Sierra Nevada Pale Ale Clone Recipe

Last Updated on Wednesday, 9 December 2009 01:14 Written by admin Saturday, 10 May 2008 09:25

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Hundreds of our customers at my homebrew shop have made this. Most swear it’s identical to the original. Dry hopping is essential for classic Cascade flavor and aroma. (5 gallons)

Ingredients:

  • 8 oz. caramel malt, 30′ Lovibond
  • 6 oz. DeWolf-Cosyns cara-pils malt
  • 6 lbs. light malt syrup
  • 1.5 oz. Perle hops (8.2% alpha acid) for 60 min.
  • 2.5 oz. Cascade hops (5.4% alpha acid): 1 oz. for 15 min., 1 oz. for 5 min., 0.5 oz. pellets (dry hopping).
  • Wyeast 1056 (American ale)
  • 11/4 cup dry malt extract

    Step by Step:

    Add grains to 1.5 gal. water. Bring slowly to 170? F. Remove grains and bring to a boil. Total boil is 60 min. Boil 10 min. and add Perle hops. Boil 45 min. more, adding water as needed to maintain liquid level. Make first Cascade addition. Boil 5 min. more. Turn off heat. Wait 10 min. Add 1 oz. Cascade. Wait 3 to 5 min. Remove hops and transfer to fermenter. Top up to 5 gal. Pitch yeast at 70? F. Ferment three days and rack to secondary. Dry hop with 0.5 oz. Cascade pellets. Ferment two weeks at 65? F. Prime and bottle.

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