Pliny the Younger Clone

[Bad Goat Brewing]

I'm planning on brewing a Pliny the Younger clone next week. I think I've settled on a recipe I found online ,and i was just looking for some input. The recipe I"m leaning towards uses an insane amount of Hop Extract. It almost seems like too much, even for a "triple IPA" My main question is does this look like a reasonable hop bill?

12 gallons
Original Gravity: 1.088 (1.075 - 1.090)
Terminal Gravity: 1.008 (1.010 - 1.020)
Color: 6.45 (8.0 - 15.0)
Alcohol: 10.5% (7.5% - 10.0%)
Bitterness: Who knows (60.0 - 120.0)

Ingredients:
28 lb Domestic 2-Row Malt (84.9%)
1.3 lb Carapils®/Carafoam® (3.9%)
11 oz Crystal Malt 40L (2.1%)
14 Hop Shots (14 x 5ml hop extract) - added during boil, boiled 90 min
2 Hop Shots (2 x 5ml hop extract) - added during boil, boiled 45 min
0.7 oz Columbus (14.0%) - added during boil, boiled 45 min [12.6 IBU]
3.0 oz Simcoe (11.7%) - added during boil, boiled 30 min [37.85 IBU]
1 Whirlfloc Tablet (Irish moss) - added during boil, boiled 15 min
3.0 lb Corn sugar (9.1%) - added during boil*, boiled 10 min
5.0 oz Simcoe (11.7%) - added during boil, boiled 0 min
3.0 oz Centennial Hops (10.9%) - added during boil, boiled 0 min
2.0 oz Amarillo Hops (9.4%) - added during boil, boiled 0 min
1.0 oz Chinook (10.0%) - added during boil, boiled 0 min
48 g Fermentis Safale US-05 dry yeast
1.0 oz Simcoe (11.7%) - dry hop #1
1.0 oz Amarillo Hops (9.4%) - dry hop #1)
1.0 oz Warrior Hops (15.4%) - dry hop #1 )
2.0 oz Columbus (14.0%) - dry hop #2
2.0 oz Centennial Hops (10.9%) - dry hop #2
1.0 oz Simcoe (11.7%) - dry hop #3
1.0 oz Chinook (10.0%) - dry hop #3
0.5 oz Warrior Hops (15.4%) - dry hop #3
2.0 oz Simcoe (11.7%) - dry hop #4
1.0 oz Amarillo Hops (9.4%) - dry hop #4
1.0 oz Columbus (14.0%) - dry hop #4


http://www.theelectricbrewery.com/forum ... hp?t=26749

[Dirk McLargeHuge]

I've used the Hop Shots when I brewed Evil Twin. Two of them gave a nice, solid hop bitterness that Northern Brewer said would be around 100 IBUs. I've never seen what the IBUs are in PtY, but 14 Hop Shots sounds like a lot. What's your batch size?

[Bad Goat Brewing]

I've used the Hop Shots when I brewed Evil Twin. Two of them gave a nice, solid hop bitterness that Northern Brewer said would be around 100 IBUs. I've never seen what the IBUs are in PtY, but 14 Hop Shots sounds like a lot. What's your batch size?

The recipe is for 12 gallons. I'll probably scale it down to 9 gallons. And I'll have to add more grain, my efficiency is not as high as the original brewer.

[Dirk McLargeHuge]

I've used the Hop Shots when I brewed Evil Twin. Two of them gave a nice, solid hop bitterness that Northern Brewer said would be around 100 IBUs. I've never seen what the IBUs are in PtY, but 14 Hop Shots sounds like a lot. What's your batch size?

The recipe is for 12 gallons. I'll probably scale it down to 9 gallons. And I'll have to add more grain, my efficiency is not as high as the original brewer.

Keep us posted. I'd be interested to hear how it turns out.

[snowcapt]

Just be sure to save some hops for the rest of us.

[kal]

I thought the amount of hops was insane as well, but it turned out great!

The only thing I'd recommend is (like all other IIPAs) drinking it fairly young/fresh. I have about 1/2 keg of this left (it was kegged late Sep 2013) and a lot of the hop flavour/aroma that was originally there has subsided.

Let us know how it turns out!

Kal

[Bad Goat Brewing]

I thought the amount of hops was insane as well, but it turned out great!

The only thing I'd recommend is (like all other IIPAs) drinking it fairly young/fresh. I have about 1/2 keg of this left (it was kegged late Sep 2013) and a lot of the hop flavour/aroma that was originally there has subsided.

Let us know how it turns out!

Kal

Hey Kal thanks for posting that recipe. Drinking it fresh shouldn't be a problem. My wife is a huge hop head, sometimes i think she has to almost has be chewing on a hop cone before she thinks its a good beer.

I read on your post that you thought it would have better drier, so i think I'm going to drop the C40, and use WLP090 instead of the 05. I've had some good luck with making some drier barley wines with yeast recently.

[kal]

Sounds like a plan, though I'm not sure I'd completely get rid of the C40. Maybe a combination of slightly reducing the C40 and the carapils? You could even up the plain sugar slightly too. Good luck!

Kal