Oldsock

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Cool, I did a black IPA off mine by adding some dark malts after the first runnings. Sounds like a good plan.

I posted those additional notes recently (actually after writing them up for this thread) they are probably more accurate in terms of cloning PtY, but at at this point they are untested. When I brewed the beer I didn't have as much information as I do now.

Every time this thread pops up I think about brewing it, but it will probably have to wait for the fall. I'll be very interested to hear how your batch goes and how it turns out.

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bmbigda

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Yea man - I appreciate all the back-work you've done piecing together info on this beer. I'll definitely be putting my results on here.

What do you think about making a hop tea instead of using hop-extract?

Oldsock

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And add the hop tea near the start of the boil? I have no idea how much bitterness it would add. I had fine results on my last IPA using Columbus to bitter, that's what I would do if you don't want to order the extract since that is what Vinnie suggests in his PtE clone.

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boilmeimirish

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Any updates on this beer? Attempts, good/bad decisions?

Oldsock

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I got really close with this: http://www.themadfermentationist.com/2010/12/pliny-younger-clone-recipe.html

Next time I'll mash 1-2 F cooler for 75 minutes to get higher attenuation, and lower the amount of Amarillo to reduce the fruitiness.

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