Sim City IPA
This recipe, which I have not yet tasted as of this post, is based (loosly)on Sierra Nevada’s Pale Ale. If you are a total computer geek, you may be able to get why this brew in particular dons the name Sim City Pale Ale. With a Bu:Gu of .75, this beer is hop intensive–maybe overkill for my midwestern US pallet. You friends of the brew on the West Coast may be right at home. The orignal recipe called for use of 2-row, not 6-row, but my LHBS’s grain shipment ran late and he didn’t have any in stock ( Can you believe it!?!)
Grain Bill:
10 lbs 6 row malt
1 lbs Crystal 60
1 lbs Crystal 120
Hops :
.5 oz Magnum( 14.5%) 60 min
1 oz Galena ( 11%) 30 min
1 oz Cascade(5.1%) 5 min
Yeast:
White Labs WLP001 Califorina Ale Yeast.
Mash Schedule:
Single Infusion Mash at 154 F for one hour. Mash out at 169F for 10-15 minutes and then sparge.
Boil for 90 minutes.
Ferment at 170F until good and done.
Notes:
I tried to refine my batch-sparging technique a bit this round. I sparged slowly and kept refilling the Lauter Tun with hot ( 170F) water to keep the wort level above the grain bed. When I had collected nearly all of the wort, I let the train drain normally. This time around, I collected more wort than I can boil at a given time ( I have a 6.5 gal max capacity). After boiling the wort for 30 minutes, I added the extra wort to the boil. I didnt prepare a yeast start this time, but should have. I saw active fermentation about 20 hours into the primary. I had to put the fermenter into a bathtub with cool water to keep the temperature down. It ran higher than I would have liked but this yeast to supposed to ferment clean so we will see how it turns out.
If you want a real Sierra Nevada pale ale, I would suggest that you keep looking for another recipe.
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