If you are new to the craft beer world or just simply like IPA's ... Pliny the Elder this is the standard. It is a robust Imperial / Double IPA full of pine and fruit flavors with a a solid malt backbone to check the bitterness of the hops and is extremely drinkable. Heck ... sounds like a great beer to brew!
Of course at 23 oz. of hops this will put all our other beers we've brewed to shame. Which is how we came to rename this beer Pliny the Minor... we got a little nervous will all the hops and decided to back off the dry hopping. We finished with 17.5 oz. in our boil and called it a day. 7 days in primary, 10 in secondary, kegged at 14 and there it sits.
I tried it at July 1st (that's about 6 weeks after brewing) and it is still a little harsh on the back end. I heard Russian River lets the Elder sit for up to 6 months before the distribute so we may be in for a long wait!
Oh ... and we did a time lapse of the brew .... check out the video on YouTube below!
Of course at 23 oz. of hops this will put all our other beers we've brewed to shame. Which is how we came to rename this beer Pliny the Minor... we got a little nervous will all the hops and decided to back off the dry hopping. We finished with 17.5 oz. in our boil and called it a day. 7 days in primary, 10 in secondary, kegged at 14 and there it sits.
I tried it at July 1st (that's about 6 weeks after brewing) and it is still a little harsh on the back end. I heard Russian River lets the Elder sit for up to 6 months before the distribute so we may be in for a long wait!
Oh ... and we did a time lapse of the brew .... check out the video on YouTube below!