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Just listened the Sierra Nevada podcast and almost crashed my car when I heard Steve Dresler handing out the Celebration recipe. I know we can do the conversion using that "other" brewing software, but hey, I am lazy, so who is going to post the homebrew version of the recipe first?

JP was taking some serious notes if I'm not mistaken...

This is what I have based on my notes. The IBUs are suppose to be 68 and the SRM is
NOT dark enough to produce the red I see in Celebration Ale. So, ther is some work and
experimentation still be done. When I get some time, I will recheck my math.

Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale

A ProMash Recipe Report
Recipe Specifics
Batch Size (Gal): 6.00 Wort Size (Gal): 6.00
Total Grain (Lbs): 12.60
Anticipated OG: 1.064 Plato: 15.64
Anticipated SRM: 12.2
Anticipated IBU: 50.2
Brewhouse Efficiency: 83 %
Wort Boil Time: 75 Minutes

Pre-Boil Amounts
Evaporation Rate: 1.25 Gallons Per Hour
Pre-Boil Wort Size: 7.56 Gal
Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.051 SG 12.55 Plato

Grain/Extract/Sugar
% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
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88.1 11.10 lbs. Pale Ale Malt (Briess) USA 1.037 4
11.9 1.50 lbs. Crystal 60L USA 1.034 60

Hops
Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
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0.77 oz. Chinook Whole 13.00 30.5 75 min.
1.24 oz. Cascade Whole 5.75 10.3 15 min.
0.62 oz. Centennial Whole 10.50 9.4 15 min.
1.24 oz. Cascade Whole 5.75 0.0 0 min.
0.62 oz. Centennial Whole 10.50 0.0 0 min.
1.00 oz. Cascade Whole 5.75 0.0 Dry Hop
0.50 oz. Centennial Whole 10.50 0.0 Dry Hop

Extras
Amount Name Type Time
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1.00 Unit(s)Whirlfloc Fining 20 Min.(boil)
0.25 Tsp Yeast Nutrient Other 20 Min.(boil)

Yeast - WYeast 1056 Amercan Ale/Chico

Mash Schedule
Mash Name: Celebration Ale Ale
Total Grain Lbs: 12.60
Total Water Qts: 18.90 - Before Additional Infusions
Total Water Gal: 4.72 - Before Additional Infusions
Tun Thermal Mass: 0.00
Grain Temp: 68.00 F

Step Rest Start Stop Heat Infuse Infuse Infuse
Step Name Time Time Temp Temp Type Temp Amount Ratio
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Sacc 0 45 156 156 Infuse 167 18.90 1.50

Total Water Qts: 18.90 - After Additional Infusions
Total Water Gal: 4.72 - After Additional Infusions
Total Mash Volume Gal: 5.73 - After Additional Infusions

Notes
Recipe by Sierra Nevada's Brewer Steve Dresler
IBU:68 OG:16-16.5 FG:3.5-4
88% 2 Row Pale & 12% English Crystal 60L
Mash temp:156F
Yeast: Cal Ale Temp: start at 62 F- finish at 68F

Quick and dirty: (in Recipator)

SN Celebration Clone
Style: American Amber Ale
Type: All grain
Batch Size: 6 gallons
Color:22 HCU (~12 SRM)
Bitterness: 68 IBU
OG: 1.066
FG: 1.015
Alcohol: 6.6% v/v (5.2% w/w)
Grain:
13 lb. 12 oz. American 2-row (89%)
1 lb. 12 oz. British Crystal 60L (11%)
70% efficiency
Mash: 156 F
Boil: 60 minutes
SG 1.057
7 gallons Wort to the Kettle
Hops: (Pellets)
.75 oz. Chinook (12% AA, 60 min.)
2 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 20 min.)
1 oz. Centennial (10.5% AA, 20 min.)
2 oz. Cascade (aroma 0 min.)
1 oz. Centennial (aroma 0min.)
1 oz. Cascade (dry)
.5 oz. Centennial (dry)

Chico Ale yeast. Pitch at 62 F allow to rise to 68 F.

Edit: I see Gandalf beat me to it while I was typing! The IBUs work out on this one, though.

I think that's about what I got. Got a club meet tonight so I'll plug it in later.

What did Steve mean when he said Sierra Pale was "Front Loaded" with Cascade? I interpret that as lots of late boil (or flameout/whirlpool) cascade, but I've never run across the term "Front Loaded" as applied to brewing.

Charlie (uses 4 oz cascade at flameout on his SNPA clone)

in the interview he did say the malt was comming from Canada. Would Rahr be a better choice?

Just listened to the show.

Very interesting stuff - functional sustainability - with low energy costs we are a bit sloppy with energy here in the US.

Some new tech and some old tech that is coming back into vogue. The Solar PV, Hot Water, grey water, reusing energy, composting etc.

When I worked in manufacturing we would locate on rail lines spurs and offloaded railcars with hoppers similar to grain. Energy efficient 1880's tech that still works. And shipping from Canada via railcar can be as efficient as shipping from the upper midwest - it's might be more of a matter of what malting house can supply there large demand - 1 million pounds a week he said.

Sierra Nevada PA is on a shaded floor unconditioned floor space in Costco here - but it is often 2-3 months fresher than what is available through the other retail channels. All the other flavors you need to purchase from the regular channels.

Maui Brewing is doing similar things here on a much smaller scale. Many solar water panels have been recently added to assist water heating. Solar PV is on the way. A couple silos have been installed to make it easier to unload bulk base malt grain, at this time last year everything was in 55lb sacks.

It's fun watching the local brewery grow and what Sierra Nevada has become. Just as many of my generation had Anchor Steam as our gateway craft beer, Sierra Nevada (and Boston Beer) also play an important alternative to BMC.

Looking forward to the next installment.

Our house is switched over to 66% alternative energy power so far - all my brewing waste stays on my land - and I may soon get chickens as well - if I ever convert from propane to electric brewing, and add more panels down the road we can go 100% renewable.

I just listened to the show this morning at work and spent the next 30mins
working out the recipe.

Can someone have a look and let me know If this is good.
It is the first time I have scaled a recipe down. Sorry it is
in metric.
I wasn't able to get the target 68IBU mentioned on the show but I
assume alot might come from the flameout addition.


If you want I can e-mail the promash recipe file.
Just message me your e-mail address.

Cheers

Brendan

Sierra Nevada Celebration Clone

Batch Size (L): 24.00 Wort Size (L): 24.00
Total Grain (kg): 7.00
Anticipated OG: 1.067 Plato: 16.34
Anticipated SRM: 11.9
Anticipated IBU: 50.3
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75 %
Wort Boil Time: 60 Minutes

% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
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88.6 6.20 kg. Pale Ale Malt (2-row) Australia 1.037 2
11.4 0.80 kg. Crystal 55L Great Britian 1.034 55

Hops

Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
23.19 g. Chinook Pellet 13.00 38.1 60 min.
18.55 g. Centennial Pellet 10.50 4.9 10 min.
37.11 g. Cascade Pellet 7.80 7.3 10 min.
18.55 g. Centennial Pellet 10.50 0.0 0 min.
37.11 g. Cascade Pellet 7.80 0.0 0 min.
30.90 g. Centennial Pellet 10.50 0.0 Dry Hop
15.40 g. Cascade Pellet 7.80 0.0 Dry Hop