So it's time to jump on the homebrewing bandwagon and brew up some Pliny. This is definitely a great tasting IPA with a ton of hop flavor. I'll hopefully pit it against the Tara-dact-Ale (supposing I have some left by the time the Pliny is done) and see which is better. I'll be brewing this tomorrow which is supposed to be a great day and the start of a great weekend which means I'll be able to dry the grain and get it into some chickens who will turn it into eggs.
Pliny was the guy who first identified hops and gave them a scientific name back in the first century. What a great guy!
Recipe:
5.5 gallons
Grain:
15lb GW 2-Row
.7lb Carapils
.7lb Crystal 40L (supposed to be 50L, but oh well)
Hops:
3oz CTZ for 90m
.75oz CTZ for 45m
1oz Simcoe for 30m
1oz Centennial for 0m
2.5oz Simcoe for 0m
1oz CTZ for 10 days in secondary
1oz Centennial for 10 days in secondary
1oz Simcoe for 10 days in secondary
.25 CTZ for 5 days in secondary
.25 Centennial for 5 days in secondary
.25 Simcoe for 5 days in secondary
Extras:
1lb Dextrose for 90m in boil
1tsp Irish Moss for 15m in boil
Yeast:
1056 Slurry
Anticipated Results:
OG: 1.084
FG: 1.021
ABV: 8.3%
IBU: 127
I'll post updates as stuff happens as usual.
Brewing Update: Gravity came in way too low. Hopefully the new grain mill at BrewBros will help fix this problem. Rumor is that the old one wasn't cracking the grain as well as the new one does. OG is 1.062. So this will come in way below the targets...oh well. Everything else was nice and smooth. Total time was about 4 1/2 hours, not too bad for a 90 minute boil.
Update 6/7/11: Gravity at 1.022. I'll give it to the weekend to try to drop a little more. I'd like it to end up in the 1.014-1.017 range.
Update 6/12/11: Racked to secondary and added first round of dry hops. One ounce each of CTZ, Centennial, and Simcoe. Gravity was at 1.011. Super bitter flavor, this should be good!
Update 6/19/11: Added another .25oz of CTZ and Centennial. I was also supposed to add .25 of Simcoe, but I added .5oz of Simcoe. After all, what's better than .25oz of Simcoe? .5 oz of Simcoe.
Update 6/22/11: Racked to keg.
I've got a riddle for you. What is yellow, hoppy, and going to be dranken by me next weekend?
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