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Sierra Nevada

SNooPy Ale (AG#77)

Jul 25th, 2015
by bryan.
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Ok, it’s really a variant of a SNPA (Sierra Nevada Pale Ale) clone, but toned down in gravity to 5% as everything I’ve made recently has been a bit stronger (Sour Times aside).

Based on this receipe kit from The Malt Miller, but I bought the ingredients and carelessly got Pale Crystal Malt instead of the standard colour stuff, so I’ve added in my remaining Caramunich III from Disco Mystic to bring the colour back up again.

Brewday details:

  • Length: 20 litres
  • OG: 1.046
  • FG: 1.006
  • ABV: 4.1%

BeerXml File: SNooPy Ale

SNooPy Ale

  • Style: American Pale Ale
  • Length: 21 litres
  • Yeast: West Coast Style Ale Yeast (Neale's Brewing Supplies )
  • OG: 1.048
  • FG: 1.010
  • ABV: 5.0 %
  • Colour: 16.0 EBC
  • Bitterness: 36.4 IBUs
Fermentables:
NameColourAmount (kg)%
Lager Malt43.78488
Crystal Malt - 30L (Thomas Fawcett)600.3127
Caramunich III (Weyermann)1400.1794
Total4.277

Hops:
NameAlphaFormAmount (g)Time (mins)
Northern Brewer8.5Leaf2560
Cascade7Leaf2510
Cascade7Leaf601

Comments:

I’m only brewing to a keg’s worth, so everything is a bit scaled down from my normal quantities.  Hardness measured at 228ppm, so treatment is 35ml CRS, 9.9g gypsum, 2.1g CaCl, 3.3g epsom, 0.9g salt.

2015-07-25: OG is 1.046 at 23.5 litres, which is a little more than expected for efficiency but under in gravity and over in volume.  I was rather expecting that when I measured my pre-boil volume.  Need a few more of these keg-length brews before I get the numbers nailed down…  Smells quite SNPA like.

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Damn The Torpedoes II (AG#32)

Jul 7th, 2012
by bryan.
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Another batch of this beauty, and this time a full 25 litres.

Brewday details:

  • Length: 25 litres
  • OG: 1.068
  • FG: 1.012
  • ABV: 7.3%

BeerXml File: Damn The Torpedoes

Damn The Torpedos

  • Style: American IPA
  • Length: 25 litres
  • Yeast: Safale American (DCL/Fermentis US-05)
  • OG: 1.073
  • FG: 1.015
  • ABV: 7.7 %
  • Colour: 19.6 EBC
  • Bitterness: 70.0 IBUs
Fermentables:
NameColourAmount (kg)%
Pale Malt (2 Row) UK67.77595
Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L1180.4065
Total8.182

Hops:
NameAlphaFormAmount (g)Time (mins)
Magnum14Leaf4590
Crystal3.3Leaf305
Magnum14Leaf305
Citra12Leaf25Dry Hop
Crystal3.3Leaf25Dry Hop
Magnum14Leaf25Dry Hop

Comments:

Measured 36 litres in the copper at 13.4Bx = 1.052.

28 litres at the end of the boil at 1.068, and 25 litres into the FV, so a little low on gravity and high on volume – for some reason today I only boiled off 8 litres instead of 9 litres, and I also collected a little more wort than I needed from the mash tun, so I need to tweak my equipment settings in BeerSmith to get it a little more accurate.

2012-07-17: Was only down to 1.026 after 7 days fermenting at 18C, so I raised the temp slightly to 21C and it’s now down to 1.016.  If it’s not moved much by tomorrow I’ll rack in into secondary for dry hopping.  Since it’s US-05 there’s a big layer of yeast on the top still, so not inclined to just chuck them in.

2012-07-19: Racked 24 litres to a secondary FV, and added the dry hops.  Dropped the temp back to 18C.  Will leave it a few days to infuse, then crash chill.  Contemplating gelatine finings, but since it’s destined for bottling and US-05 isn’t the most flocculant strain, I may not.  Don’t really mind cloudy beer!

2012-07-29: After dry-hopping and chilling, racked 22.5 litres into the bottling bucket with 80g of sugar in 250ml water.  Bottled 55 small bottles.  Tastes very good.  FG was 7.6Bx = 1.012 (by hydrometer), so that’s a pretty-much-on-the-money 7.3% ABV.

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Damn The Torpedos (AG#25)

Feb 25th, 2012
by bryan.
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A big and special beer for my 25th Anniversary (of all-grain brewing).  Inspired by this post on Jim’s Forum, it’s a Sierra Nevada Torpedo Extra IPA clone.

Brewday details:

  • Length: 15 litres
  • OG: 1.064
  • FG: 1.012
  • ABV: 7.2%
BeerXml File: Torpedo

Torpedo

  • Style: American IPA
  • Length: 15 litres
  • Yeast: Safale US-05 ( )
  • OG:
  • FG:
  • ABV:
Fermentables:
NameColourAmount (kg)%
Maris Otter Malt45.00095
Crystal 60600.2605
Total5.26

Hops:
NameAlphaFormAmount (g)Time (mins)
Magnum14Leaf3590
Crystal3.3Leaf255
Magnum14Leaf255
Citra11.1Leaf15Dry Hop
Crystal3.3Leaf15Dry Hop
Magnum14Leaf15Dry Hop

Comments:

23 litres into the boiler at 12.8Bx = 1.050, so that’s a mash efficiency of 73%.

After cooling in the boiler, about 18 litres at 15.6Bx = 1.062, 1.064 by hydrometer, which is quite a lot low.  About 15.5 litres into the FV.

Dry hops went in on Sat 3rd, day 7, then crash cooled for 3 days at 1C bef0re bottling 40 (in small bottles!) today, day 12, with 50g priming sugar.

Measured FG at 7.6Bx = 1.007, but the hydrometer thinks 1.012, which seems a lot more likely.  The latter means an ABV of 7.2%.  Bloody good job I bottled it in the small ones..!

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