Sierra Nevada Stout Beer Recipe | All Grain American Stout by philipm | Brewer's Friend
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Sierra Nevada Stout

194 calories 18.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Stout
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 60% (brew house)
Source: BYO
Calories: 194 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday April 14th 2019
1.059
1.012
6.3%
54.2
50.0
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 lb American - Pale 2-Row9 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 64.3%
2 lb American - Munich - Light 10L2 lb Munich - Light 10L 33 10 14.3%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 60L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 7.1%
0.50 lb German - Carafa II0.5 lb Carafa II 32 425 3.6%
0.50 lb American - Roasted Barley0.5 lb Roasted Barley 33 300 3.6%
0.50 lb American - Chocolate0.5 lb Chocolate 29 350 3.6%
0.50 lb United Kingdom - Black Patent0.5 lb Black Patent 27 525 3.6%
14 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.75 oz Bravo0.75 oz Bravo Hops Pellet 15.5 Boil at 212 °F 60 min 44.44 20%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil at 212 °F 10 min 9.7 26.7%
2 oz Yakima Cluster2 oz Yakima Cluster Hops Pellet 7 Boil 0 min 53.3%
3.75 oz / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4 gal Mash Temperature -- 154 °F 60 min
Sparge -- 170 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.7 qt/lb
 
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:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 96 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
CBS Water Supply - Mar 2 2016
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Notes

5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)
OG = 1.061 FG = 1.020
IBU = 50 SRM = 45 ABV = 5.8%

Sierra Nevada brewers have long counted their stout as a favorite, and have brewed it consistently for thirty years. Big, rich, bold, and black as night.

Ingredients
9 lbs. (4.1 kg) American 2-row pale malt
2 lbs. (0.91 kg) Munich malt (10 °L)
0.67 lb. (0.3 kg) crystal malt (60 °L)
8 oz. (23 kg) Carafa® II malt
8 oz. (23 kg) roasted barley (300 °L)
5 oz. (14 kg) chocolate malt (350 °L)
5 oz. (14 kg) black patent malt (500 °L)
12 AAU Bravo hops (60 min.) (0.75 oz./21 g at 16% alpha acids)
5.75 AAU Cascade hops (10 min.) (1 oz./28 g at 5.75% alpha acids)
2 oz. (57 g) Yakima Golding hops (0 min)
Wyeast 1056 (American Ale), White Labs WLP001 (California Ale), or Safale US-05 yeast
3⁄4 cup (150 g) dextrose (if priming)

Step by Step
Mash 154 °F (68 °C) for 60 minutes in 16 qts. (15 L) of water. Mash out, vorlauf, and then sparge at 170 °F (77 °C) to collect 6 gallons (23 L) of wort. Boil for 60 minutes, adding hops at times indicated. Cool, aerate, and pitch yeast. Ferment at 68 °F (20 °C). After fermentation is complete, rack to secondary and condition for 14 days at 68 °F (20 °C). Bottle or keg as normal.

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