Sierra Nevada Pale Ale

[calobes]

Could I brew anything remotely close to this??

I'm still green and doing extract brews so I know I won't get as good a quality as an ag but does anyone have any recipes that comes kind of close?

I can however steep grains and boil hops so..... Am i reaching to high for my current expertise?

Cheers

 

[burrster]

Here's a good place to start
http://aussiehomebrewer.com/topic/40797-sierra-nevada-pale-ale-clone/

basic ingredients

Use Pearle and cascade hops, Light malt extract (3kg or more) and maybe some caramalt grain 200 - 300g

US05 is a good yeast too

I could expand but it's covered quite well in the above link

I've actually yet to do it but it's on my list of brews to do.

 

[calobes]

Thanks mate, have you tried this one? (Ignore that, just re-read your post)

 

[indica86]

http://www.blackbucketbrew.com/sierra-nevada-pale-ale-clone/ is pretty good, but a little heavy on the crystal

That was, in fact, my first ever extract brew.

 

[calobes]

http://www.blackbucketbrew.com/sierra-nevada-pale-ale-clone/ is pretty good, but a little heavy on the crystal

That was, in fact, my first ever extract brew.

Thanks Indica, how much crystal would you use instead of the 450g?

 

[calobes]

Im also curious as to why neither of the recipes called for dry hopping. Its a pretty aromatic beer so I thought there would be a fair bit of dry hopping involved.

 

[slcmorro]

I personally would drop the crystal back to 250gm, but then again I don't like overly sweet beers. Dry hop with 30gm of Cascade if you want a big hit

 

[Burt de Ernie]

This!



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[piraterum]

Check out this recipe apparently made with help from a brewmaster at Sierra Nevada. I've made it a few times and it's on the money. You can easily substitute the pale malt for light malt extract.

http://forum.northernbrewer.com/viewtopic.php?t=15532

 

[Pilchard]

I drink one of these once a week at work and not once have I thought to brew it, it seems to be a close proximity to their steam beer and has no nasal characteristics. To me there are better beers out there. It seems to have that same American hop schedule that is bitter and loosing the aroma hops. It's a staple in the resturant so I keep trying it to see if I can grow to like it. It just seems plain jane to me. No issues if you like it but there are a lot of better beers out there than that. NB we pay $90 a carton for it. Punters love it with our food. I'm just not converted. To me ita a blah beer, but then I'll drink their steam ale and get excited.

 

[indica86]

Thanks Indica, how much crystal would you use instead of the 450g?

250 is great for an APA

 

[Spiesy]

This!

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Much of a muchness, but I thought they used 001 as the yeast.

 

[calobes]

Thanks for the replies guys. I have my recipe ready to go but I am 90% sure im not going to be able to get magnum hops. Am I right in saying that because they are a bittering hop, I can use another hop of similar aa % and most of the hops flavours will get boiled out after 60mins anyway?

 

[Bribie G]

Whereabouts on the MNC are you?

 

[calobes]

Coffs harbour.

 

[Bribie G]

Yeah I see that Country Brewer Toormina doesn't stock Magnum. When are you looking to brew? I could send you some - I've got enough magnum to keep California going for a decade thanks to bulk buys :lol: Post leaves Old Bar at 3.30
Magnum is a very neutral bittering hop, a lot of the others will carry over into the finish which is either good or bad depending on the recipe.

For example Magnum is the second volume of hops grown in Germany, they use it to "stretch out" the noble hops in their megabrews as it is so neutral.

 

[calobes]

Yeah I see that Country Brewer Toormina doesn't stock Magnum. When are you looking to brew? I could send you some - I've got enough magnum to keep California going for a decade thanks to bulk buys :lol: Post leaves Old Bar at 3.30
Magnum is a very neutral bittering hop, a lot of the others will carry over into the finish which is either good or bad depending on the recipe.

For example Magnum is the second volume of hops grown in Germany, they use it to "stretch out" the noble hops in their megabrews as it is so neutral.

I was planning on doing this one today but if I can get the magnum hops I will definantly wait. Thanks for the offer mate thats much appreciated, pm me with details and how much your willing to let go and cost etc.

 

[Bribie G]

No probs, I'll dig the pack out of the freezer and have a look.

Edit: pm sent

 

[Spiesy]

There's US and German Magnum, both are great for bittering.

 

[jkhlt1210]

Check out this recipe apparently made with help from a brewmaster at Sierra Nevada. I've made it a few times and it's on the money. You can easily substitute the pale malt for light malt extract.

http://forum.northernbrewer.com/viewtopic.php?t=15532

Cheers for posting the AG recipe! I must try this as a BIAB. Love the SN pale ale!