Double IPA Pliny the Elder Clone

[PackerfaninSanDiego]

well today was the day I bottled......35 days later. FG was 1.020.......hope it's not too sweet. But in the beginning, it took along time for the cake to fall. Two weeks from now.........???

 

[cannman]

well today was the day I bottled......35 days later. FG was 1.020.......hope it's not too sweet. But in the beginning, it took along time for the cake to fall. Two weeks from now.........???

Well buddy, that sounds way high. If you prime, you're likely to get bottle bombs... But at the same time, what are you going to do? Prime light... Very light...

 

[PackerfaninSanDiego]

Well buddy, that sounds way high. If you prime, you're likely to get bottle bombs... But at the same time, what are you going to do? Prime light... Very light...

well after two weeks in the bottle I'll try one, if it's good stuff. I'll put all the bottles in refrigeration .

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

Agree with cannman. Error on the low side of priming sugar. Been there..you do not want that.

 

[OmegaRed]

brewing this tonight. pretty excited

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

brewing this tonight. pretty excited

How did brewing go?

 

[PlexVector]

Favorite picture of the day. Toasting the greens..

Wait...is that a hop smoothie!?

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

Yumm, hop smoothy, good idea! Pliny came out at 9.2%. Finished at 1.010, driest beer I've ever made. Seems too dry. Anyway 1st dry hop completed.

Edit: keg sample great as usual.

 

[ptran86]

I brew mine last Friday (7/3), as of last night, 3 days later, there is sign of fermentation but the bubbler isn't bubling. Should I be concern? I've seen video and read comments of people having issue with too strong of fermentation.

I pitched 1.5L yeast starter at 80ish degree. I used Wyeast 1056.

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

Bucket? Maybe lid is not on tight. Give it a day or 2 then check gravity.

 

[ptran86]

Bucket? Maybe lid is not on tight. Give it a day or 2 then check gravity.

I'm using a big mouth carboy from Northern Brewery. I open and reclosed the lid to make sure it's airtight. Forgot to mentioned, I'm not using a bubbler but a bung and rubber hole that is submerged in a glass of sanitized water.

Checked last night and still no bubbles. I will check the gravity this weekend.

Should i be worry?

 

[OmegaRed]

How did brewing go?

Sorry I haven't been on here. Was in Texas for 2 weeks for a wedding.

Anyways, brewing went great. Hit all the numbers spot on. Holy mother of God. This is a lot of hops. I dry hopped last night, and also brewed a Jalepeno Cream Ale from here. I also kicked my last keg of Centennial Blonde. My pipe line is dry!

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

Best part of a dry pipeline is filling it back up. I'm full but 2 of 4 going dry.

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

I'm using a big mouth carboy from Northern Brewery. I open and reclosed the lid to make sure it's airtight. Forgot to mentioned, I'm not using a bubbler but a bung and rubber hole that is submerged in a glass of sanitized water.

Checked last night and still no bubbles. I will check the gravity this weekend.

Should i be worry?

A blow off tube. Makes sense. That big mouth is see through right? Should have krausen layer, which would be a good sign. Unless your yeast was pitched at 150F pretty sure you fermented something. Post a picture and let us know how the sample went.

 

[cannman]

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[ptran86]

A blow off tube. Makes sense. That big mouth is see through right? Should have krausen layer, which would be a good sign. Unless your yeast was pitched at 150F pretty sure you fermented something. Post a picture and let us know how the sample went.

Yes blow off tube, sorry couldn't think of the name at the time. There was a pretty good layer of krausen (~2inches) during the 1st week. It's been a little over 1 week since brewed and the krausen has dissipated. There is still some tiny bubbles floating to the top in the carboy.

I looked last night and the beer has cleared up A LOT. Before it look like mud. I will take gravity soon and post a picture. I might also wait to do both when I drop hop next weekend.

 

[ptran86]

Checked my gravity last night and it was 1.001 (OG was 1.061). I was going to wait 3 weeks before dryhopping but seeing how the gravity is so low I decided to dryhop after only 2 weeks in primiary. Planning on dryhopping for 1 week then bottle condition for 3-4 weeks.

