SN Celebration Ale Clone Recipe?

[chapa]

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 11.00 gal
Boil Size: 13.77 gal
Estimated OG: 1.066 SG
Estimated Color: 11.3 SRM
Estimated IBU: 77.2 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 85.00 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
19.10 lb Great Western 2 Row (2.0 SRM) Grain 82.40 %
1.36 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 5.87 %
1.36 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 5.87 %
0.68 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 SRM) Grain 2.93 %
0.68 lb Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 2.93 %
2.00 oz Chinook [13.00 %] (Dry Hop 10 days) Hops -
2.00 oz Centennial [10.00 %] (Dry Hop 10 days) Hops -
2.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (Dry Hop 10 days) Hops -
2.00 oz Chinook [11.00 %] (85 min) Hops 35.4 IBU
2.00 oz Chinook [11.00 %] (60 min) (Mash Hop) Hops 6.7 IBU
4.00 oz Centennial [9.50 %] (15 min) Hops 28.5 IBU
4.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (5 min) Hops 6.6 IBU
4.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (0 min) Hops -
1 Pkgs California Ale (White Labs #WLP001) [StartYeast-Ale


Mash Schedule: Temperature Mash, 1 Step, Medium Body
Total Grain Weight: 23.18 lb
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Temperature Mash, 1 Step, Medium Body
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
60 min Saccharification Add 36.00 qt of water at 160.9 F 152.0 F
10 min Mash Out Heat to 168.0 F over 10 min 168.0 F

Mmmm...22oz of hops Sounds great!!

 

[EricCSU]

ok, I'll be that guy...
any chance of anyone having an extract version of this recipie?

thanks in advance

Take a look at the link in my sig.

Eric

 

[Razorbrew]

Looking for an AG SN Celebration clone recipe if anyone has something that they believe to be damn close. I am in love with this beer and want to make copious amounts of this year round. I did a search on google and the recipe data base and really didn't find anything that seemed to be a solid recipe.

Check this out. http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/k546/andy_matthews1/CelebrationAle.jpg

We did a side by side comparison and my friend said he could tell a slight difference, but preferred mine. Of course he was a friend so that could have swayed his judgement.

 

[humann_brewing]

Just picked up this years celebration ale at the store... I had forgotten how amazing this beer is for a winter ale. Was listening to a Jamil Show archive and they were talking about a SNCA clone and it got me super stoked to make one myself

Yep, I remembered and that is why I made it over the summer so I wouldn't have to wait any longer

Mmmm...22oz of hops Sounds great!!

yep, sure does

 

[humann_brewing]

Check this out.

We did a side by side comparison and my friend said he could tell a slight difference, but preferred mine. Of course he was a friend so that could have swayed his judgement.

thought I'd help ya out

 

[WalkingStickMan]

This is the recipe that you can't tell the difference. I've tried several, but this is it.

Hey DHB,

Can I simply halve these ingredients for a 5 gallon batch? I know that the grain should be alright, but how about the hops?

While looking through some other recipes that claim to be Dean Larson's SNCA, I noticed that despite the batch size, the 1 tsp gypsum remained the same. Should I use 1 tsp no matter the batch size?

Also, you're using whole hops with this recipe, correct?

Thanks for any help guys!

Peace.

 

[kcinpdx]

Mine is on tap right now. Side by side there is unquestionably a difference, but I am certainly not pointing to the recipe as the problem. I have had trouble with my IPA's at times with the hop profiles. It came out very nice, but not Celebration. It lacked the hop flavor and aroma, and the FG was a bit high. Only about a gallon left regardless.

 

[Dog House Brew]

Hey DHB,

Can I simply halve these ingredients for a 5 gallon batch? I know that the grain should be alright, but how about the hops?

While looking through some other recipes that claim to be Dean Larson's SNCA, I noticed that despite the batch size, the 1 tsp gypsum remained the same. Should I use 1 tsp no matter the batch size?

Also, you're using whole hops with this recipe, correct?

