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Sierra Nevada Pale Lager

Method: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 130 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 160 liters
Post Boil Size: 143.07 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Greg Dunning
Calories: 158 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 13.7 g (Per 330ml)

Created: Wednesday July 16th 2025

Original Gravity:

1.052

Final Gravity:

1.009

ABV (standard):

5.6%

IBU (tinseth):

39.4

SRM (morey):

9.1

Mash pH

5.6

Cost $

92.98

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
29 kg	Innomalt - Pale Ale Malt 2-row29 kg Pale Ale Malt 2-row	$ 2.37 / kg $ 68.73	36.8	2.3	92.1%
2.50 kg	Briess - Caramel Malt - 60L2.5 kg Caramel Malt - 60L	$ 4.60 / kg $ 11.50	35.4	60	7.9%
31.50 kg / $ 80.23

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
40 g	Cascade40 g Cascade Hops	Pellet	7	Boil	90 min	6.04	8.3%
60 g	Cascade60 g Cascade Hops	Pellet	7	Boil	60 min	8.47	12.5%
180 g	Cascade180 g Cascade Hops	Pellet	7	Boil	30 min	19.52	37.5%
200 g	Cascade200 g Cascade Hops	Pellet	7	Whirlpool	0 min	5.39	41.7%
480 g / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
480 g	Cascade (Pellet) 480 g Cascade (Pellet) Hops		39.42	100%
480 g / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
103.5 L	Strike	68 °C	68 °C	60 min
94.35 L	Sparge	77 °C	77 °C	15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C

Yeast

Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:	$ 12.75 / each $ 12.75
Attenuation (avg):	83%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	9 - 22 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 585 B cells required

$ 12.75 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

Method: co2 Amount: 3.56 bar Temp: 20 °C CO₂ Level: 4.04 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Westmount Filtered

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
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Notes

Using a 4th generation Saflager 34/70 lager yeast to see what happens.
6 packs of yeast cost, $51 / 4th generation = $12.75

Will ferment lower and longer like a Kolsch.

Fermentation
14 days at 15C
3 days Diacytel rest at 20C
5 days cold crash to 2C

  Attach spunding valve<br />

1 day carbonation before packaging.

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Last Updated: 2025-08-13 00:32 UTC

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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	Cost $	Cost %
Fermentables	$
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	$
Hops	$
Yeast	$
Other	$
Cost Per Barrel	$ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	$ 0.00
Total Cost	$ 0.00

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