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Brewing Recipe: Sierra Nevada Pale Ale

This recipe is one every brewer should have in their repertoire. It’s probably the most cloned beer by home brewers ever. Feel free to alter the aroma hop additions if you’d like. Hopefully you won’t have too much trouble locating the Cascade hops while we’re in the midst of the great 2007 hop shortage. I’m going to plant several hop rhizomes this spring so look for some future articles on my adventures there as well.

On to the recipes then. All Grain at the top and scroll down for Partial Mash and Extract with Steeping Grains.

Sierra Nevada Pale Ale – All Grain

Brew Type: All Grain	Date: 8/30/2007
Style: American Pale Ale	Brewer: Jimmy
Batch Size: 5.50 gal	Assistant Brewer:
Boil Volume: 7.33 gal	Boil Time: 60 min
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %	Equipment: Brew Pot (7.5 gal) and Igloo Cooler (10 Gal)
Actual Efficiency: 66.99 %

Taste Rating (50 possible points): 35.0

Amount	Item	Type	% or IBU
9.00 lb	Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM)	Grain	85.71 %
1.00 lb	Caramel/Crystal Malt – 60L (60.0 SRM)	Grain	9.52 %
0.50 lb	Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM)	Grain	4.76 %
1.00 oz	Pearle [7.70 %] (60 min)	Hops	31.3 IBU
1.00 oz	Cascade [5.10 %] (15 min)	Hops	5.5 IBU
1.00 oz	Cascade [5.10 %] (5 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep)	Hops	-
1 Pkgs	American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056) [Starter 2000 ml]	Yeast-Ale

Estimated Original Gravity: 1.048 SG (1.045-1.060 SG)	Measured Original Gravity: 1.046 SG
Estimated Final Gravity: 1.012 SG (1.010-1.015 SG)	Measured Final Gravity: 1.012 SG
Estimated Color: 9.3 SRM (5.0-14.0 SRM)	Color [Color]
Bitterness: 36.9 IBU (30.0-50.0 IBU)	Alpha Acid Units: 12.8 AAU
Estimated Alcohol by Volume: 4.75 % (4.50-6.00 %)	Actual Alcohol by Volume: 4.43 %
Actual Calories: 203 cal/pint

Name: Single Infusion, Medium Body	Mash Tun Weight: 9.00 lb
Mash Grain Weight: 10.50 lb	Mash PH: 5.4 PH
Grain Temperature: 72.0 F	Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F
Sparge Water: 3.72 gal	Adjust Temp for Equipment: TRUE

Name	Description	Step Temp	Step Time
Mash In	Add 13.13 qt of water at 170.1 F	154.0 F	60 min
Mash Out	Add 7.35 qt of water at 198.5 F	168.0 F	10 min

Mash Notes
Simple single infusion mash for use with most modern well modified grains (about 95% of the time).

Carbonation Type: Kegged (Forced CO2)	Carbonation Volumes: 2.4 (2.3-2.8 vols)
Estimated Pressure: 9.2 PSI	Kegging Temperature: 36.0 F
Pressure Used: -	Age for: 4.0 Weeks
Storage Temperature: 52.0 F

Notes
Feel free to mess around with the hop additions. These will get you pretty close to start, but you may want a little more hop aroma.

Sierra Nevada Pale Ale – Partial Mash

Brew Type: Partial Mash	Date: 8/30/2007
Style: American Pale Ale	Brewer: Jimmy
Batch Size: 5.50 gal	Assistant Brewer:
Boil Volume: 7.33 gal	Boil Time: 60 min
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %	Equipment: Brew Pot (7.5 gal) and Igloo Cooler (10 Gal)
Actual Efficiency: 59.91 %