 

[ultravista]

Dang, 1.001 is exceptionally low. It will be bone dry.

 

[ptran86]

Dang, 1.001 is exceptionally low. It will be bone dry.

I was shocked it was at 1.001. Is it because my yeast was to active?

I used a Refractometer to measure my gravity. Original brix was 15 and last night it was at 6 so gravity should be around 1.001. I'll report back in a month on what it taste like. I pulled a sample last night and actaully it tasted pretty good. Not a lot of aroma, but I assume the dry hoping will fix that problem.

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

I'd check with a hydrometer. No beer yeast attunuates 99.99%

 

[Heinesands]

If you measured at 6 brix your gravity is 1.023 or so. 0 brix would be 1.000.

 

[Chris7687]

Just brewed a 2.5gal batch for a sample of the recipe. OG came in at 1.074 for a 80% effic with BIAB. Looking forward to this beer. Hoping to get a bottle to do a side by side.

Tweaked the recipe a little. The 200 IBU's was way too high. I toned it down to 130 IBU. I still need the enamel on my teeth!

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

Just brewed a 2.5gal batch for a sample of the recipe. OG came in at 1.074 for a 80% effic with BIAB. Looking forward to this beer. Hoping to get a bottle to do a side by side.

Tweaked the recipe a little. The 200 IBU's was way too high. I toned it down to 130 IBU. I still need the enamel on my teeth!

Those hops are there for a reason. Trust the recipe. I'd recommend doing original recipes 1st then tweaking. It is a bitter hop bomb at first, but after a few weeks becomes golden heaven.

 

[ptran86]

I'd check with a hydrometer. No beer yeast attunuates 99.99%

Measured gravity last night with a hydrometer and gravity was at 1.012 after 3 weeks in fermentation. Going to bottle tonight.

If you measured at 6 brix your gravity is 1.023 or so. 0 brix would be 1.000.

You can't directly measuer the gravity with a refractometer after fermentation has started. You need to compare the original brix and final brix to get your adjusted gravity.

 

[ikaris]

So am I understanding correctly that the primary fermentation is 14 days? And then transfer to secondary, add hops for dry hop and ferment another 14 days?

 

[ultravista]

So am I understanding correctly that the primary fermentation is 14 days? And then transfer to secondary, add hops for dry hop and ferment another 14 days?

Remove primary/secondary fermentation from your brewing vocabulary unless fermenting with one strain then again with a second. Gone are the days of "secondary".

Ferment until gravity is reached which may be 7 to 14 days. With 001, mine usually reaches terminal gravity within 7 days. I leave it rest and clean-up for another 7 days, move the beer off the yeast (into a keg) and begin the dry hop process. I drop hop at room temperature for the first 7 days, then add the second dose of dry hops for an additional 7 days - 14 days total. Some go longer while others shorter.

I am the only one drinking my beer at home so 5 gallons lasts a while. With Pliny, and other hop forward beers, I separate my drop hopping by maybe a month since my brews last 2-3 months. The second round of drop hopping is somewhere near the mid-point of the keg. Think it of as 'refreshing' the aroma and flavor profile that would have otherwise waned over time.

 

[Joesl8]

Anyone know how accurate the original recipe for this is? I have yet to find the real stuff in stores and would love to give this a try for my next batch. Russian River Brewery states that the hops are Amarillo, Centennial, CTZ, and Simcoe. Anyone have a 5 gal AG recipe with these hops? Also, noticed everyone's batch is a dark amber color, isn't the original Pliny an orangish hue?

 

[jammin]

^check this recipe out:

http://www.bertusbrewery.com/2013/08/pliny-elder-clone-30.html?m=1

 

[ultravista]

Here's an absolute accurate recipe from a contract brewer of Russian River. You won't get any closer than this

 

[crusader1612]

Here's an absolute accurate recipe from a contract brewer of Russian River. You won't get any closer than this

Looking pretty good. I can't see information on volume??