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Sierra Nevada Pale Ale Clone

182 calories 14.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 67% (brew house)
Source: Original do not edit!
Calories: 182 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday June 3rd 2018
1.056
1.008
6.3%
69.1
9.4
5.7
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11.50 lb American - Pale 2-Row11.5 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 92%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 60L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 8%
12.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Magnum0.5 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 15 Boil 60 min 28.42 8.3%
0.50 oz Perle0.5 oz Perle Hops Pellet 8.2 Boil 30 min 11.94 8.3%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 10 min 9.62 16.7%
2 oz Cascade2 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Whirlpool 10 min 19.07 33.3%
2 oz Cascade2 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Dry Hop 4 days 33.3%
6 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 each Crush whirlfoc Tablet Fining Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
85.7%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 101 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Rest Infusion -- 153 °F 60 min
Mash-out Rest Infusion -- 168 °F 10 min
Sparge Sparge -- 170 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.69 18.8  
Mash volume with grains 5.69 22.8  
Grain absorption losses -1.56 -6.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.28 g | 17.1 qt) 4.88 19.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.15 g | 28.6 qt) 7.75 31  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5.58 22.3  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.08 -0.3  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.56 38.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Alcohol Content 5.6% by volume
Beginning gravity 13.1° plato
Ending Gravity 2.8° plato
Bitterness Units 38



  • 5 Gallon Homebrew Recipe
  • Crack open a Pale Ale! Mash grains at 155 °F for 60 minutes.
  • Raise mash temperature to 170 °F, hold for 5 minutes, then recirculate.
  • Run off wort and sparge with water hot enough to keep the grain bed around 170 °F.
  • Boil time is 90 minutes.
  • Follow hopping schedule below.
  • Cool wort to 68 °F and pitch with California ale yeast, AKA Chico ale yeast.
    Open another Pale Ale, and wait until ending gravity is 2.8 °Plato. Bottle or keg. Enjoy!

    Grist:

    Two-row Pale 92% 1.8 °L
    Caramel 8% 60 °L

    Whole Cone Hops:

    Cascade - 0.5 oz. 90 minutes -
    Cascade - 0.75 oz. 60 minutes
    Cascade - 2 oz. 30 minutes
    Cascade - 2 oz. 0 minutes
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  • Last Updated: 2018-12-18 03:51 UTC