I created this by looking over a bunch of SN Celebration clone recipes, and combining what I thought would work (and what is available at the LHBS). Any ideas or suggestions are appreciated.
6 lbs. Coopers Light LME
2 lb. American 2-row pale (steeped for 30 min.)
1 lb. Briess Carapils (steeped for 30 mins.)
1 lb. Breiss crystal 40 L (steeped for 30 min.)
1.5 Chinook 60 min.
.5 Centennial 10 min.
.5 Cascade 10 min.
.5 Centennial 1 min
.5 Cascade 1 min.
.5 Cascade and Centennial dry hopped @ 7 days
White Labs California Ale (wlp001)
Expected OG - 1.062
Expected FG- 1.015
IBU -53.8
SRM - 8
ABV - 6.3%
The head brewer at Sn, Steve Dressler gave an interview on the Brewing Network last year. When asked for a recipe, he gave the Celebration recipe.
Use 2 to one for the Cascade to Centennial. SN only uses C-60ish crystal in their beers. The recipe he gave was only Pale malt and C-60. I would try and get near these specs;
You can get rid of the carapils. Not only does SN not use it, but with extract you won’t need the extra body. As a point of reference, here’s Dean Larson’s classic Christmas Tree ale recipe. About as close as you can get to Cewlebration.
Evaporation Rate: 1.50 Gallons Per Hour
Pre-Boil Wort Size: 7.38 Gal
Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.048 SG 11.82 Plato
Grain/Extract/Sugar
% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
93.0 13.25 lbs. Pale Malt(2-row) America 1.036 2
7.0 1.00 lbs. Crystal 60L America 1.034 60
Potential represented as SG per pound per gallon.
Hops
Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
1.00 oz. Chinook Whole 13.00 41.2 60 min.
0.25 oz. Chinook Whole 14.30 11.3 60 min.
0.50 oz. Chinook Whole 13.00 15.8 30 min.
0.50 oz. Centennial Whole 9.30 0.0 0 min.
0.50 oz. Cascade Whole 8.10 0.0 0 min.
0.50 oz. Cascade Whole 8.10 0.0 Dry Hop
0.50 oz. Centennial Whole 9.30 0.0 Dry Hop
Total Grain Lbs: 14.25
Total Water Qts: 19.00 - Before Additional Infusions
Total Water Gal: 4.75 - Before Additional Infusions
Tun Thermal Mass: 0.13
Grain Temp: 65.00 F
Step Rest Start Stop Heat Infuse Infuse Infuse
Step Name Time Time Temp Temp Type Temp Amount Ratio
sacc 0 60 152 152 Infuse 169 19.00 1.33
Total Water Qts: 19.00 - After Additional Infusions
Total Water Gal: 4.75 - After Additional Infusions
Total Mash Volume Gal: 5.89 - After Additional Infusions
All temperature measurements are degrees Fahrenheit.
All infusion amounts are in Quarts.
All infusion ratios are Quarts/Lbs.
What if I got rid of the carapils and crystal, and added 2 lbs. Caramel 60? And then kept the hops the same except added an ounce of Cascade @ 30 mins. That will get my IBU’s almost right on, and will also darken it to 15 SRM.
You don’t need 2#…Maybe a half to 3/4…Or, like Denny suggested, above (after reading).
And, you can go easy on the moustache.
Freddy would have liked it that way.