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Pliny the Elder Clone – Anvil Foundry – Grain to Glass – Brewed during a flash flood Part 1 of 2
The most amazing beers I’ve ever brewed as it came out awesome!!! This was brewed on an Anvil Foundry 10.5 Gallon with pump as the first beer brewed on this new system after I received it. Pliny the Elder (clone) came out at 8.7% abv (OG 1.071 FG 1.006) with a theoretical IBU of 204.4
Pliny the Elder (recipe that we brewed)
8.7% abv at 64% efficiency – 204.4 IBU – 8.1 SRM – 1.017 OG – 1.006 FG
5 Gallon batch (5.15 gallons collected to account for loss) – 19 Liters
12.75 lbs American 2 Row (5.78 Kilograms)
12 oz Cara Pils (.34 Kilograms)
8 oz Crystal 40L (.23 Kilograms)
1 lb Dextrose/Corn Sugar (.45 Kilograms) (added last 10 minutes)
2 oz Citra Whole Leaf (14.3% Alpha) (56.7 grams) at 90 mins
2 oz Magnum (11.6% Alpha) (56.7 grams) at 90 mins
1 oz Simcoe (12.9% Alpha) (28.3 grams) at 30 mins
10 minute additions:
Added 1 heaping tsp of Wyeast Yeast Nutrient
Added 4 oz cooled wort with 1/4 tsp of Super Moss HB
1 oz Columbus (14.9% Alpha) (28.3 grams) at 5 mins
Steep/Whirlpool hop additions for 10 minutes at 160 F
1 oz Simcoe (12.9% Alpha) (28.3 grams)
2 oz Centennial (9.3% Alpha) (56.7 grams)
Pitched Mangrove Jack’s West Coast M44 dry yeast at 78F and fermented for 2 weeks at 68F
Dry hop for 7 days
1 oz Simcoe (12.9% Alpha) (28.3 grams)
1 oz Simcoe (12.9% Alpha) (28.3 grams)
3 oz Columbus (14.9% Alpha) (85 grams)
Anvil Foundry 10.5 Gallon All-in-one brewing system with recirculation pump kit
Pliny the Elder kit (we added 2 oz of Citra)
Mangove Jack’s #1 IPA – Part 2 of 2
Mangrove Jack’s #1 IPA – 100% extract beer came out amazing. I really was crossing my fingers and Mangrove Jack’s delivered on a great tasting, dry hopped extract IPA! If you just want to try brewing this would be a great starter or if you are a seasoned brewer and just want to step back and see what this is all about, I would highly recommend it. Plus you can always modify it a bit to fit your tastes.
Mangrove Jack’s #1 IPA – Part 1 of 2
If you can boil water, you can make this brew! It really is that easy and it tastes great too!
Citrus Rye IPA, Grain to Glass – Part 2 of 2
Extremely citrus forward Citrus Rye IPA without any citrus added to the brew, as all of the citrus came from the hops and yeasts used. I took an old Red Rye IPA recipe that I had brewed before and modified it using ingredients from beer kits I bought during the holidays. Just remember if you buy a beer kit you can always just use the parts to make your own recipes.
Imperial Citrus A38 (only yeast I planned on using) Sadly the fermentation staled so I added on the 6th day: Imperial Barbarian A04 yeast On the 7th day I added: Bootleg Biology – Funk Weapon #3 which within 24 hours fermentation started up again.
Citrus Rye IPA, Grain to Glass – Part 1 of 2
Extremely citrus forward Citrus Rye IPA without any citrus added to the brew, as all of the citrus came from the hops and yeasts used. I took an old Red Rye IPA recipe that I had brewed before and modified it using ingredients from beer kits I bought during the holidays. Just remember if you buy a beer kit you can always just use the parts to make your own recipes.
Citrus Rye IPA - 7.4 ABV - 100 IBU - 13.2 SRM 5 Gallon batch (5.15 gallons to account for loss) - 19 Liters 6 lbs of Pale LME (2.72 Kilograms) 2 lbs Rye Malt (.91 Kilograms) 1 lb Cara-Pils (.45 Kilograms) 1 lb Carared (.45 Kilograms) 1 lb Wheat Malt, Pale (.45 Kilograms) 1/2 lb Victory Malt (.23 Kilograms) 4 oz Caraaroma (.11 Kilograms) 1 oz Chinook (12.4% Alpha) (28.3 grams) at 90 mins 1 oz Centennial (8.2% Alpha) (28.3 grams) at 90 mins 1 oz Chinook (12.4% Alpha) (28.3 grams) at 15 mins 1 oz Centennial (8.2% Alpha) (28.3 grams) at 15 mins 1 oz Chinook (12.4% Alpha) (28.3 grams) at 5 mins 1 oz Centennial (8.2% Alpha) (28.3 grams) at 5 mins 10 minutes before cutting the heat: Added 1 heaping tsp of Wyeast Yeast Nutrient Added 1 tsp of Amylase enzyme to help break down additional fermentable sugars For 10 min whirlpool for the 5 hops listed below at 140F (60C): 1 oz Chinook (12.4% Alpha) (28.3 grams) 1 oz Centennial (8.2% Alpha) (28.3 grams) 1 oz Citra (12.8% Alpha) (28.3 grams) 1 oz Cascade (5.7% Alpha) (28.3 grams) 1 oz Calista (3.2% Alpha) (28.3 grams) Mash 122 F for 30 min (50 C) Mash 150 F for 30 min (65.5 C) Mash out 168 F for 10 min (75.5 C) Dry Hop for 7 days the 5 hops listed below: 1 oz Chinook (12.4% Alpha) (28.3 grams) 1 oz Centennial (8.2% Alpha) (28.3 grams) 1 oz Citra (12.8% Alpha) (28.3 grams) 1 oz Cascade (5.7% Alpha) (28.3 grams) 1 oz Calista (3.2% Alpha) (28.3 grams)