Pliny the Elder Clone - Anvil Foundry - Grain to Glass - Brewed during a flash flood Part 1 of 2

Pliny the Elder Clone - Anvil Foundry - Grain to Glass - Part 1 of 2
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I did my best to reduce the noises from a local weedwack boy and a massive flash flood storm but the brew day had to go on!
Understand I've never actually had the privilege of enjoying a Pliny but I must say this has to be one of the most amazing beers I've ever brewed and it was my first batch on my new Anvil Foundry 10.5 with pump. It is a big beer but the flavors and aromas are absolutely amazing with a bit of floral but a ton of pine and citrus! And yes it was bitter at over 200 IBU like a Double IPA should be with that amount of hops and it is awesome!
The good and the bad, sadly my efficiency was down a bit at 64% but I hit 1.071 OG and finished at 1.006 FG using Mangrove Jack's West Coast IPA yeast putting it at 8.7 abv! The original Pliny the Elder according to their site at Russian River Brewing Company is at 8% abv with an OG of 1.066 but no listed FG.
This was a Pliny the Elder kit from Adventures in Homebrewing that I got a great deal on and based on other Pliny the Elder recipes I modified the starting hops with 2 oz of whole leaf Citra and changed the yeast from the few WLP California ones recommended.
Our version of Pliny the Edler recipe as follows:
8.7% abv at 64% efficiency - 204.4 IBU - 8.1 SRM - 1.071 OG - 1.006 FG
5 Gallon batch (5.15 gallons collected to account for loss) - 19 Liters
12.75 lbs American 2 Row (5.78 Kilograms)
12 oz Cara Pils (.34 Kilograms)
8 oz Crystal 40L (.23 Kilograms)
1 lb Dextrose/Corn Sugar (.45 Kilograms) (added last 10 minutes)
2 oz Citra Whole Leaf (14.3% Alpha) (56.7 grams) at 90 mins
2 oz Magnum (11.6% Alpha) (56.7 grams) at 90 mins
1 oz Simcoe (12.9% Alpha) (28.3 grams) at 30 mins
10 minute additions:
Added 1 heaping tsp of Wyeast Yeast Nutrient
Added 4 oz cooled wort with 1/4 tsp of Super Moss HB
1 oz Columbus (14.9% Alpha) (28.3 grams) at 5 mins
Steep/Whirlpool hop additions for 10 minutes at 160 F
1 oz Simcoe (12.9% Alpha) (28.3 grams)
2 oz Centennial (9.3% Alpha) (56.7 grams)
Pitched Mangrove Jack's West Coast M44 dry yeast at 78F and fermented for 2 weeks at 68F
Dry hop for 7 days
1 oz Simcoe (12.9% Alpha) (28.3 grams)
1 oz Simcoe (12.9% Alpha) (28.3 grams)
3 oz Columbus (14.9% Alpha) (85 grams)
Equipment I used to brew this batch of beer:
Anvil Foundry 10.5 Gallon All-in-One brewing system with recirculation pump kit
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Awesome propane burner - Great quality.
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Pliny the Edler Kit
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Five Star Super Moss HB
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Wyeast Yeast Nutrient
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Gelatin - cheap bulk for clarifying
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Hop filter for brewing
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Glass Carboy
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Plastic Carboy for measuring
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Tilt Hydrometer during fermentation
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Best Hydrometer I've ever used and a great company
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Hop filter for dry hopping
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Air pumping to help add oxygen to your wort
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Grout mixer for whirlpooling
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