (Pellet) 108 g Columbus (Pellet) Hops	55.01	26.5%
204.10 g	Simcoe (Pellet) 204.1 g Simcoe (Pellet) Hops	30.47	50.1%
95.10 g	Centennial (Pellet) 95.1 g Centennial (Pellet) Hops	0	23.3%
407.20 g / $ 0.00