Gyle 072 – Pliny The Elder Clone v2

Re-brewing this American classic with a slightly tweaked recipe – more caramel malts and more dry hops.

MALT:

Crisp Extra Pale Maris Otter – 6kg

Weyermann Carapils Malt (EBC 2.5 – 6.5) – 300g

Crisp Light Crystal (EBC 145-165) – 300g

HOPS:

Columbus – 100g / 90 minutes

Columbus – 20g / 45 minutes

Simcoe – 30g / 30 minutes

Centennial – 30g / 5 minutes

Simcoe – 70g / 5 minutes

Columbus – 35g / Dry Hop (Day 4)

Centennial – 35g / Dry Hop (Day 4)

Simcoe – 35g / Dry Hop (Day 4)

Columbus – 25g / Dry Hop (Day 6)

Centennial – 25g / Dry Hop (Day 6)

Simcoe – 25g / Dry Hop (Day 6)

ADJUNCTS: 1x Campden tablet, 9.8g Calcium Sulphate

YEAST: Wyeast 1056 American Ale Yeast

STRIKE VOLUME:  30.9 litres

MASH: 67°C / 60 minutes

BOIL: 90 minutes

FERMENTER TEMP: 19°C

OG: 1.070

FG: 1.010

ABV: 7.9%

CARBONATION: 2.0 units