American Pale Ale Nierra Sevada (Session SNPA Clone)

[waldoar15]

I bottled mine today. It sure turned out pretty after cold crashing and gelatin. Finished right at 1.010. Hydrometer sample tasted pretty good.

 

[BierMuncher]

Someone asked for this:

View attachment NierraSevada.bsm

 

[JonW]

Someone asked for this:

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Thank you! Being new to BeerSmith and AG, this does help.

I would donate $ to get your published recipes in BSM format....

 

[waldoar15]

I tasted one of mine today. It's light on the hops.

 

[Joeywhat]

Thinking about trying the extract version posted on page three. But 4 pounds carapils? Gotta be a mistake...plus I think another one pound of caramel?

Only one other person addressed the issue, is it REALLY coming out good with 4 pounds of carapils, or am I right in thinking 0.5-1.0 pounds is more appropriate (for 5 gallons...)?

 

[JonW]

Your recipe in the BeerSmith file is a bit different than what is shown in post #1.
Any specific reason for the differences? Addition of Honey Malt, less Pearle, different yeast.

Amount Item Type % or IBU
16.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 84.21 %
1.00 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 5.26 %
1.00 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 5.26 %
1.00 lb Honey Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 5.26 %
1.50 oz Pearle [7.80 %] (60 min) Hops 22.2 IBU
1.00 oz Cascade [7.00 %] (15 min) Hops 5.9 IBU
1.00 oz Cascade [7.00 %] (5 min) Hops 2.4 IBU
1.00 oz Cascade [7.00 %] (0 min) Hops -
1 Pkgs SafAle American Ale (DCL Yeast #US-56) Yeast-Ale

 

[waldoar15]

Well, the batch I brewed back on 12-20 is just about perfect now. I'll probably do another batch in a week or so.

 

[tamoore]

I brewed this one, and it turned out pretty good! I missed the mash temp by two degrees, and some of the bittering hops jumped out of the kettle early on, so it's not a real clone, but it's still DAMN GOOD BEER!

Thanks for the recipe, biermuncher!

 

[brrman]

Brewing my second batch of this today. Was wanting to do a 10 gal batch, but I only have 3 primaries, and 2 of em are taken up with a 10 gal batch of Cream of 3 Crops!... LOL

 

[BierMuncher]

Brewing my second batch of this today. Was wanting to do a 10 gal batch, but I only have 3 primaries, and 2 of em are taken up with a 10 gal batch of Cream of 3 Crops!... LOL

Sorry bout that

 

[Displaced MassHole]

Brewing up 10 gallons of this today and taught a few people from work how to homebrew. Just doing my part to spread the disease

 

[jturie]

This was my first all grain brew. Just tapped it for Father's Day....and happy Father's Day to me!!! It is head and shoulders better than any extract beer I've ever made...and I have had some good ones. Absolutely tastes like Sierra Nevada (but is still a bit hazy for now). Great recipe!

 

[JonW]

I drank my last glass of this Saturday night, so Sunday was brewing day! This will be my second time for this recipe.

 

[GregR]

I'm celebrating the 4th by brewing this up and drinking a sierra nevade 30th helles bock.

 

[BierMuncher]

I drank my last glass of this Saturday night, so Sunday was brewing day! This will be my second time for this recipe.

Gotta love the repeats. :rockin:

 

[brrman]

yeah, my repeat brew of this recipe was gone in 10 days... Need to brew it again next week sometime.

 

[JonW]

Gotta love the repeats. :rockin:

Yep - the repeat turned out great! I brewed your Kona Firerock recipe on Sunday and just happened to tap the latest SNPA that I brewed 6/20 the same day. Trying to keep the pipeline full!!

 

[schoolmaster]

I used this as my very first all-grain batch. It is probably the best beer I have ever made! It has the same hop level of Sierra Nevada, but it is much more "sessionable" at the lower alcohol level.

This is a real winner that I will probably be brewing on a regular basis.

Thanks for a great recipe!

 

[StarCityBrewMaster]

I am copying this to extent but made changes to up the ABV to 5%

11.75 lbs - 2 row
8 oz - crystal 60
4 oz - cara-pils

1 oz Pearle 60 min
1.5 oz Cascade 15 min
.5 oz Cascade - flame out

Expected OG 1.054
Expected FG 1.016
SRM 7.2
IBU 39

SNPA is also one of my favorite session pale ales so I am looking forward to brewing this and doing a side by side comparison to a SNPA!

 

[schoolmaster]

Just brewed this again; I really like the recipe. I've been stepping up the later hop additions and doing some dry hopping to it as well. So far I have brewed 20 gallons of this beer.

I liked it so much that I included it as one of my "12 Beers of Christmas" Check it out, I even did a label based on Sierra Nevada.

Here is a copy of the label if anyone is interested in using it.

 

[gungadin]

Has anyone made this without using a secondary? Like... Primary for a week then stick primary in fridge to cold crash for a couple days, then rack to keg or bottle. How about skipping the cold crash and just extending the primary?

 

[schoolmaster]

gungadin - I've been doing primary only for this beer. I give it about 4 days then add my dry hops addition and then try and warm it up a little bit at about 7 days for a diacetyl rest. I usually cold crash it at about day 9 or so and keep it in the fridge for a day or two. From there it goes into the keg. It's been turning out very well each time I've brewed it.

Cheers,
School Master

 

[gungadin]

Thanks schoolmaster - that was exactly what I was hoping to hear.

 

[jturie]

I just let it sit in the primary at 66-68 for two weeks. No cold crash, no diacetyl rest, nothing. Drop 'er in the keg and throw in a bag of whole Cascades for a nice dry hop aroma. Clear as a bell, tastes great.

 

[BXCracer]

Going to brew this one.
Just wondering which yeast would suit this recipe better notty or s-05?
Also would amarillo or chinook be good substitute for perle

 

[BierMuncher]

Going to brew this one.
Just wondering which yeast would suit this recipe better notty or s-05?
Also would amarillo or chinook be good substitute for perle

My money would be on to S-05 and Amarillo.

 

[BXCracer]

My money would be on to S-05 and Amarillo.

Thanks, BierMuncher !

 

[elproducto]

BM, any reason why your beersmith version is different than the posted one?

 

[PerpetualBuzz]

So, I set out to make this recipe exactly and ended up making some slight adjustments while at the LHBS.

7.5 lb 2 row
.5 lb crystal 60L
.5 oz Magnum (60 min)
2 oz Cascade (.5 @ 30, 15, 5, 0)
1 oz Cascade Dry Hop
S-05 yeast
5 oz priming sugar

2 week primary, 1 week secondary with dry hop

O.G. 1.042
F.G. 1.006

It just went in the bottle on Sunday, the hydro sample was full of citrus/grapefruit and very tasty. Can't wait.

 

[JonW]

BM, any reason why your beersmith version is different than the posted one?

BierMuncher - I've been wondering this too. The recipe at the beginning of this thread is different than the BSM file you attached.

Is the BSM file version the "new and improved" one?