Rocky Mountain Ale
This is an attempt at cloning Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. Quite possibly
the finest ale on the planet.
Brewer: | Mike Perry | Email: | - | |||||
Beer: | Rocky Mountain Ale | Style: | Pale Ale | |||||
Type: | Partial mash | Size: | 5.0 gallons | |||||
Color: |
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Bitterness: | 27 IBU | |||||
OG: | 1.056 | FG: | 1.013 | |||||
Alcohol: | 5.6% v/v (4.4% w/w) | |||||||
Water: | None (2.5 tap -- boil) and (2.5 Bottle -- primary) | |||||||
Grain: | 1.5 lb. Pale Malt .5 lb. Crystal |
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Mash: | 100% efficiency | |||||||
For grains I used the following: 30 min @ 122 degrees -- protein rest 30 min @ 145 degrees -- Alpha 60 min @ 155 degrees -- Beta |
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Boil: | 75 minutes | SG 1.112 | 2.5 gallons | |||||
6 lb. LME | ||||||||
1 tsp. Irish Moss -- 15 minutes | ||||||||
Hops: | 1.5 oz. Cascade (5.0% AA, 75 min.) .5 oz. Cascade (aroma) |
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Yeast: | Wyeast 1056 -- started slow (36 hours) | |||||||
Log: | Primary 8/2 pm Racked/Bottled 8/11 am |
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Carbonation: | Primed: 7/8 c. corn sugar | |||||||
Tasting: | pleasantly bitter on racking |
Recipe posted 08/13/97.