"i don't want to disparage the guy at all, but man, is this dude a nerd! his knowledge (barely) edges out his over-reaching poindexter-osity, though." slanted&enchanted Maltose Falcons CA HCotY
Looks like a really tasty recipe. Vinnies actual recipe uses hop extract for most of the hops (per one of the shows he was on) because of the huge amount of hops. Based on my experience in brewing Pliny the Elder, plan on on an extra gallon for your batch size to allow for absorption of wort by the hops. i.e. if you want 5 gallons in the fermenter, convert Drew's recipe to a 6 or 6 and a half gallon batch size.
BugeaterBrewing wrote:plan on on an extra gallon for your batch size to allow for absorption of wort by the hops
Amen Wayne. I didn't do this and ended up with TOO DAMN LITTLE of my Pliny clone! The first time I did it was all whole hops and they were like a bunch of sponges. Next time I'm going to try using pellets AND increase the batch size. Can't have too much of a great beer!
