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Russian Rivers Pliny the Elder® - All Grain Beer Brewing Kit (5 Gallons)
Russian Rivers Pliny the Elder® - All Grain Beer Brewing Kit (5 Gallons)
Russian Rivers Pliny the Elder® - All Grain Beer Brewing Kit (5 Gallons)
Russian Rivers Pliny the Elder® - All Grain Beer Brewing Kit (5 Gallons)
 

Russian Rivers Pliny the Elder® - All Grain Beer Brewing Kit (5 Gallons)

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Description

Pliny the Elder is truly an amazing beer with a cult like following. Our Pittsburg, CA warehouse is located close to the brewery and we can still only get this beer in limited quantities. However with this killer kit you can make your own Pliny and develop your own cult following where you are worshiped by your beer loving friends!


Light malt color, huge hops, and a dry finish. Be prepared for an outrageous amount of flavor.

This is THE original Pliny recipe, given to us directly by Vinnie. This is an intense double IPA: High bitterness with a dry malt finish, 8% alcohol, 6 separate hop brew additions, 3 separate dry hop additions, and intense hop flavor and aroma! In short, Pliny sets the standard for Double IPA's!

Who is Pliny The Elder
This beer is named after Gainus Plinius Secondus, or Pliny The Elder, a Roman author, lawyer, naval man and naturalist who first mentions the botanical name for hops in his writings - lupus salictarius, which translated from latin means Wolf Among Willows. Sadly, Pliny died while helping people escape the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in August, 79 AD. Pliny the Younger was the nephew of Pliny the Elder and is the name of another outrageous and highly sought after beer from Russian River.

Russian River Brewing
If you have not tasted beers from Russian River Brewing Company, you should. This is a brewery with huge demand that keeps quality as a first priority. Owner Vinnie Cilurzo is also unique in that he still actively brews and tests recipes and ingredients (on a MoreBeer! Brewsculpture by the way) on a constant basis. Amazing.

  • Makes 5 gallons
  • Estimated Original Gravity:1.070-74
  • SRM (Color Range): 10
  • IBU's: 198-202 (this is a theoretical number, you will actually get around 100 IBU)
  • Estimated Alcohol Percentage: 8%

Please Note: the recipe sheet you recieve with the kit may list the 2oz of whole hops as a boil addition. However, the whole hops should instead be added directly to your mash tun with your grains when you mash-in.

Our recipe kits DO NOT include grain bags, yeast or priming sugar. The recommended yeast(s) can be found below. All grains will come milled, unless you select unmilled base malts.

WLP001 - White Labs California Ale
WY1056 - Wyeast American Ale
GY001 - GigaYeast NorCal Ale #1
IYA07 - Imperial Flagship
 

