EvilBrewer
Well-Known Member
Anyone have any advice on what type of water profile to use for a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale clone?
I brewed up a clone recipe recently using "Moshers Idea Pale Ale" water profile and it seemed a little harshly bitter when I transferred to secondary just now. Granted it's got lots of time before it's officially ready to drink but still...kind of makes me wonder if I should have used a different profile??
I built the water profile from distilled water. Below is the ingredient list and then the water profile:
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** Ingredients **
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11.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 91.67 %
1.00 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 8.33 %
0.45 oz Magnum [13.10 %] (60 min) Hops 17.7 IBU
0.50 oz Pearle [8.20 %] (30 min) Hops 9.5 IBU
1.00 oz Cascade [7.50 %] (10 min) Hops 8.2 IBU
2.00 oz Cascade [7.50 %] (0 min) Hops -
1.00 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs California Ale (White Labs #WLP001) [Starter 35 ml] Yeast-Ale
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** Water profile **
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Mash / Sparge Vol (gal): 3.75 / 5
Dilution Rate: 0%
Adjustments (grams) Mash / Boil Kettle:
CaCO3: 0.5 / 0.666666667
CaSO4: 5.5 / 7.333333333
CaCl2: 1 / 1.333333333
MgSO4: 2.3 / 3.066666667
NaHCO3: 1.8 / 0
NaCl: 0.6 / 0
HCL Acid: 0 / 0
Lactic Acid: 0 / 0
Mash Water / Total water (ppm):
Ca: 121 / 121
Mg: 15 / 15
Na: 51 / 22
Cl: 60 / 45
SO4: 279 / 279
CaCO3: 93 / 50
RA (mash only): -3 (5 to 10 SRM)
Cl to SO4 (total water): 0.16 (Very Bitter)
I brewed up a clone recipe recently using "Moshers Idea Pale Ale" water profile and it seemed a little harshly bitter when I transferred to secondary just now. Granted it's got lots of time before it's officially ready to drink but still...kind of makes me wonder if I should have used a different profile??
I built the water profile from distilled water. Below is the ingredient list and then the water profile:
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** Ingredients **
*************
11.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 91.67 %
1.00 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 8.33 %
0.45 oz Magnum [13.10 %] (60 min) Hops 17.7 IBU
0.50 oz Pearle [8.20 %] (30 min) Hops 9.5 IBU
1.00 oz Cascade [7.50 %] (10 min) Hops 8.2 IBU
2.00 oz Cascade [7.50 %] (0 min) Hops -
1.00 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs California Ale (White Labs #WLP001) [Starter 35 ml] Yeast-Ale
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** Water profile **
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Mash / Sparge Vol (gal): 3.75 / 5
Dilution Rate: 0%
Adjustments (grams) Mash / Boil Kettle:
CaCO3: 0.5 / 0.666666667
CaSO4: 5.5 / 7.333333333
CaCl2: 1 / 1.333333333
MgSO4: 2.3 / 3.066666667
NaHCO3: 1.8 / 0
NaCl: 0.6 / 0
HCL Acid: 0 / 0
Lactic Acid: 0 / 0
Mash Water / Total water (ppm):
Ca: 121 / 121
Mg: 15 / 15
Na: 51 / 22
Cl: 60 / 45
SO4: 279 / 279
CaCO3: 93 / 50
RA (mash only): -3 (5 to 10 SRM)
Cl to SO4 (total water): 0.16 (Very Bitter)