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Sierra Nevada Single Decoction

Created: Friday October 18th 2019
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171 calories 16.4 g 330 ml
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American IPA
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 42 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 46 liters
Post Boil Size: 45 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.056 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Sierra Nevada Website
Calories: 171 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 16.4 g (Per 330ml)
1.056
1.012
5.8%
55.1
10.3
5.6
33.91
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10.20 kg Gambrinus - ESB10.2 kg ESB $ 1.76 / kg
$ 17.93 		36.8 3 91.9%
0.90 kg American - Caramel / Crystal 60L0.9 kg American - Caramel / Crystal 60L $ 3.75 / kg
$ 3.38 		34 60 8.1%
11.10 kg / $ 21.31
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
15 g Cascade15 g Cascade Hops $ 0.09 / g
$ 1.28 		Pellet 6.2 Boil 90 min 5.73 9.4%
15 g Cascade15 g Cascade Hops $ 0.09 / g
$ 1.28 		Pellet 6.2 Boil 60 min 5.36 9.4%
30 g Cascade30 g Cascade Hops $ 0.09 / g
$ 2.55 		Pellet 6.2 Boil 30 min 8.24 18.8%
100 g Warrior100 g Warrior Hops $ 0.08 / g
$ 7.50 		Pellet 15 Whirlpool 45 min 35.72 62.5%
160 g / $ 12.60
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Westmount Filtered
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
30 L Strike 66 °C 66 °C 30 min
Bring 5 litres to a boil Decoction 66 °C 100 °C 30 min
Add Decoction to Mash tun Decoction 66 °C 70 °C 30 min
32.6 L Sparge 76 °C 76 °C 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 51.35 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 5.95 L sparge/top-off.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 33.3
Mash volume with grains 40.6
Grain absorption losses -11.1
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 30.1 L) 24.7
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 51.4 L) 46
Boil off losses -8.6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 42.5 L) 45
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.5
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 44.5 L) 42
Total: 58  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default

Batch Performance
Efficiency:
Conversion Efficiency N/A
Pre-Boil: 106% 38.8 ppg
Ending Kettle: 71% 25.9 ppg
Brew House: 268% 98.1 ppg
Wort Volume:
Pending - N/A
Requires Brew Day Complete log entry with gravity and volume.
Alcohol and Attenuation:
ABV: 6.56%
  • Apparent Attenuation: 83.3%
  • Actual FG: 1.010
  • Calories per 330ml 171 calories
  • Carbohydrates per 330ml 16.4 g
Amount Packaged:
32 Liters
Great job! You get to enjoy the equivalent of:
  • 12oz bottles: 90
  • 1/2L bottles: 64
  • Pints: 68
Latest Brew Log
Date Days Event Gravity Volume pH Temp Updated Comment
12/5/2019 4:48 PM
over 5 years ago 		+0 Brew Day Complete 1.060   1/16/2020 4:53 PM
over 5 years ago
12/5/2019 6:35 PM
over 5 years ago 		+0 Pre-Boil Gravity 1.058 62 Liters 15 °C 12/5/2019 6:36 PM
over 5 years ago
12/5/2019 9:55 PM
over 5 years ago 		+0 Boil Complete 1.060 52 Liters 7/27/2020 4:58 PM
over 4 years ago
12/5/2019 10:28 PM
over 5 years ago 		+0 Boil Complete 1.060 40 Liters 12/5/2019 10:28 PM
over 5 years ago
12/20/2019 4:44 PM
over 5 years ago 		+15 Lagering 1.012 34 Liters 1/16/2020 4:47 PM
over 5 years ago 		Citrus, tropical aroma all there. Tastes just like Sierra Nevada. Have reduced secondary fermentation to 16C for 3 weeks. Will cold crash before kegging. We probably should save a few bottles; it's going to be great.
1/11/2020 3:15 PM
over 5 years ago 		+37 Fermentation Complete 32 Liters 1/16/2020 4:47 PM
over 5 years ago 		Started cold crash. 0 - 2C. For 4 days.
1/11/2020 4:49 PM
over 5 years ago 		+37 Fermentation Complete 1.010   1/16/2020 4:53 PM
over 5 years ago
1/16/2020 4:26 PM
over 5 years ago 		+42 Packaged 1.010 32 Liters 4.4 1/16/2020 4:48 PM
over 5 years ago 		Beautiful and restrained citrus aroma. Colour is spot on Sierra Nevada. Oh my, does that taste good. Another sure winner. We should just make this beer all the time.
2 19 litre kegs.
 
Notes

Yeast. Reanimated WLP001 from a prior batch.
Secrets of the Master Brewers - Followed hop schedule from p. 230.
Decoction range 66C - 70C

Deliberately going past 37 IBU for more hop aroma. I think bitterness will be fine.

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