California Recipients: See Proposition 65 Information
 
ABV %8
IBU200
SRM10
Beer StyleIPA & Imperial IPA
Ready to Drink Within2-4 Weeks
Alcohol ContentHigh (7-9%)
BitternessVery High (71ibu+)
Fermentation Temp Range64-72
Brewing MethodAll Grain
Pre-MilledY
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Patrick K on Apr 9, 2019
Suppose to be good beer
Jeff G on Mar 22, 2019
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Patrick K on Apr 9, 2019
excellent beer and made it before!
MANUEL S on Mar 24, 2019
Suppose to be good beer
Jeff G on Mar 22, 2019
Best beer!
Annessa M on Mar 16, 2019
Comes out exactly like PTE in a side-by-side.
Murphy on Mar 11, 2019
Have had want to do a comparison
william m on Mar 8, 2019
Love the original and I want to recreate it.
Kevin Johnson on Mar 1, 2019
the Extract kit was great and now that I have converted to all grain I wanted to have a great beer on tap while my own recipes come into their own
Nathan M on Feb 14, 2019
Want to see if this kit matches the original
Hans R on Feb 14, 2019
I brew this kit every year
Russell L on Feb 14, 2019
Love this clone kit.
James on Feb 13, 2019
For the free tap handle promotion as well as the from the brewer kit
Damien P on Feb 13, 2019
If I can even remotely recreate Pliny it's worth it
Ryker H on Jan 24, 2019
Tried before when I was a new brewer, can't wait to try it now that I have about 20 batches under my belt
Jared Williams on Jan 11, 2019
I love pliny and want to brew it myself
Ben H on Jan 10, 2019
3rd time brewing this. excellent beer
dennis O on Jan 1, 2019
Great kit
John N on Dec 27, 2018
Gift
nicola a on Dec 20, 2018
Legionary beer
Dave St. A on Dec 17, 2018
Had it before it’s ridiculously good!
Patricia C on Dec 15, 2018
Can't buy it? Brew it!
Adam K on Dec 14, 2018
Tastiest kit I've ever had.
Don R on Dec 1, 2018
I’ve always wanted to taste this beer. Now I can make it!
Craig M on Nov 24, 2018
Made this before - absolutely DELICIOUS
Ben H on Nov 24, 2018
It's a great beer that I can't find in stores
Kevin J on Nov 19, 2018
Because its good stuff!!
Aaron M on Nov 17, 2018
Love Pliny
Todd L on Nov 17, 2018
Love the beer!!
Allison R on Oct 23, 2018
I liked beer. I still like beer.
Vilis O on Oct 5, 2018
He's a hophead.
Gunnar E on Sep 14, 2018
Lots of good reviews, wanted to give it a try.
Walter T on Sep 11, 2018
Enjoyed the extract version of "Pliny", want to dry all grain
Lane P on Sep 10, 2018
amazing clone
roger D on Aug 30, 2018
Tried once before and it didnt turn out, trying again
Valued C on Aug 30, 2018
Great kit, and as kit of the week, a deal
William on Aug 30, 2018
Had it before and loved it
Valued C on Aug 29, 2018
Love this beer
Scott S on Aug 29, 2018
Great brewery never tried the beer this will be as close I can get for now
Ernst V on Aug 29, 2018
Like this beer & have wanted to brew myself and this is a great deal & opportunity to so so.
Steve K on Aug 29, 2018
Kit of the week
Danielle D on Aug 29, 2018
Hands down; the best IPA ever.
Tedd M. S on Aug 29, 2018
Best reviews
Scott Sexton on Aug 23, 2018
It had great reviews
Douglas H on Aug 20, 2018
heard about the beer. never had it.
Dock Y on Aug 18, 2018
I went to the brewery and had the beer. I want the recipe to brew for myself anytime I want, instead of standing in line for 3 hours.
Einar M on Jul 10, 2018
ZYMURGY
Roberto L D on Jul 1, 2018
Looked interesting and like the Original beer it's a clone of.
Robert W on Jun 26, 2018
I've done many clones of this beer. Interested in Vinnie's original. A beer to be respected, particularly when it's time to stand up. ;)
Brian M on Jun 26, 2018
I made it before and it's delicious
ed m on Jun 26, 2018
Can't beat Pliny for a double IPA and this one is closest to the original.
Richard Beckley on Jun 6, 2018
excellent beer and made it before!
MANUEL S on Mar 24, 2019
Best beer!
Annessa M on Mar 16, 2019
How many pounds of grain in this kit?
Matthew Ludman on Jun 12, 2018
BEST ANSWER: The kit uses 14 1/2 pounds of grain and one pound of corn sugar. There are also 14 oz. of hops in the recipe. I used the kit for the first few batches then started buying the ingredients locally. This is one of my favorite beers and I always keep it on hand. It tastes just like the original.
Alan Johnson
Are there all grain instructions?
TIMOTHY KIBE on Apr 16, 2019
BEST ANSWER: Hi Timothy - We have emailed you a copy of the instructions.
So I got the all grain kit and received the extract instructions. Tank goodness I have done enough brews to know what to do but would it be possible to include the all grain instructions with the all grain kit? I am mashing at 152 (has to guess) so hope this is right. Already did the yeast starter and need to do this tonight, so I hope it turns out right.
Charles Carter on Feb 14, 2019
BEST ANSWER: Hi Charles - Apologies for the inconvenience, I have brought this problem to the attention of my superiors. In the meantime the recipe sheet can be found at: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/threads/morebeer-pliny-the-elder-instructions-confusion.302620/
The recipe is not posted for some reason. I wanted to know if this kit uses Cascade hops?
Charles Carter on Feb 5, 2019
BEST ANSWER: Hi Charles - Thank you for pointing that out, we will be sure to add the recipe onto the webpage. This website (https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/threads/morebeer-pliny-the-elder-instructions-confusion.302620/) contains the recipe sheet. It's towards the middle of the page.
Can I get this in a 2.5 or 3 gal kit? If not, is it possible to get the recipe so I can build one on my own? I make mostly small batches because a 5 Gal batch lasts too long and I can try more variety with the smaller batches.
William J Leeper on Jan 28, 2019
BEST ANSWER: Hi William - Unfortunately we do not carry this kit as a 2.5 or 3 gal batch. Please email us at info@moreflavor.com for the recipe. Brewtarget (http://www.brewtarget.org/) is a great tool for scaling batches up or down.
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Great kit
One of my favorite clone kits. A tasty beer even before dry hopping (icing on the cake).
March 24, 2019
Purchased
 2 months ago
Great recipe, if you like PTE you will like this kit
Very close to the real thing. Actually amazing close. Mine came out a little "thinner" and a little bit more aggressive jo flavor. But we taste tested side by side with the real thing and it was very cool to taste how close it was. Cheers.
March 22, 2019
Purchased
 2 months ago
Great kit!
Enjoying the brew now and it's great!
February 18, 2019
Purchased
 5 months ago
Best $50 we've spent
If you are making IPA's and can't seem to get the aroma you're looking for. This recipe will open your eyes to the amount of hops that are necessary for a West Coast Style IPA. We were way low on the hop additions comparatively speaking. They are not lying about this being a clone either. Our beer looks like a Pliny, smells like a Pliny, and even initially tastes like a Pliny. It just doesn't finish like a Pliny. I expect that is mostly due to the yeast. We used the GigaYeast NorCal. We will continue to use the technique in the recipe to tweak other recipes that we have made.

