gfd622 said:This recipe is still one of my favorites (as originally posted). I finally bought a turkey fryer and so full boils are now all I do, and it's amazing how much better the flavor is with a full boil. I have reduced my fermentation time a bit (21-28 days total, start to finish), only because all of my fermenters are full, and I keep making more. I just tried an all grain version of this last week (for that, I just substituted 11 lb of 2-row for the DME, all else the same), so we'll see how that turns out. It's still a good brew.
Now to work on my SN Porter. Any thoughts on that one?
Start a new thread called Sierra Nevada Porter, and I will work on a version of it also.
I could have sworn when listening to the BN interview with Sierra Nevada, that this is an all Citra beer.
Has anyone played around with adding the DME late in the boil, or adding , say, half at the start and the rest near the end? I'm new to late extract additions and was curious if it would have any effect.
A few pictures of my results with the BYO recipe. These were my first pulls off the keg. You can see the hop matter in the glass and that it hasn't cleared just yet. My favorite time to grab an IPA - Thick with yeast and hop lupulin. Simply fantastic
I love Torpedo.. I need to brew this.
CidahMastah your clone looks identical to my memory of Torpedo. Awesome.
Has anyone played around with adding the DME late in the boil, or adding , say, half at the start and the rest near the end? I'm new to late extract additions and was curious if it would have any effect.
Very cool - glad you liked how it turned out. Well, just so you know I have a clone recipe that I was considering trying from BYO magazine (looks similar but some subtle but possibly key differences). I will post the recipe below. Sounds like the brew you did is worth trying, but I may run with this recipe first if I can get my brother to buy haha!
Looking forward to your side by side when you get to it. Enjoy the keg! I rocked a porter keg this holiday real quick, so I hear ya.
I am an extract guy for now, but they have the partial mash and AG version too.
1lb 5oz. pale malt
11 oz carmel 60L
5lbs Light DME (early)
2lbs 6oz light LME (late addition - final 15 minutes)
1.2 oz of 14% 17AAu Magnum Hops (60)
1 oz Magnum (5)
1 oz crystal hops (dry hop)
.67 oz (19 grams) magnum hops (dry hop)
.67 oz (19 grams) crystal hops (dry hop)
.67 oz (19 grams) Citra hops (dry hop)
yeast recc is WLP001 or Wyeast 1056 or fermentis US-o5
Says to get the hops right you need to boil 4 gallons of wort. 3qts of water at 152F for 45 mins (grain steep) and add water to make 4 gallons. Boil is for 90 minutes and add water if water volume drops below 3.5 gals. Dry hop 10 days to 2 weeks.
I probably won't start this one for a bit, I have two fermenting and one on deck, plan to start an arrogant bastard clone tonight. But when I do get to this in the next few weeks I will post back. When I do I plan to do the recipe exactly as above (4 gallons), not a full boil.
I am definitely going to brew this. CidahMastah, is this extract version of the recipe the most recent? Has there been any minor tweaks/changes? I read through the entire thread and didn't see any. Thanks!
CidahMash it seems like you are pretty knowledgeable about this clone recipe. I just ordered the hops and plan to to brew the BYO extract recipe in the next week or so. I ordered the hops all in pellet form and was wondering if I should put them in a hop bag for the boil. I usually do but I thought that maybe I wouldn't this time because I am aiming to produce a pretty bitter beer.
Also, same question for dry hopping should I put the pellets in a bag or just drop them in the carboy? This will be my sixth brew and the first time I have dry hopped so any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!
Alright thanks for your response I'm going to do the free boil and then use a muslin sack for the dry hopping. At least this way most of the hop matter wont get siphoned into my bottling bucket. Can't wait to get the ingredients and get this batch going!
did you dry hop in primary or secondary?
did you dry hop in primary or secondary?
Hey all
I'm rather new at this brewing thing, though I have a little over 100 gallons under my belt (and around my waistline). Tonight was a great night in terms of success, so thought I'd share that here.
I brew a lot of IPA's and Sierra Nevada ales, as SWMBO really likes those types. My specialty is 60' and simple sierra nevada pale ale, but lately I've explored a few new recipes simply by doing small variations on my ingredients. I don't use software or any of that, I simply modify my base and hops schedule according to labels and best guess.
Tonight I gave the SWMBO a blind taste test - my sierra nevada torpedo ale vs the real thing. Poured both into glasses, the color and clarity was perfect. Head was good on both. After tasting, my brew won the contest, and needless to say the SWMBO wants more. I made a Sierra Nevada porter at the same time which I really like as well.
Here is the recipe I used for this:
Sierra Nevada Torpedo extract clone:
1/2 lb crystal 60L
1/2 lb 2-row pale ale
7 lb light DME (I buy bulk 55 lb from midwest)
Additions and Hops schedule:
1.5 oz magnum (60')
1 tsp irish moss (15')
1 oz crystal (5')
1 oz magnum (5')
0.5 oz magnum (dry)
0.5 oz crystal (dry)
0.5 oz citra (dry) - note, I had to buy 6 oz of this hops - so it's stored in the freezer)
Yeast is Safeals S04 (blue packet - I like dry yeast, it's easy)
I brewed it for 15 days in primary, 2 months in secondary. FG was 1.008
It's a great beer - nice flavor - good alcohol content.
This home brewing thing is great
Dave
Very cool - glad you liked how it turned out. Well, just so you know I have a clone recipe that I was considering trying from BYO magazine (looks similar but some subtle but possibly key differences). I will post the recipe below. Sounds like the brew you did is worth trying, but I may run with this recipe first if I can get my brother to buy haha!
Looking forward to your side by side when you get to it. Enjoy the keg! I rocked a porter keg this holiday real quick, so I hear ya.
I am an extract guy for now, but they have the partial mash and AG version too.
1lb 5oz. pale malt
11 oz carmel 60L
5lbs Light DME (early)
2lbs 6oz light LME (late addition - final 15 minutes)
1.2 oz of 14% 17AAu Magnum Hops (60)
1 oz Magnum (5)
1 oz crystal hops (dry hop)
.67 oz (19 grams) magnum hops (dry hop)
.67 oz (19 grams) crystal hops (dry hop)
.67 oz (19 grams) Citra hops (dry hop)
yeast recc is WLP001 or Wyeast 1056 or fermentis US-o5
Says to get the hops right you need to boil 4 gallons of wort. 3qts of water at 152F for 45 mins (grain steep) and add water to make 4 gallons. Boil is for 90 minutes and add water if water volume drops below 3.5 gals. Dry hop 10 days to 2 weeks.
I probably won't start this one for a bit, I have two fermenting and one on deck, plan to start an arrogant bastard clone tonight. But when I do get to this in the next few weeks I will post back. When I do I plan to do the recipe exactly as above (4 gallons), not a full boil.
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