I brewed up my own version of Pliny the Elder with CTZ, Amarillo, and Simcoe hops that came out bangin'.

It's also important to talk about the bitterness factors on beer. There's a great deal of discussion about IBU's, but what are the other factors that affect a beer's bitterness?

Contents
00:00 - Intro
00:20 - Inspiration
01:37 - Recipe
04:19 - 4 Bitterness Factors
06:24 - Brewday
07:11 - Pour & Tasting
11:23 - Improvements for Next Time

Recipe for 6 gallons
76% Weyermann Pils 10.375lb
20% Munich I 2.69lb
4% Dextrose 0.5lb

60 min CTZ 1
45 min Amarillo 0.5
20 min Simcoe 1
0 min CTZ 0.75
0 min Amarillo 0.75
0 min Simcoe 0.75


Whirlpool 20 min @ 150F:
Simcoe 2oz
CTZ 2oz
Amarillo 2oz

Dry Hop 1 (last few points):
Simcoe 6oz

Dry Hop 2 (52F post crash):
CTZ 2
Amarillo 2
Mosaic Lupomax 2

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