Brewing Pliny the Elder style West Coast IPA and 4 Bitterness Factors

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I brewed up my own version of Pliny the Elder with CTZ, Amarillo, and Simcoe hops that came out bangin'.
It's also important to talk about the bitterness factors on beer. There's a great deal of discussion about IBU's, but what are the other factors that affect a beer's bitterness?
Contents
00:00 - Intro
00:20 - Inspiration
01:37 - Recipe
04:19 - 4 Bitterness Factors
06:24 - Brewday
07:11 - Pour & Tasting
11:23 - Improvements for Next Time
Recipe for 6 gallons
76% Weyermann Pils 10.375lb
20% Munich I 2.69lb
4% Dextrose 0.5lb
60 min CTZ 1
45 min Amarillo 0.5
20 min Simcoe 1
0 min CTZ 0.75
0 min Amarillo 0.75
0 min Simcoe 0.75
Whirlpool 20 min @ 150F:
Simcoe 2oz
CTZ 2oz
Amarillo 2oz
Dry Hop 1 (last few points):
Simcoe 6oz
Dry Hop 2 (52F post crash):
CTZ 2
Amarillo 2
Mosaic Lupomax 2

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@ElementaryBrewingCo Жыл бұрын

Great looking beer!!! Just found your channel, keep it up! Love the content, cheers 🍻

@secretlevel5951 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Your vids have been a big inspiration.

@pourliver Жыл бұрын

Will definitely give this one a try! Being from Canada, I couldn't bring back a lot of US (Vermont) beers back home and haven't had the chance to try a Pliny the Elder. Been trying a few home made West coast, and the bitterness have been lacking, thanks for the pointers!

@secretlevel5951 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm a big fan of Heady as well, that one is on the to-brew list for sure.

@TheVindalloo Жыл бұрын

Looks fantastic. Do you have any advice on lowering PH after fermentaion is done? My Imperial Brown is too high and I think its affecting the flavour.

@secretlevel5951 Жыл бұрын

I mostly lower it for hoppy beers are the dry hops tend to raise it when added in higher volumes... I'm not too sure if you're going to achieve the same effect in a brown, but if you share the recipe and your tasting notes I'm always happy to provide some feedback!

@TheVindalloo Жыл бұрын

@@secretlevel5951 The beer is still carbonating in my fermzilla. My first taste was maybe a bit premature. First chocolate and caramel then bitter and a stringent. Could have been a bit early, I'm terribly inpatient. Can't post recipe link in comment, YT doesn't allow it

@billnova1 Жыл бұрын

I’ve been thinking about lowering my ph to 5.0 also how did you calculate 2ml to get you there ? Thanks

@secretlevel5951 Жыл бұрын

Definitely give it a shot. I used Brewfather to calculate how much extra lactic acid it'd take to bring my mash to 5.0 instead of 5.3.

@andrewbarker1190 Жыл бұрын

With the massive dry hops, what sort of package volume are you getting? I know you said your initial volume was a gallon out...but what's the fermentor batch volume and the resulting keg volume? Do you dry hop loose?

@secretlevel5951 Жыл бұрын

I haven't kept track of exact volume, but I usually get 5.25 gallons when I start with 6. However, that's counting the yeast, trub, and 10-13oz of hops. The hops really compact down after you cold crash and only take away a few pints... If I can lose a pint of beer and make the flavor explosive vs mediocre, then by all means I'm doing it! Yes - I dry hop loose, then just use a floating dip tube.

@andrewbarker1190 Жыл бұрын

@@secretlevel5951 there are times, with Verdant and dry hops where I have 5L of trub. So just a couple of pints is really good.

@Invalido99 Жыл бұрын

What kind of fermenter is that?

@secretlevel5951 Жыл бұрын

It's a Fermonster! But I drilled holes in the lid to convert it to be able to handle a little bit of pressure for closed transfers. Check it out: www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/turning-your-fermonster-into-a-complete-closed-transfer-system-for-cheap.680992/

@Invalido99 Жыл бұрын

@@secretlevel5951 cool, great idea. Bit how do you use it during fermentation? Do you still have an airlock that fits on the quick disconnects or do you have a spunding valve?

@secretlevel5951 Жыл бұрын

@@Invalido99 it's actually way simpler than you think! I just hook up a gas disconnect with a small blow-off tube into sanitizer. It's pretty similar to fermenting in corny kegs.

@Invalido99 Жыл бұрын

@@secretlevel5951 did you go for the 7 gallon fermonster or should the 6 gallon one be sufficient?

@secretlevel5951 Жыл бұрын

@@Invalido99 I used the 7 gal since I brew 3-5 gal batches, but I think the lids are all the same so you can go with 6 gallon version if you want! Might be tight on headspace for 5 gal batches though.