Taste Rating (50 possible points): 35.0

Amount	Item	Type	% or IBU
5.17 lb	Pale Liquid Extract (8.0 SRM)	Extract	61.96 %
2.16 lb	Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM)	Grain	25.83 %
0.54 lb	Caramel/Crystal Malt – 60L (60.0 SRM)	Grain	6.44 %
0.48 lb	Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM)	Grain	5.77 %
1.00 oz	Pearle [7.70 %] (60 min)	Hops	31.3 IBU
1.00 oz	Cascade [5.10 %] (15 min)	Hops	5.5 IBU
1.00 oz	Cascade [5.10 %] (5 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep)	Hops	-
1 Pkgs	American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056) [Starter 2000 ml]	Yeast-Ale

Estimated Original Gravity: 1.048 SG (1.045-1.060 SG)	Measured Original Gravity: 1.046 SG
Estimated Final Gravity: 1.012 SG (1.010-1.015 SG)	Measured Final Gravity: 1.012 SG
Estimated Color: 9.3 SRM (5.0-14.0 SRM)	Color [Color]
Bitterness: 36.9 IBU (30.0-50.0 IBU)	Alpha Acid Units: 12.8 AAU
Estimated Alcohol by Volume: 4.75 % (4.50-6.00 %)	Actual Alcohol by Volume: 4.43 %
Actual Calories: 203 cal/pint

Name: Single Infusion, Medium Body	Mash Tun Weight: 9.00 lb
Mash Grain Weight: 3.17 lb	Mash PH: 5.4 PH
Grain Temperature: 72.0 F	Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F
Sparge Water: 6.41 gal	Adjust Temp for Equipment: TRUE

Name	Description	Step Temp	Step Time
Mash In	Add 3.97 qt of water at 170.1 F	154.0 F	60 min
Mash Out	Add 2.22 qt of water at 198.5 F	168.0 F	10 min

Mash Notes
Simple single infusion mash for use with most modern well modified grains (about 95% of the time).

Carbonation Type: Kegged (Forced CO2)	Carbonation Volumes: 2.4 (2.3-2.8 vols)
Estimated Pressure: 9.2 PSI	Kegging Temperature: 36.0 F
Pressure Used: -	Age for: 4.0 Weeks
Storage Temperature: 52.0 F

Sierra Nevada Pale Ale – Extract

Brew Type: Extract	Date: 8/30/2007
Style: American Pale Ale	Brewer: Jimmy
Batch Size: 5.50 gal	Assistant Brewer:
Boil Volume: 7.33 gal	Boil Time: 60 min
Equipment: Brew Pot (7.5 gal) and Igloo Cooler (10 Gal)

Taste Rating (50 possible points): 35.0

Amount	Item	Type	% or IBU
6.75 lb	Light Dry Extract (8.0 SRM)	Dry Extract	87.10 %
0.50 lb	Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM)	Grain	6.45 %
0.50 lb	Caramel/Crystal Malt – 60L (60.0 SRM)	Grain	6.45 %
1.00 oz	Pearle [7.70 %] (60 min)	Hops	31.3 IBU
1.00 oz	Cascade [5.10 %] (15 min)	Hops	5.5 IBU
1.00 oz	Cascade [5.10 %] (5 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep)	Hops	-
1 Pkgs	American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056) [Starter 2000 ml]	Yeast-Ale

Estimated Original Gravity: 1.055 SG (1.045-1.060 SG)	Measured Original Gravity: 1.046 SG
Estimated Final Gravity: 1.013 SG (1.010-1.015 SG)	Measured Final Gravity: 1.012 SG
Estimated Color: 9.8 SRM (5.0-14.0 SRM)	Color [Color]
Bitterness: 36.9 IBU (30.0-50.0 IBU)	Alpha Acid Units: 12.8 AAU
Estimated Alcohol by Volume: 5.40 % (4.50-6.00 %)	Actual Alcohol by Volume: 4.43 %
Actual Calories: 203 cal/pint

Carbonation Type: Corn Sugar	Carbonation Volumes: 2.4 (2.3-2.8 vols)
Estimated Priming Weight: 2.4 oz	Temperature at Bottling: 36.0 F
Primer Used: -	Age for: 4.0 Weeks
Storage Temperature: 52.0 F