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Sierra Nevada near-clone

185 calories 18.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 78% (brew house)
Calories: 185 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday August 14th 2015
1.056
1.013
5.6%
40.6
7.8
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 lb Canadian - Pale 2-Row9 lb Pale 2-Row 36 1.75 90%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 10%
10 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.25 oz Nugget0.25 oz Nugget Hops Pellet 14.8 Boil 60 min 14.51 7.7%
0.50 oz Perle0.5 oz Perle Hops Pellet 8.2 Boil 20 min 9.74 15.4%
0.75 oz Cascade0.75 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7.5 Boil 10 min 8 23.1%
0.75 oz Cascade0.75 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7.5 Aroma 0 min 23.1%
0.50 oz Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7.5 Dry Hop 3 days 15.4%
0.50 oz Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 First Wort 0 min 8.31 15.4%
3.25 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 73 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
72 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 261 B cells required
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Priming
Method: Dextrose       Amount: 3.2 oz      
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
12 qt Infusion -- 154 °F 60 min
4 qt Sparge -- 170 °F 10 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 4.38 17.5  
Mash volume with grains 5.18 20.7  
Grain absorption losses -1.25 -5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.73 g | 14.9 qt) 3.13 12.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.6 g | 26.4 qt) 6 24  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.1 -0.4  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 7.5 30
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Clone recipe calls for Magnum hops, but I will use Warrior or Nugget when my store doesn't have Magnum. Very similar characteristics.

First time with this I used 70/80 caramel, because that's what STA had in stock. Too dark for pale ale definition, but wonderful beer.

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