MoreBeer..... Thanks a lot for this excellent brew kit
February 12, 2019
Purchased
 3 months ago
Response from MoreFlavor
Thank you so much for your feedback. We really appreciate the honesty and value great feedback like this as it helps us improve our products. Cheers!
February 13, 2019
Tyler W Staff
Close to Original
I was able to compare with a fairly fresh Pliny multiple times over a month and it’s close to the original. It is probably too hard to duplicate the exact product considering we all have different processes and water profiles. It was my first experience using wet hops. Quite messy. My beer was darker than the Pliny and a little muted hops in comparison, but that’s an issue on my end to resolve. The hop flavor and aroma declines fast so having mine in a bottle delayed my peak enjoyment. I would highly recommend kegging this recipe if you can due to the short shelf life of the hop goodness. You really notice it on a hop monster like this. Shipment and ingredients packaged nice. Fast free shipping is nice too.
February 2, 2019
Purchased
 4 months ago
Response from MoreFlavor
Thank you so much for your feedback. We really appreciate the honesty and value great feedback like this as it helps us improve our products. Cheers!
February 4, 2019
Tyler W Staff
Pricey kit, but it tastes GREAT!!!!
I've brewed this several times, and each time it's been great! I've never had the opportunity to have an actual bottle of Russian River's Pliny the Elder, but I can't imagine it being much tastier than what you can brew with this kit.
December 7, 2018
Purchased
 1 year ago
Best kit so far
Been brewing for over 10 years and this is by far the best batch I've made. I haven't done a side-by-side with the real thing yet, but I will definitely brew this again.
October 14, 2018
Purchased
 7 months ago
Great Kit!
This kit was received in excellent condition. I was surprised at how much grain there was and then I started sorting the hops! Mash hops, boil hops, no boil hops, and dry hopping hops! More hops than I have ever used in any of my previous batches. Can’t wait to taste the finished product. The cooled unfermented wort was delicious!
September 10, 2018
Purchased
 8 months ago
Outstanding Kit!
I am a novice brewer, but have winemaking experience, so I understand process. My first 2 Pliny batches were malt extract. While a very respectable product, I felt it was a bit too malt forward for a DIPA. Third time was a charm - all grain! The steeping was straight forward and the wort smelled so much better than the malt extract kits! FAST, aggressive fermentation, dry hopping and racking complete and beer is currently in the keg and came in at 8.1% ABV. The result is truly OUTSTANDING! I will FOREVER be an all grain brewer! Thank you, MoreBeer!
July 17, 2018
Purchased
 10 months ago
Response from MoreFlavor
Great to hear your results and progression!
July 31, 2018
Zach R Staff
It’s a great brew. I modify it, as I don’t find adding hops to the mash ton too helpful. At that temperature you are mostly only getting very volatile aroma oils out which get boiled off. I like to all the whole hops at flame out during my whirlpool for better aroma and flavor.
June 13, 2018
Purchased
 1 year ago
 
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