The numbering of the letters in this book has been changed slightly to bring it into line with the most recent editions. Pliny the elder clone recipe kits are for sale online at adventures in homebrewing. Pliny s dates are pinned to the eruption of mount vesuvius in ad 79 and a statement of his nephew that he died in his 56th year, which would put his birth in ad 23 or 24 pliny was the son of an equestrian gaius plinius celer and his wife marcella. See key to translations for an explanation of the format. Originally brewed to be part of a firstever double ipa festival back in 2000, pliny has become the standard by which many modern double ipas are measured. My dear tacitus, you ask me to write you something about the death of my uncle so that the account you transmit. Im planning on brewing a pliny the younger clone next week. Pliny the younger, the man, was pliny the elders nephew and adopted son. Since the german pdf on minimizing oxygen came out in april, ive. After trying younger now, i can tell that my clone was a little too fruity, and not quite piney or dank enough. Pliny the elder recipe and add more two row malt and dextrose sugar to bring up the abv. Includes the grain and hops needed to make your own pliny the elder clone.
Homebrewing pliny the elder 8 gallon gross kettle volume 5 net gallons post fermentation. The official beersmith beer recipe sharing site where you can view, download and share beer recipes for home brewing. Russian river brewing if you have not tasted beers from russian river brewing company, you should. Pliny the elder is a double ipa and one of the top five most highly rated beers on beer advocate. Pliny the younger was a roman aristocrat and administrator during the reign of the roman emperor trajan r. Pliny the elder double ipa clone extract recipe kit. Im thinking about doing a pliny clone soon, with anyones experience brewing this one is the massive amount of early boil columbus needed. This site is fully integrated with our beersmith recipe software cloud storage. Ill cut my water 5050 with distilled just to knock down the carbonate to 50 ppm and add enough gypsum to get to 150 ppm sulfate. This homebrew recipe uses the following ingredients. Ever drink pliny the elder and wish you could have five more. Beer recipe cloud by beersmith homebrew beer recipes. The recipe im leaning towards uses an insane amount of hop extract.
It almost seems like too much, even for a triple ipa my main question is does this look like a reasonable hop bill. Pliny the younger s letter to emperor trajan regarding the christians, and trajans response from the internet history sourcebooks project and w. I think ive settled on a recipe i found online,and i was just looking for some input. Originally brewed to be part of a firstever double. Pliny the elder right and pliny the younger left i made the venture to philadelphia from harrisburg for monks cafes pliny the younger event. Pliny the younger author of the letters of the younger pliny. The impact of age on pliny the elder exbeeriment results. And i approach the keyboard with my tail tucked between my legs. Younger will be available on draft each day at our brewpubs until we run out of that days allocation. Keg hopping, which allows the beer to remain in contact with the dry hops until second before serving. Firth 1900 a few words and phrases have been modified. Pliny the younger clone recipe the mad fermentationist. Pliny the elder died in 79 ad while saving people during the eruption of mt. Process the trick for pliny the younger is to get the final gravity below 1.
Caius plinius caecilius secundus pliny the younger the son of a landowner named caius caecilius was born in ad 61. He was immortalized by his nephew and adopted son, pliny the younger. Vinnie cilurzo himself authored the official homebrewscale recipe, which was. Liquid malt extract, specialty grains, hops and adjuncts are included in this original extract. He was the grandson of senator and landowner gaius caecilius, revered his uncle, pliny the elder who at this time was extremely famous around the roman empire, and provided sketches of how his uncle worked on. Pliny the younger was born in novum comum como, northern italy around 61 ad, the son of lucius caecilius cilo, born there, and his wife plinia marcella, a sister of pliny the elder. After being first tutored at home, pliny moved to rome where he was taught by quintilian, the citys first professor of rhetoric. When pliny wrote the letter youll read below he was serving as the governor of bythinia and pontus, a region of the roman empire located in modernday turkey. Pliny the elder is our double ipa, so we felt it was fitting to name our triple ipa after his son. Pliny the younger, or gaius plinius caecilius secundus, was the nephew and adopted son of pliny the elder, the author of the famous and importantly influential natural history in thirtyseven. Pliny the younger clone tasting and recipe appearance hazy from the dry hopping orangeamber. This was the second year in a row that i have attended, and with proceeds benefiting.
