Pining for Pliney

I saw a version of the "poor-mans" Pliney by "Matt up North" on the Homebrew Talk website. Since I drink that most of the time at RRBC I thought I would attempt the same and keep the hop price down as well. I changed out the grains some to make the color closer to the real Pliney than what I saw on the original receipe. I also boosted the IBU's up a little and switched from all-grain to partial while still trying to keep the good old alcohol at the Pliney 8.5%.

Brewer:	Beltane Brewing		Email:	-
Beer:	Pining for Pliney		Style:	Double India Pale Ale
Type:	Partial mash		Size:	5 gallons
Color:	15 HCU (~10 SRM)		Bitterness:	51 IBU
OG:	1.078		FG:	1.012
Alcohol:	8.5% v/v (6.7% w/w)
Water:	None
Grain:	6.09 lb. American 2-row 1.33 lb. American victory 0.61 oz. Belgian CaraVienne
Mash:	68% efficiency
Boil:	90 minutes	SG 1.065	6 gallons
	4.56 lb. Light dry malt extract
Hops:	1.10 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 90 min.) 0.37 oz. Centennial (10.5% AA, 30 min.) 0.37 oz. Chinook (12% AA, 30 min.) 0.18 oz. Centennial (10.5% AA, 15 min.) 0.18 oz. Chinook (12% AA, 15 min.)

Recipe posted 10/15/09.