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Well made kit

This is a fantastic kit which comes with so many hops. I have learnt a lot brewing this one - up to version three now. The cascade whole hops in the mash create an immediate atmosphere that this will be a serious brew day - and it is. 90 min boil, hop edition after hop edition and dry hops to top it off. Tastes fantastic, however as I improve my processes it is tasting better. A brew to develop skills!

One of the best all grain kits I have tried.It will definitely be my choice when I brew an IPA.

From those other states in the United States or America without a sense of taste or humor. I finally had friend who gave me a real bottle of Pliny the Elder I can finally compare it with the corresponding kit I brewed previously. This being the case, I can tell you the kit provided is excellent and under my my amateurish brewing and taste skill it is as close to original as expected. I will definitely brew this again. For transparency purpose, I implemented a partial mash with 10 lbs or grain with with DME instead of the full grain bill. Conclusion, this kit was excellent, and I will brew again. Hint, Hint - I recommend it.

First of all, great kit, a ton included and great value. I was a little bit disappointed when my OG came in at 1.060 as the recipe sheet shows a 1.070+. I started to think that I did not receive all of the grain that was part of the package, but then entered everything into a grain/ABV calculator which said that the real potential for this amount of grain is 1.065. I have historically had great efficiency with my Anvil Foundry and was just a little bit thrown off by the OG.

My first try at this was in September of 2014. I brewed a 10 gallon batch of this used Nottingham from Lallemand. It was my first Brew using Brun-water to dial in the water chemistry and mash ph, and the resulting beer was nothing short of life-changing. Almost literally so. I called three brewing friends to stop in and try it the first night on tap, and they showed up the next two nights in a row. We drank that first 5.1 gallon keg in three nights. There were some days called off from work from that experience. We all laugh about it to this day but you just simply couldn't stop. Wow is this stuff good. I've done it both from kits and from ingredients I stock, and I'm going to say hands down my best results are picking up the kits and brewing it because the hop quality is quite important in this beer, and it's better when I open individual bags rather than using some of my stuff that might have been on the shelf a little while. The cost difference is meaningless, if there's any at all, so I'm sold on just buying it in kit form. My third batch went to a County Fair brewing contest and won first place, in spite of having competition from many local microbreweries, and members of several local brew clubs.I keep spare kegs in refrigeration at all times and I'm convinced it really helps this beer. It also allows it to sit and cold crash for months on end if you can keep it around that long. I highly recommend filtering out as much hop matter as you can so it does not go in the fermenter. If the pellet hops is not taken out of the wort adequately, you will end up with a harsh bitterness which I think is pretty common in many brews, but not remotely desirable. If you can clean this beer up really well before you ferment it, it will do wonders for the end result. There's no lack of bitterness without the hops in the fermenter. Done correctly, this is a transcendent beer. I will also confess I have made a batch that I did not filter and it was so harsh I dumped that 10 gallon batch down the drain. Those are painful moments but I was certainly not going to drink it.I've never done this beer with a starter, but my best results have been when I pitched trub from a previous batch in order to get a much higher pitch rate. It deserves some extra yeast. When I've done new dry yeast , I use three packs for a 10 gallon batch. But I get slightly better results pitching have to an entire quart jar of harvested yeast in this.

SomeOf the best brew I've made

I brewed this beer, then brewed another beer I created a few years ago, me or my buddy couldn't tell the difference.Here is my much simpler and easier recipe for this exact beer.13 lbs pilsner. 5 lbs carapils 1 oz Citra boil for 30 mins1 oz Simcoe and 1 oz Amarillo 30 min whirlpool1 oz Simcoe and 1 oz Amarillo 30 min whirlpool (this is a double whirlpool)1 oz Amarillo and 1 oz Simcoe dry hop day 31 oz Amarillo and 1 oz Simco on kegging dayThat's itEnjoy!

Vary bitter, going to reduce the heat to hops.