One unknown is i did not pull the ingredients myself, so if. Id brewed a clone version of this delicious russian river brewing staple. Pliny the younger clone recipe pliny the younger, the man, was pliny the elders nephew and adopted son. Pliny the elder tasting homebrewed clone and the real thing. Younger s fruitycitrus to pinedank ratio was pretty much on par with my elder clone which also tells me that recipe wasnt dank enough. Pliny the youngers letter to emperor trajan regarding the. While ive actually had blind pig several times, i decided to brew another russian river clone this time, one of the biggest whitewhale beers out there, pliny the younger. Pliny studied at rome before serving in the roman military in germany, eventually commanding a cavalry squadron. The original source is pliny the younger, epistles 10. Pliny the elder clone recipe kit adventures in homebrewing. To extrapolate that up to younger, i grouped the hops into two categories. Fruitycitrusy amarillo, centennial, and pinedank ctz, simcoe, chinook. Neither the younger nor the elder pliny mention the names. My clone of russian rivers awesome double ipa was ready to be compared to the real thing.
Letters from pliny and trajan, 112 ce hello world civ. Letters of pliny the younger to the historian tacitus. The commercial beer was simply the inspiration in making a deliciously hoppy session ipa that can be brewed in a short amount of time. Pliny the younger was the nephew of pliny the elder and is the name of another outrageous and highly sought after beer from russian river. This beer requires a 90 minute boil, so increase the boil volume needed to wind up with 5. The letters of the younger pliny by pliny the younger. Pliny the elder gaius plinius secondus, called pliny the elder to distinguish him from his nephew, known as pliny the younger, was born in 23 ce in como northern italy. Us05, bry97, or mangrove jacks west coast ale yeast if using dry yeast.
Correspondence, latin letters, translations into english, latin authors, omens, translations into finnish, biography. Anyone who has ever seendrank pliny knows that the amount of. Its been a few months since ive had a nice big ipa on tap, and ive been itching to brew this one since february. The beer produces a creamy white 2 finger head from a moderate pour that sinks to about 1 finger, but stays until the last sip. Click on the l symbols to go the latin text of each letter. Pliny the younger clone recipe i first sampled russian rivers pliny the younger at a beeradvocate american beer fest about five years ago. Ill have acid ready if the calcium from the gypsum isnt enough to get the mash ph down to where it needs to be. Sadly, pliny died while helping people escape the eruption of mt. We recommend the following yeast strains for this clone. I got pliny the younger s letter to trajan from the notes to eusebius ecclesiastical history, book iii, ch. Pliny the younger release 2020 russian river brewing company. Ive had samples of it a couple more times since that night, mostly from growlers, but that first sip left an indelible stamp on my tongue. But he has actually given out recipes that are different than this, and pliny is something that has been cloned so many times, so i guess that is why people are surprised.
Consequently, a good long mash at 147 for 90 minutes is used. Pliny the toddler beer recipe american homebrewers. Russian river brewing company more than doubled its production of its everpopular pliny the younger triple ipa this year, from 160 barrels. This beer is a classic favorite, and this clone recipe will satisfy even the most discriminating pliny lover. It is almost a true triple ipa with triple the amount of hops as a regular i. Pliny the younger clone tasting and recipe the mad. Pliny s uncle, pliny the elder, helped raise and educate him and they were both witnesses to. The pliny clone kit all grain farmhouse brewing supply. The younger and the restlesser fountain of younger series. Pliny the younger clone all grain imperial ipa homebrew beer. Gaius plinius caecilius secundus, born gaius caecilius or gaius caecilius cilo 61 ad ca. Brew this pliny the elder clone beer recipe and enjoy a very hoppy brew. Pliny the elder grain recipe community beeradvocate. Pliny the younger will make his 16th annual return to russian river brewing company february 7th through february 20th, 2020.
Pliny the elder, the beer, is a fullbodied, hop forward double ipa. Brewing a russian river pliny the younger clone when i brewed the russian river blind pig clone last month, i already had the next couple of beers planned out. Their ultimate source is a fragmentary inscription cil v 1 3442 found in a field in. We recommend using 2 packs of dry yeast to ferment this beer or a big yeast starter. Brewgr is an online homebrew community and recipe calculator to help homebrewers find, create and share homebrew recipes with other homebrewers.
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