Thanks for any help guys!

Peace.

To me the addition of gypsum depends on your water. My water is totally too hard, so I have to build the water up from RO. It is for whole cone hops.

For 5.5 gallons @ 73% Eff

13.25 # 2-row
1# crystal 60
1.25 oz Chinook @ 60min
.65 oz @ 30min
.50 oz Centennial @ 0min
.50 oz Centennial dry hop 7 days
.50 oz Cascade dry hop 7 days
Wyeast 1056 or any Chico yeast
Mash @ 152 for 60min
OG - 1.068
FG 1.016
68 IBU

Denny Conn gave me this Larson Christmas Tree Celebration clone. I used the recipe KingBrian used and mine needed some cleared bitterness. I had to use older hops and am on a new system, so it needs some adjusting, but really close. I would mash @ 154. This is a great thread on Celebration.

The recipe from human brewing looks like a SN Anniversary Ale recipe. Yum if it is. I liked it better than Celebration. I can't find my notes so if you look back in the thread you can use Brian's hop schedule. Most of it came directly from Steve the brewer @ SN. Brew it and see where you are and make adjustments for your equipment. Hope this helps.

 

[Zen_Brew]

Well I'm somewhat settled now after the move to the new house and the holidays. Time to take my stab at SNCA again. It has been cool reading all the posts in this thread and it looks like it is mostly dialed in. My attempt last year was a slightly hopped down version of Tasty McDoles and it was darn close to SNCA and took me 3rd in a local BJCP comp. I will be doing a slightly retweaked version of it again this year. I see Humann Brewing went with pretty much Tasty's version. It's hard to go wrong following a Tasty McDole recipe, that is for certain!

It looks like King Brian was darn close as well, but had some fermentation issues. Brian, I went with a mash at 154 last year and was happy with the results. Even though the brewer mentioned 156, that can be one of those things that must be tweaked on a home system.

At any rate love reading about all the adventures brewing my favorite beer. Keep the posts coming and I will add mine once I get her up and running. First brew at a new house that isn't quite organized yet, so wish me luck.

 

[ColbyTrio]

I plugged in the recipe into Beer Smith and this is the extract recipe it gave me. There are no specialty grains, it's just LME. Which I think is just weird.

Any thoughts?


Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 5.50 gal
Boil Size: 3.82 gal
Estimated OG: 1.070 SG
Estimated Color: 9.9 SRM
Estimated IBU: 44.9 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: - %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
10.78 lb Pale Liquid Extract (8.0 SRM) Extract 100.0 %
1.25 oz Chinook [13.00%] (60 min) Hops 32.1 IBU
0.65 oz Chinook [13.00%] (30 min) Hops 12.8 IBU
0.50 oz Cascade [5.50%] (Dry Hop 7 days) Hops -
0.50 oz Centennial [10.00%] (0 min) Hops -
0.50 oz Centennial [10.00%] (Dry Hop 7 days) Hops -
1 Pkgs American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056) Yeast-Ale


Mash Schedule: None
Total Grain Weight: 11.77 lb

 

[ColbyTrio]

Anyone? I'm ready to pull the trigger if it looks OK.

I did notice the IBU's are low.

 

[molsonG]

i brewed it but was never able to find celebration to buy...i dont visit the beer stores that much, and the few times i always stop in, there sold out.

The beer i brewed was good, but it wasnt much of a ipa compared to others

 

[Doog_Si_Reeb]

Anyone? I'm ready to pull the trigger if it looks OK.

I did notice the IBU's are low.

You definitely want to steep a pound of crystal 60 or 80 to get the color and maltiness. Light LME alone would not make it similar to SNCA. If I were doing this extract, I would skip the carapils and just steep a pound of C60 or C80. Also, according to Beer Smith, your hop schedule should give you 62 IBUs. You may want to bump the IBUs up a bit, but it's not too far off.

 

[MichaelsBrewing]

I cannot wait to try this one!

Cheers!