I've been doing extract brewing for many years and even tried a Pliny LME clone kit from another supplier. While it was okay, I was left pretty unimpressed.I pulled the trigger on an all grain setup and didn't hold back on getting everything for a very good home brewery... conical unitank, glycol chiller, kegging, pressure transfer, etc.My very first brew in the new setup was this Pliny kit and I couldn't be more ecstatic with the outcome. Several people who are quite familiar with the real deal, including me, have tasted it and simply couldn't believe it was possible.I followed the directions faithfully throughout. My only screwup was having the blowoff tube in sanitizer when cooling the wort in the conical before pitching yeast... I think I sucked a cup or two of Star San into the fermenter. Perhaps I should incorporate that into the recipe going forward. ;-)Despite my one screwup, we did back-to-back taste comparisons with 6-week old bottles of real Pliny and almost everything was exactly spot on; color, ABV, bitterness, carbonation, and malt. The only difference was a very slightly more intense hop flavor in the real deal and I have ideas on how to resolve that one discrepancy for the next batch.My goal in my new brewery setup was to avoid any oxygen exposure on the cold side. While that's important for any brew, I think it's particularly important for this one and am confident it's the reason I got so close to the real thing.I did 5 days of fermentation at 66?F, dumped trub/yeast, dry hopped, and then a gradual diacetyl rest to 72?F for another 5 days before cold crashing and carb'ing in the conical prior to pressure transferring to keg. Total of 12 days from boil to serving with no additional conditioning.I should add that I used CellarScience CALI and there's no way I'll move away from this for future batches despite not being a liquid yeast. Phenomenal results and my attenuation came out perfect. Super impressed.

Seriously impressed with this recipe

This is my second time brewing this beer, all my friends love it and it taste great!

It is fermenting perfect and it smells great. Haven't tried it yet. It still needs to finish fermenting and then be bottled.

Growing up on the west coast I’ve had the privilege to consume my fair share of Pliney and this recipe was very nice!Really delightful and refreshing!!!

great kit. was shipped with extract instructions though. only thing to figure out is your water volume, based on your system.

First beer I ever made and it came out great and everyone loved it, I will be buying this again

So far, I have only one small concern and that is the directions. I would like to have more specific all grain steps such as when should I add the whole hops to the mash? Having all of the ingredients in one package did make the brew day super easy!

Must say this is a fun kit to brew. Been brewing AG for 15 years. I admit I just followed the instructions as I have all the ingredients on hand. Crushed grains on brew day. Used WLP 001 w 1.3 liter starter. Mashed @ 1.25qt/Lb @ 152. OG of 1.072. FG of 1.006! 8.8% ABV. Appearance for sure darker than the OG Pliny. Might go 25% Pilsner malt next time. I get fresh Pliny whenever I want, being in San Diego. Local shop has em for $5.99. Great deal these days. Clone is bitter, but smoooth. Not quite the in your face nose of the OG, but pretty darn good. Might keg hop next time, that’ll do it. I also tossed in some whirlpool and Dry Hop Amarillo. Pretty sure it’s in the OG. OG definitely has some apricot notes. All in all, get this kit. Brew it. Drink it. Repeat. Lol. Don’t boil too hard, or wort will darken even more. I actually cut boil time to 75 minutes and whirlpool flame out hops @ 170 for 20 minutes.

I can only imagine what Pliny the Elder fresh on tap tastes like. This kit is so delicious, the aroma of a fresh pour from my corny keg invites you to quaff. Yes, look it up, Quaff! Drink deeply .... it is work every penny. I must say it is best drunk fresh, By that I mean there is dissipation as the keg sits for a couple of weeks. But I think if you share this, friends will help you blow through iy, quickly. A crowd pleaser for sure. The photo may be the wrong glass, but look at that delicious lacey goodness!!

Been sampling during fermentation, taste pretty close to what I remember the real legend taste. Very interesting step of mashing whole hops. Few weeks from completion, but I’m super pumped to drink!

Love hops? You'll love this. It's flavor will not attract the bud light crowd. This one is for people who love extreme flavor in their beer.

On the East Coast, the only real Pliny I get is when a friend from California brings me one bottle. Unreal. So making 5 gallons of a very good clone gets my Pliny Fix on totally. I brewed in a Grainfather, and it was spot on, fermented a little on the low end, but to me drier was better!

OMG, this was the best IPA (and maybe the best beer) I’ve ever brewed! I’m ecstatic about how this turned out, and can’t wait to brew another batch.

Great kit. I’ve made a few times as the extract version. Just did the all grain and turned out amazing!

I have made Pliny several times.One of my favorite beers!

Incredible iipa that is very hoppy and worth the wit.

Great ingredients. Top quality hops. But... I always get extract instructions for my all grain kits. It’s not a huge deal I can figure it out.