Pliny the Elder from AHB???

Hey guy and gals just wondering if any of you have bought the Austin Home Brew recipe version of Pliny the Elder and brewed it? How did it come out? How did to compare to the real PtE? Any info would be great. I really want to try to brew a clone of this brew.

ya i was asking if it is good or not?

BrianTheBrewer said:

ya i was asking if it is good or not?

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They are similar recipes, the AHS and the clone he linked.

Both are very good.

I think the AHS recipe is based off the well published recipe from Russian River. Here is the recipe for the clone: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f69/pliny-bastid-21229/. What I am trying to say is that they are basically the same and same as the recipe brewed at Russian River, so any difference will come from difference in you system and brewing practices.

ok we will see how it comes out

Note, all the pre 45 minute IBUs in PTE now come from extract, and you can get a very similar product from Northern Brewer (hopshot).

No one really likes to answer the question do they. It's a common problem when you ask something that no one knows the answer but know the basic topic. They answer a DIFFERENT question LOL

Beerrific is sort of correct but buying a kit might be cheaper and there WILL be differences \.

If you look at AHS site they have a comment section on every brew

Comment by Richard J K on Tuesday 26 January, 2010

Bought and brewed the all grain. This is a phenomenal beer. I just recieved my second kit. This will become a standard brew in my house

Comment by Josh P on Monday 07 December, 2009

I just tapped your Pliny the Elder clone this weekend and it is delicious! It's surprisingly smooth for 368 theoretical IBUs and the punch-you-in-your-face hop flavor and aroma are awesome. Based on the ~8% ABV I thought it might take a while to get through this keg, but after enjoying 4 or 5 pints with my brother-in-law this weekend I think it'll go much quicker than I originally expected!

I'll answer. It was fantastic. I compared it side-by-side with an actual Pliny (thanks to a benevolent HBT member) and it was pretty damn close. Definitely on the brew again list.

Grinder12000 said:

No one really likes to answer the question do they.

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No, it's that no on likes answering the same question 50 times. There's more than one thread on the exact topic. It's a good clone, i'll say it again.

Grinder12000 said:

Beerrific is sort of correct but buying a kit might be cheaper and there WILL be differences \.

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If you buy the same thing that is included in the kit there will be no differences. The fact that it is a kit is of no consequence.

I brewed it up once and it came out great. It's not an exact match to PtE but if you want a clean, in-your-face-hops beer, this one will definitely do it.

i brewed it up and it is awsome and very close. i can get pliney on tap at 2 bars close to me so i drink it often. the batch i brewed up was AG BIAB, i under shot my gravity so added some LDME to make it up. it took about 6 weeks in the bottle for it to mellow out and taste awsome. i tired one after 3 weeks and the hops were too much. after 6 awsome! i also mashed a bit low 152 i think i would mash a little higher cause it was not as sweet as the real thing but will definatle make it again since i now have a 10 gal mash tun

I am still not sure if I want to do the partial mash or all grain recipe.