Holy Crap!! Pliny the Elder clone at austin homebrew supply.

[thedigitale]

I've never had it, but may have to try it at some point after reading so much about it.

As for the price, having everything packaged in a kit makes life easier. You pay for this. If it's too much to spend, don't buy it, but if you think you'll like it and have the cash, go for it.

I would personally rather have 5 batches of non 250IBU beer for the same price, but if that's what you want to drink, the price seems fair to me.

 

[zman]

$85...WoW!!! If I did not buy hops in Bulk I would never do a Pliny Cone. Thankfully I do get them in bulk. I did my Pliny on Saturday and it is also happily bubbling away (so says my blow off tube). So far so good. I opened my fermentation chamber yesterday and the hoppy goodness hit my nose like a ton of (hoppy goodness) bricks. I cannot wait to sample this bad boy...Yum!!!

 

[CaskDevotee]

If you build the grain and hop bill on your own you can brew Pliny for under 60bucks. 1 pound of hop beauty! I will be brewing Saturday. This is All grain purchased from Rebel Brewing.

 

[vtbeerman]

I bought the kit and made it last Monday. It is a fantastic beer and isn't available in Vermont. I also made the Morebeer version which wasn't correct. They substituted a bunch of hops from the original recipe which bummed me out. Austin Homebrew gave me the correct hops and ingredients in their kit. It was a lot easier than having to piece together the hops and malt (which I buy in bulk anyway).

 

[Pumori]

So I'll be tapping an Austin clone this weekend and comparing it to the real thing (just picked up the last one they had at the local store, brew date was the 8th of this month so 10 days old today).
What's the best serving temp to do full justice to the original? I'd like to match the two as much as possible.

 

[snailsongs]

SO, here's a bit of an OT question, but I'm curious nonetheless...Is Pliny one of those IIPA's that end up with so much hop oil and resin in them that they contribute to the body of the beer? Does it seem to have the consistency of freshly squeezed hops? I love that, and if so I may brew this soon.

 

[Jipper]

I also made the Morebeer version which wasn't correct. They substituted a bunch of hops from the original recipe which bummed me out.

When did this happen? We should not be subbing out hops like that any longer.

 

[indeedproceed]

Price is now 65 bones. Talk about awesome sauce.

 

[Donny247]

I just picked this up from Austin Homebrew for 55 bucks. It was on a tuesday special!

Has anyone provided feedback on how close their clone recipe is?

 

[user 34267]

I picked up the Austin Homebrew special a couple months ago.

I've never had the real Pliny the Elder but mine turned out absolutely stellar. Probably the best smelling beer that I've ever had and just delicious. Huge flavor - tons of hops but still a giant malt flavor to balance it out.

My girlfriend won't ever drink alcohol on weekdays. I cracked open the first one on a Tuesday and gave her a sip, whereupon she informed me that I was going to have to open a second if I wanted to drink any, because she was keeping that one.

I made a couple accidental changes to the recipe but it turned out so well that if I brew it again, I'll probably keep the changes in. I can't imagine it could have turned out any better.

 

[Roudy]

I'm sorry I missed the Tuesday sale at AHS. I was in Seattle on business and while there I picked up three 500 ml bottles of Pliny at a local Whole Foods. I haven't done a side-by-side comparison yet, but plan on doing so tomorrow night. Irregardless the AHS Pliny clone that I made a couple months ago is outstanding whether it's a close match or not.

 

[Shepherd5]

I just brewed the Pliny two days ago, and I made a 2 liter yeast starter. I am glad I put a blow-off tube on this because I awoke the next morning to a volcanic-like eruption. Now, day 2, and it is starting to slow down, but there is a constant CO2 flow with a churning I have never before witnessed.

Only within the last few months have I discovered the hoppier, higher ABV beers, because of getting into home brewing. I sampled many, like: Pliny, Stone, Green Flash, Dogfishhead, etc. My favorites so far are Sculpin IPA from Ballast Point Brewery and Stone's IPA. I still have many others to sample, but I am really hooked on the hoppy ones. My Red Trolley tastes very malty and sweet to me now.

 

[bovineblitz]

I ordered the Pliny hops pack and decided to do black pliny, just adding a small bit of de-husked carafa III and de-bittered black patent. Should be fun!

 

[KyleWolf]

I found a clone of pliny the elder clone on 365. Looks like you could make it for about $70-80 after shipping and taxes.

 

[Austinhomebrew]

Much cheaper at austin homebrew now. Original post is old.

Forrest

 

[r2eng]

Just an added "late addition" to the OP:

I learned a lot from AHS all-grain kits, and had the pleasure of drinking the wonderful beers made from them. I learned about grain bills, hops and everything needed to brew great beers from my own recipes.

The recipes Forrest puts out are excellent: I highly recommend his AHS kits, not just the clones. However, the clones I brewed were pretty darn close.

 

[Austinhomebrew]

Thanks for the props.

Forrest

 

[HalfPint]

Much cheaper at austin homebrew now. Original post is old.

Forrest

Yep.

After switching to all grain, having my own yeast, and not selecting any of the other options, it costs $52.20 + shipping.

Now if you can brew this almost half as decent as RR, that's a STEAL for this quality of a beer.

Just a thought of mine,
J

 

[JoeBlaze]

The product no longer exist! http://www.austinhomebrew.com/product_info.php?products_id=11675

 

[mhochman]

The product no longer exist! http://www.austinhomebrew.com/product_info.php?products_id=11675

Two weeks ago I e-mailed forrest about this and he explained that the shortage in Simcoe caused them to pull the kit. Last week it popped back up and I ordered the all grain version. Didn't realize it's gone again. Mine is on its way, though.

 

[BTMVO]

Just brewed my Pliny kit from AHBS this past weekend. Like Shepherd5 did, I put the blowoff tube on after the first day because it was getting angry. Can't wait!

 

[mhochman]

Just brewed my Pliny kit from AHBS this past weekend. Like Shepherd5 did, I put the blowoff tube on after the first day because it was getting angry. Can't wait!

Finally brewed mine last Thursday. Took the blowoff tube off yesterday. Stir plate yeast starter + this kit = holy crap!

 

[Jipper]

Off Backorder and new lower pricing:

http://morebeer.com/search?search=pliny&=Search :rockin:

 

[rhamilton]

Damn you Simcoe!!!!!!!!

 

[HopSong]

Price at RR is now $14 for 1/2 gal growler.. mmmm

 

[Halaster]

Going to be a rough year with the way hops are selling out all over. May have to brew some lower grav beers to keep my brewing fix going every week to two weeks.

 

[te-wa]

I got my kit here: http://www.boomchugalug.com/product/whiny-the-youngster-imperial-ipa
i did two things different: the instructions call for a dry hop, once.. not like RR's recipe wants two.. so on second dry-hop - 7 days after the first, i added .75oz Citra also.
the recipe calls for a 60 min boil, not 90 like the RR site.
ill be getting some Pliny on next w/e's trip to Sandy Ego and by then the Pliny clone will be carbed and ready for a comparison.