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I am going to brew a Blind Pig clone this weekend, and I am looking for a little help. I have read that this recipe I have is an old one and Vinnie is making it different now. Does anyone know anything about a new recipe, and if so how different is it?

Grain/Extract/Sugar

% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
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89.7 13.00 lbs. Pale Malt(2-row) America 1.036 2
3.4 0.50 lbs. Wheat Malt America 1.038 2
3.4 0.50 lbs. Cara-Pils Dextrine Malt 1.033 2
3.4 0.50 lbs. Crystal 40L America 1.034 40

Potential represented as SG per pound per gallon.


Hops

Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
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2.00 oz. Chinook Pellet 13.00 72.0 60 min.
0.50 oz. Cascade Pellet 5.75 4.4 30 min.
1.00 oz. Cascade Pellet 5.75 1.6 15 min.


Extras

Amount Name Type Time
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1.00 Unit(s)Whirlfloc Fining 10 Min.(boil)
1.00 Oz Oak Chips (American) Spice 7 Days(fermenter)

After a few emails back and forth with Vinnie this is what I brewed earlier this year. A combo of the Morebeer recipe and what info Vinnie gave up to me. They dont use oak anymore, but Vinnie said he uses some Simcoe and Amarillo now. I did 10 gallons, oaked 5 gallons and non oaked the other carboy. I liked the both, but the oak did smooth out some of the bitterness. I may kick up the amount of Carapils a 1/4 of a pound next time

Blind Pig IPA Updated
14-B American IPA



Size: 5.7 gal
Efficiency: 75.0%
Attenuation: 75.0%
Calories: 224.42 per 12.0 fl oz

Original Gravity: 1.067 (1.056 - 1.075)
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Terminal Gravity: 1.017 (1.010 - 1.018)
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Color: 8.0 (6.0 - 15.0)
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Alcohol: 6.63% (5.5% - 7.5%)
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Bitterness: 82.74 (40.0 - 60.0)
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Ingredients:
1.5 oz Chinook (13.0%) - added during boil, boiled 60.0 min
0.5 oz Cascade (5.8%) - added during boil, boiled 30.0 min
1.0 oz Cascade (5.8%) - added during boil, boiled 15.0 min
0.5 oz Amarillo (8.5%) - added during boil, boiled 2.0 min
0.5 oz Simcoe (13.0%) - added during boil, boiled 2.0 min
0.25 oz Amarillo (8.5%) - added dry to primary fermenter
0.25 oz Simcoe (13.0%) - added dry to primary fermenter
0.5 oz Cascade (5.5%) - added dry to primary fermenter
1.0 oz Centennial (10.0%) - added dry to primary fermenter
13.0 lbs Pale Malt(2-row)
0.5 lbs Wheat Malt
0.5 lbs Cara-Pils Dextrine Malt
0.5 lbs Crystal 40L
1 Unit Whirlfloc - added during boil, boiled 10.0 min
1.0 oz Oak Chips (American) - added dry to primary fermenter
1.0 ea White Labs WLP001 California Ale
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Schedule:
Ambient Air: 70.0 °F
Source Water: 60.0 °F
Elevation: 0.0 m

00:13:20 Mash In - Liquor: 4.53 gal; Strike: 165.7 °F; Target: 153.0 °F
01:13:20 Saccharification Rest - Rest: 60.0 min; Final: 153.1 °F
01:19:48 Mash Out - Heat: 6.5 min; Target: 168.0 °F
02:04:48 Sparge - Sparge: 3.99 gal sparge @ 170.0 °F, 6.81 gal collected, 45.0 min; Total Runoff: 6.99 gal

Notes:
Dry hop with 1 oz American oak chips, 1/2 oz cascade hops and 1 oz centennial hops 7 days into the fermentation. Rack off the chips and dry hops after another 7 days.

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Thanks! After drinking a bunch of Pliny and Blind Pig side by side, I think I like Blind Pig better. I've brewed Vinnie's Pliny recipe and had great luck in competitions with it, but it is too damned expensive to brew. I have been looking for the Blind Pig recipe to give it a try. At least I have all the hops for this one.

Wayne

Bugeater wrote:Thanks! After drinking a bunch of Pliny and Blind Pig side by side, I think I like Blind Pig better. I've brewed Vinnie's Pliny recipe and had great luck in competitions with it, but it is too damned expensive to brew. I have been looking for the Blind Pig recipe to give it a try. At least I have all the hops for this one.

Wayne

It tasted great and was a big hit on tap at my house. I won a ribbon in a few competitions for it.

Thanks Guys!! I love the Blind Pig, it was the first craft beer I ever had. I used to go to his brewery in Temecula and get growlers filled.

Goo Brew wrote:Thanks Guys!! I love the Blind Pig, it was the first craft beer I ever had. I used to go to his brewery in Temecula and get growlers filled.

Well then the oaked version is probably closer to that then.

I have not had good luck with oak chips. Weird flavors that mello with time (6 months). Maybe I leave them in to long. Just have never been happy with them.

Try the oak cubes instead.