SNPA clone

[beer today]

Anyone got an SNPA recipe that they would recommend, love to try making this, think it's a great ale. cheers

[Hanglow]

Hey my first AG was a SNPA clone from homebrewtalk and it was really rather good. I can't find the exact recipe but this one very much like what I did

6 gallons (US I assume)
75% efficiency
OG: 1.052 (before bottle conditioning, 1.054 after)
FG: 1.011

10.5lbs American 2-row
14oz Crystal 60 (English crystal would be preferred)
Mash at 154*F

.5oz Pearle @ 60
.5oz Magnum @ 60
1oz Cascade @ 15
1oz Cascade @ 0
Dry Hop .5-1oz Cascade for 3-5 days

Ferment with California Ale yeast (1056/WLP001 or US05) Make a starter, or just use 1 pack of dry yeast. Ferment at 65-67*

*Note 1: Sierra Nevada bottle conditions their PA. If you bottle condition, great, you'll gain the 2 gravity points needed to hit 5.6% ABV. If you keg, increase your 2-row by 1/2lb to hit an OG of 1.054.

*Note 2: Sierra Nevada uses whole cone hops 100% of the time. If you really want the beer to be exact, get whole cone hops, not pellets. In reality, the difference probably isn't huge.

That should get you dangerously close. Adjust the amount of 2-row as needed for the efficiency you typically get.

Although I used maris otter as that's what I had

[tec-9-7]

That recipe looks very good. The signature of SNPA is really the Cascade hops used for flavor, aroma, and dry... You could also use Cascades or Centennials for bittering in place of the Perle & Magnum as long as you account for the differences in AAU.

[barney]

This is Ken Grossmans latest Advice on the recipe
its american unit and for 19ltr
4.6kg pale
0.30 pale crystal, 60.

4.4 aau perl for 90mins(14g?)
6 aau cascade for 45 (28g)
cascade at 0 mins 43g

Mash at 68 for 60mins and mash out at 77 for 5 mins, ferment at 20°C with same yeasts named as above.

[Matt12398]

Mysterio who used to post on the forum (not sure he's been around for a while) created this recipe which is now on the Malt Miller website.

http://www.themaltmiller.co.uk/index.ph ... at&catId=9

It was my first AG using BIAB. Even with all the expected mistake that can be made with a first AG it still tasted fantastic. It's all about the Cascade.

[seymour]

...Even with all the expected mistake that can be made with a first AG it still tasted fantastic. It's all about the Cascade.

+1

As good as Sierra Nevada Pale Ale is, it's their least tasty beer actually. If you ever get the chance, their Porter, Stout,
Kellerweiss, Ruthless Rye, etc, are all delicious. I'm pretty sure there's a clone recipe on here for the Porter.

[jonnyt]

I can vouch for Mysterio's best brew I have made to date.

[SamT]

...Even with all the expected mistake that can be made with a first AG it still tasted fantastic. It's all about the Cascade.

+1

As good as Sierra Nevada Pale Ale is, it's their least tasty beer actually. If you ever get the chance, their Porter, Stout,
Kellerweiss, Ruthless Rye, etc, are all delicious. I'm pretty sure there's a clone recipe on here for the Porter.

The Kellerweiss? SRSLY?

One of my least favourite of theirs tbh

Did manage to bag a bottle of their Foral IPA just before Christmas - that was damn tasty.

[seymour]

...The Kellerweiss? SRSLY?
One of my least favourite of theirs tbh...

Yeah, that's a fairly common reaction, but I'm a HUGE fan of the Zoigl/Zwickel/Kellerbier style. It's not nearly as bold nor hoppy as other Sierra Nevada brews, if that's what you're looking for, but I see it as a "Real Ale" version of a lager. Sometimes a bottle-conditioned, cloudy, minerally, pale lager is really, really nice. Plus their Kellerweiss version is unique with their wheat addition making the mouthfeel a bit bready. Give it another try sometime when you're in the mood for light and spritzy but nonetheless complex.

[beer today]

thanks guys, thats exactly what I'm after, great feedback, as always from this site.
I am looking at SNPA as I understand it's a quintessential APA, so roll on brew day.

[Goulders]

Seymour, I gad a go at the porter. Took a while to condition and several months later is not bad, although I have no idea if the recipe is genuine or not or what the real thing tastes like. A friend said it was good. However, I didn't treat my water as I do now so may have another go at this. Search my posts for the recipe.

As to Mysterio's recipe, that is a great beer and I have done that one a couple of times now. I am enjoying my English ales at the moment but will do this again for a summer drink.

[seymour]

Finally got round to doing this recipe - it has been planned for a long time.

Hall Porter(SN Porter Clone) (Robust Porter)

Original Gravity (OG): 1.059 (°P): 14.5
Final Gravity (FG): 1.014 (°P): 3.6
Alcohol (ABV): 5.95 %
Colour (SRM): 40.7 (EBC): 80.1
Bitterness (IBU): 32.0 (Tinseth)

59.02% Pale Malt (2 Row) UK
25.31% Munich II
7.84% Chocolate
7.84% Crystal 80

2 g/L Goldings, East Kent (5% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil)
0.8 g/L Willamette (5.5% Alpha) @ 30 Minutes (Boil)
0.8 g/L Willamette (5.5% Alpha) @ 10 Minutes (Boil)

57.6 g/L Whirlfloc Tablet @ 10 Minutes (Boil)

Single step Infusion at 68°C for 90 Minutes. Boil for 60 Minutes

Fermented at 19°C with Safale American

Thanks Goulders! I bet that's a delicious porter, and definitely related to Sierra Nevada Porter, but according to their website it's missing two grain ingredients and the hops are different. You could certainly dial-it in next time.

Bittering Hops: Aurora
Finishing Hops: Yakima Golding
Malts: Two-row Pale, Munich, Chocolate, Caramel, Black & Carafa

[Goulders]

They have changed their recipe a bit then as I remember checking and wasn't happy with the John Palmer one I had seen on other forums. Recipes obviously do evolve I guess. A friend who lived in the US for a while said he loved Wasatcha Polygamy porter. Never seen a recipe though and the brewer didn't reply, otherwise would have had a go at that

[seymour]

...A friend who lived in the US for a while said he loved Wasatcha Polygamy porter. Never seen a recipe though and the brewer didn't reply, otherwise would have had a go at that

I've had it, and it IS delicious, but in a very traditional English Porter way, so you may already know the secrets.

It's one of my all-time favorite beer labels, too. The brewery is located in Utah, well-known as Mormon territory, and is practically a dry-state for the same reason. So, they got in some trouble with this label showing a man surrounded my many wives and the slogan, "Why Have Just One". Hilarious!

[Brewtaster]

+1 to jonnyt Mysterio's SNPA is almost exactly the same as SNPA. Recipe can be found on the Malt Miller's website.
cheers
iain