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Sierra Nada Pale Ale

150 calories 13.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: Partial Mash
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 6.2 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.057 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Szamatulski (and brewer's user )
Calories: 150 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday July 26th 2014
1.046
1.008
5.0%
48.7
7.8
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7 lb American - Pale 2-Row7 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 70.9%
14 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 60L14 oz Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 8.9%
2 lb Dry Malt Extract - Pilsen2 lb Dry Malt Extract - Pilsen 42 2 20.3%
9.87 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.75 oz Magnum0.75 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 15 Boil 60 min 32.32 12%
0.50 oz Perle0.5 oz Perle Hops Pellet 8.2 Boil 30 min 9.05 8%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 10 min 7.29 16%
2 oz Cascade2 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 0 min 32%
2 oz Cascade2 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Dry Hop 4 days 32%
6.25 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each whirlflock Fining Boil 15 min.
8 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash --
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
72 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 201 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: Corn sugar       Amount: 6 oz       CO2 Level: 2.8 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and hoppy
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
75 5 10 50 150 0
Blend with 25% di water to reduce chlorine. Add gypsum and chalk. Boosting gypsum to improve bitterness.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
8 qt Heat water to 134F, protein rest Infusion -- 122 °F 30 min
4.3 qt Add boiling, mash. Infusion -- 150 °F 60 min
12 qt Heat to 172F Sparge -- 167 °F --
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Heat water added to kettle (equipment estimates 9.06 g | 36.3 qt) 5.83 23.3  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 9.06 g | 36.3 qt) 6.46 25.8  
Grain absorption losses (steeping) -0.98 -3.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.16 0.6  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 8.23 g | 32.9 qt) 5 20  
Boil off losses -1.88 -7.5  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.16 -0.6  
Post boil volume 6.2 24.8  
Going into fermentor 6.2 24.8  
WARNING: Kettle losses > 2% detected which throw off OG calculation for extract/partial mash recipes in batch target 'fermentor' mode. Solution: Reduce kettle losses, misc losses and hops absorption in equipment profile, OR set batch target to 'kettle' and do a full wort boil. See batch target FAQ.    
Total: 5.83 23.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Using Columbus and Chinook in place of Magnum/perle combo.
This 2016 recipe was near spot on. Bitter/sweet ratio was really good.

8 Jan 2017 | Changing the following:
Magnum/Columbus bittering combo (.5/.5oz -> .75/.75) 

 --&gt; total inc 13 IBU<br />

14 -> 12 oz C60
Light DME -> Pilsen DME
5 -> 10 g Gypsum
3 -> 0 g Chalk

New version a little bitter, and hop flavor jumbled. Go back to perle (from .75 columbus to .5 perle). Back off on Gypsum (10->8g). Pump up C60 (12->14oz)

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