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Russian River Pliny the Elder Clone

Method: All Grain
Style: Imperial IPA
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 12 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 14.9 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.064 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 90% (brew house)
Source: Vinnie Cilurzo (Zymurgy July/August 2009)
Rating:

5.00 (1 Review)

Calories: 282 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 26.6 g (Per 12oz)
URL: http://www.theelectricbrewery.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=25406

Created: Thursday December 5th 2013

Original Gravity:

1.085

Final Gravity:

1.018

ABV (standard):

8.8%

IBU (tinseth):

209.2

SRM (daniels):

10.1

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

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Brew Log History

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
25.50 lb	American - Pale 2-Row25.5 lb Pale 2-Row	37	1.8	83.9%
1.20 lb	American - Caramel / Crystal 40L1.2 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L	34	40	3.9%
1.20 lb	German - Carapils1.2 lb Carapils	35	1.3	3.9%
1 lb	German - Acidulated Malt1 lb Acidulated Malt	27	3.4	3.3%
1.50 lb	Corn Sugar - Dextrose1.5 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose - (late boil kettle addition)	46	0.5	4.9%
30.40 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
7 oz	Columbus7 oz Columbus Hops	Pellet	15	Boil	90 min	157.39	26.4%
1.50 oz	Columbus1.5 oz Columbus Hops	Pellet	12.7	Boil	45 min	24.5	5.7%
2 oz	Simcoe2 oz Simcoe Hops	Pellet	12.7	Boil	30 min	27.35	7.5%
2 oz	Centennial2 oz Centennial Hops	Pellet	10	Boil	0 min		7.5%
5 oz	Simcoe5 oz Simcoe Hops	Pellet	12.7	Boil	0 min		18.9%
2 oz	Columbus2 oz Columbus Hops	Pellet	15	Dry Hop	13 days		7.5%
2 oz	Centennial2 oz Centennial Hops	Pellet	10	Dry Hop	13 days		7.5%
2 oz	Simcoe2 oz Simcoe Hops	Pellet	12.7	Dry Hop	13 days		7.5%
1 oz	Columbus1 oz Columbus Hops	Pellet	15	Dry Hop	5 days		3.8%
1 oz	Centennial1 oz Centennial Hops	Pellet	10	Dry Hop	5 days		3.8%
1 oz	Simcoe1 oz Simcoe Hops	Pellet	12.7	Dry Hop	5 days		3.8%
26.50 oz / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
10 oz	Columbus (Pellet)	157.39	37.7%
1.50 oz	Columbus (Pellet)	24.5	5.7%
10 oz	Simcoe (Pellet)	27.35	37.7%
5 oz	Centennial (Pellet)	0	18.8%
26.50 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
9.6 gal		Infusion	--	150 °F	90 min
	Mashout	Temperature	--	168 °F	--
5.3 gal		Fly Sparge	--	168 °F	--
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
3.50 g	Calcium Chloride	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
3 g	Epsom Salt	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
9 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1 each	Crushed Whirfloc	Fining	Boil	15 min.
1 tsp	Fremax Yeast Nutrient	Other	Boil	15 min.
1 tsp	Unflavored Gelatin	Fining	Bottling	--

Yeast

White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	76.5%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	68 - 73 °F	Starter:	Yes
Fermentation Temp:	66 °F	Pitch Rate:	1.25 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1161 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.2 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Light colored and hoppy

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
75	5	10	50	150	0
EB: Ca=110, Mg=18, Na=16, Cl=49, S04=279 Gather all water and put in kettle, treat as follows: 18 g Gypsum 7 g Calcium Chloride 6 g Epsom Salt Estimated PH once mashed for 15 minutes is 5.4 Drain water to HLT Pot and heat for Mash
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Notes

Fill HLT with 20 gallons:

EB Strike Water: (1.25 mash thickness X 28.85 pounds grain / 4) + 0.22 dead space under also bottom + 0.5 liquid in hoses = 9.6 gallons

Do iodine test pre-boil to ensure conversion was successful
Add corn sugar to boil, not in mash
Days 1-7 Primary
Days 8-14 Secondary - add dry hops batch 1
Days 15-21 add dry hops batch 2
Day 22 Add 1 TSP of plain gelatin to secondary and cold crash 48 hours
Day 24 Rack to bright keg or bottle

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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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JonyMac • 10/08/2015 at 02:52am

5 of 5

aromafreak • 01/02/2017 at 11:42pm

aromafreak • 01/02/2017 at 11:43pm
sounds like a good clone. How did it turn out?

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Russian River Pliny the Elder Clone

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