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joeg
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Link Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2015 8:19 pm Post subject: pliny |
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Has anyone made a pliny the elder with Kals recipe lately?
How does it compare to the original?
Would you make any changes in ingredients or process?
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Castermmt
Joined: 03 Jan 2011 Posts: 863 Location: Lowell, In
Drinking: Steelhead Porter, Alt-Toids, Hefty-Weizen, Terry's Kolsch, African Amber, Pumpkin Ale, Double Dog Ale
Working on: Janet's Brown Ale, Terry's Kolsch, Pilsner
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kal Forum Administrator
Joined: 12 Dec 2010 Posts: 11123 Location: Ottawa, Canada
Drinking: Pub Ale, Electric Creamsicle, Mild, Pliny the Younger, Belgian Dark Strong, Weizen, Russian Imperial Stout, Black Butte Porter
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Link Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2015 2:16 pm Post subject: Re: pliny |
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joeg wrote: | How does it compare to the original? |
While Vinny's changed the recipe slightly over the years, it's not like it's changed substantially in terms of taste/flavour. It's still a double IPA with massive fresh hop aroma of floral, citrus, and pine.
The one I list is close to the original. Because of the absolutely stupid amount of hops used, I imagine you could easily make some fairly significant changes to the balance between the hops (or possibly even sub some in our out) and not be able to tell the difference.
If you like pliny as sold today (or as it was sold years ago), I'm sure you'll like the recipe.
P.S. I'm assuming you're asking about Pliny the Elder and not Pliny the Younger. (Though most of what I wrote above holds true for both, Younger's simply not been around as long / hasn't undergone that many changes probably).
Kal
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joeg
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Link Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2015 2:46 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the reply. I plan to make this in the next week or two.
The only thing I would like to change is a substitute for the high fructose corn sugar
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kal Forum Administrator
Joined: 12 Dec 2010 Posts: 11123 Location: Ottawa, Canada
Drinking: Pub Ale, Electric Creamsicle, Mild, Pliny the Younger, Belgian Dark Strong, Weizen, Russian Imperial Stout, Black Butte Porter
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Link Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2015 4:53 pm Post subject: |
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joeg wrote: | The only thing I would like to change is a substitute for the high fructose corn sugar |
What were you planning on using? Some simple sugars are often needed in high ABV beers such as this one in order to get them to attenuate enough. Regular table sugar works fine too and is often what I will use.
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joeg
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Link Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2015 10:56 pm Post subject: |
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I have organic cane sugar in stock. The only other alternative is the organic corn sugar from seven bridges, which is
pretty expensive when you include the shipping. They seem to be the only ones who sell it.
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kal Forum Administrator
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Link Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2015 1:48 am Post subject: |
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If you want to go organic, organic cane sugar's available at just about any grocery store. Around here even Costco has it.
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joeg
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Link Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2015 10:27 pm Post subject: |
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ok I'm going for it. Let you know in about 4 weeks how it turns out
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kal Forum Administrator
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Link Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2015 12:27 am Post subject: |
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Sounds good! Let us know how it turns out. I haven't brewed this one in ~2 years so I'm due myself.
Kal
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