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Ingredients
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Grain Bill
Hops
Yeast & Water
Method
Grain Bill
- 1
Mashing
Heat the filtered water to 67°C. Add crushed US 2-Row Pale Malt and Crystal Malt 60L, stirring thoroughly to avoid clumps. Maintain mash temperature at 66–67°C for 60 minutes to allow starches to convert into fermentable sugars.
- 2
Mash Out and Sparge
Raise mash temperature to 75°C for 10 minutes, then sparge slowly with hot water (around 75°C) until the desired pre-boil volume is reached.
Hops
- 3
Boil and Bittering Addition
Bring the wort to a rolling boil. Once boiling, add the bittering Cascade hops and boil for 60 minutes.
- 4
Flavor Addition
At 15 minutes remaining in the boil, add the flavor Cascade hops. This contributes citrus-forward hop flavor characteristic of Sierra Nevada Pale Ale.
- 5
Aroma Addition
At flame-out (end of boil), add the aroma Cascade hops. Allow the hops to steep for 10–15 minutes before chilling.
Yeast & Water
- 6
Cooling and Fermentation
Rapidly chill the wort to 18–20°C using a wort chiller. Transfer to a sanitized fermenter, aerate well, and pitch the American Ale yeast.
- 7
Primary Fermentation
Ferment at 18–20°C for 7–10 days, until final gravity is stable and fermentation activity subsides.
- 8
Conditioning and Packaging
Condition the beer for an additional 7 days at cooler temperatures (around 15°C). Carbonate to approximately 2.5 volumes of CO₂ and package in kegs or bottles.
