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Sierra Nevada Pale Ale

Method: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 20 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 28.54 liters
Post Boil Size: 44.53 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.081 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Robert Mallard
Calories: 170 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.7 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Wednesday October 22nd 2025

7 - The heart is the strongest muscle

by Iltharion

OG: 1.065 FG: 1.015 ABV: 6.6% IBU: 51

Original Gravity:

1.052

Final Gravity:

1.009

ABV (standard):

5.6%

IBU (tinseth):

53.1

SRM (morey):

10.9

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

39.19

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
4.35 kg	Gladfield - American Ale Malt4.35 kg American Ale Malt	$ 5.45 / kg $ 23.71	37.3	2.54	89.7%
0.50 kg	Simpsons - Crystal Medium0.5 kg Crystal Medium	$ 6.54 / kg $ 3.27	33	65.01	10.3%
4.85 kg / $ 26.98

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
20 g	Magnum20 g Magnum Hops	$ 1.71 / oz $ 1.21	Pellet	15	Boil	60 min	28.69	13.3%
20 g	Perle20 g Perle Hops	$ 1.98 / oz $ 1.40	Pellet	8.2	Boil	30 min	12.05	13.3%
30 g	Cascade30 g Cascade Hops	$ 1.71 / oz $ 1.81	Pellet	7	Boil	10 min	7.28	20%
50 g	Cascade50 g Cascade Hops	$ 1.71 / oz $ 3.02	Pellet	7	Boil	3 min	4.16	33.3%
30 g	Cascade30 g Cascade Hops	$ 1.71 / oz $ 1.81	Pellet	7	Boil	1 min	0.87	20%
150 g / $ 9.24

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
20 g	Magnum (Pellet) 20 g Magnum (Pellet) Hops	$ 1.71 / oz $ 1.21	28.69	13.3%
20 g	Perle (Pellet) 20 g Perle (Pellet) Hops	$ 1.98 / oz $ 1.40	12.05	13.3%
110 g	Cascade (Pellet) 110 g Cascade (Pellet) Hops	$ 1.71 / oz $ 6.64	12.31	73.3%
150 g / $ 9.24

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
19 L	Strike	74 °C	67 °C	60 min
10 L	Sparge	76 °C	76 °C	15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.65 L/kg Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
0.50 each	Whirlfloc	$ 0.49 / each $ 0.25	Fining	Boil	10 min.
$ 0.25

Yeast

Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05

Amount:	0.50 Liters	Cost:	$ 5.45 / g $ 2,725.00
Attenuation (avg):	81%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	12 - 25 °C	Starter:	Yes
Fermentation Temp:	18 °C	Pitch Rate:	0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 193 B cells required

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Priming

Method: dextrose Amount: 122.1 g Temp: 20 °C CO₂ Level: 2.25 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
0	0	0	0	0	0
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Notes

Scaled-down version of Mall's Sierra Nevada Pale Ale recipe for my Brewzilla.

Substituted malts for ones I could find from my local supplier in
Australia. They're a touch darker (was 1.8L and 60L).

Keeping in mind the original recipe from Sierra Nevada themselves: https://sierranevada.com/blog/our-beer/pale-ale-homebrew-recipe

Reduced the sparge level for brewhouse efficiency reasons, and also because the grains weren't submerged in my brewbag at the initial 14.6L.

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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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