Description:

Had a blind taste test vs. Pliny the Elder on 2/14/2013. Pliny the Elder was 18 days aged since bottling according to the date on the bottle and the clone wa

Ingredients:

• 1.30 tbsp - PH 5.2 Stabilizer (Mash 60 min) (Misc)
• 13 lbs - Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) (Grain)
• 1 lbs 8.0 oz - Caramel Malt - 60L (Briess) (60.0 SRM) (Grain)
• 1 lbs 8.0 oz - Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) (Grain)
• 1 lbs - Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) (Grain)
• 8.0 oz - Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L (20.0 SRM) (Grain)
• 1 lbs 5.0 oz - Corn Sugar (Dextrose) (0.0 SRM) (Grain)
• 4.0 oz - Columbus (Tomahawk) [15.5%] - Boil 90 min (Hops)
• 1.0 oz - Simcoe [13.0%] - Boil 60 min (Hops)
• 1.0 oz - Columbus (Tomahawk) [15.5%] - Boil 45 min (Hops)
• 1.0 oz - Simcoe [13.0%] - Boil 30 min (Hops)
• 1.00 - Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15 min) (Misc)
• 0.25 tsp - Irish Moss (Boil 10 min) (Misc)
• 1.25 tsp - Yeast Nutrient (Boil 10 min) (Misc)
• 3.0 oz - Simcoe [13.0%] - Boil 0 min (Hops)
• 1.0 oz - Centennial [9.9%] - Boil 0 min (Hops)
• 1 pkgs - California Ale (White Labs #WLP001) (Yeast)
• 1.0 oz - Centennial [10.0%] - Dry Hop 10 days (Hops)
• 1.0 oz - Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.0%] - Dry Hop 10 days (Hops)
• 1.0 oz - Simcoe [13.0%] - Dry Hop 10 days (Hops)
• 1.0 oz - Centennial [10.0%] - Dry Hop 4 days (Hops)
• 1.0 oz - Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.0%] - Dry Hop 4 days (Hops)
• 1.0 oz - Simcoe [13.0%] - Dry Hop 4 days (Hops)
• 0.3 oz - Centennial [10.0%] - Dry Hop 0 days (Hops)
• 0.3 oz - Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.0%] - Dry Hop 0 days (Hops)
• 0.3 oz - Simcoe [13.0%] - Dry Hop 0 days (Hops)

Additional Instructions

Boil: 90 Minutes

Beer Profile

Original Gravity: 1.078 (18.8° P)
Final Gravity: 1.012 SG (3.1° P)
Alcohol by Vol: 8.8%
Color SRM: 13.6  Color Sample 
Bitterness IBU: 218.2
Recipe Type: all-grain
Yield: 6.50 US Gallons

Source: Justin A Baggs