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Sierra Nevada Resilience IPA Brew Day + Recipe

When Sierra Nevada released the recipe for Resilience IPA back in November I immediately knew I wanted to brew it. They wanted everyone to brew this at the end of the month. Which I knew I would not be able to do. I already had 2 brews kegged for the holiday season. So I put in on the schedule and I waited.


It took almost 2 months to clear the holiday brews. That’s what happens when you brew two 8+% beers at the same time. I ordered the ingredients in mid January. By early February I was ready to brew.

The original 5 gallon recipe is available over at the Homebrewers Association. The recipe listed below is for 6 gallons.

Recipe Details

Batch Size Boil Time IBU SRM Est. OG Est. FG ABV
6 gal 80 min 73.1 IBUs 12.5 SRM 1.065 1.014 6.8 %
Actuals 1.069 1.02 6.5 %

Fermentables

Name Amount %
Pale Malt (2 Row) US 13.75 lbs 88.71
Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L 1.75 lbs 11.29

Hops

Name Amount Time Use Form Alpha %
Centennial 1.2 oz 80 min Boil Pellet 10
Cascade 1.2 oz 15 min Boil Pellet 5.5
Centennial 1.2 oz 15 min Boil Pellet 10
Cascade 0.6 oz 20 min Aroma Pellet 5.5
Centennial 0.6 oz 20 min Aroma Pellet 10
Cascade 0.6 oz 4 days Dry Hop Pellet 5.5
Centennial 0.6 oz 4 days Dry Hop Pellet 10

Miscs

Name Amount Time Use Type
Baking Soda 2.00 tsp 60 min Mash Water Agent
Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) 1.50 tsp 60 min Mash Water Agent
Whirlfloc Tablet 1.00 Items 15 min Boil Fining
Yeast Nutrient 6.00 tsp 15 min Boil Other

Yeast

Name Lab Attenuation Temperature
Dry Hop (A24) Imperial Yeast 76% 64°F - 74°F

Mash

Step Temperature Time
Mash In 152°F 60 min

Fermentation

Step Time Temperature
Primary 14 days 67°F
Aging 30 days 65°F

Notes

https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/homebrew-recipe/sierra-nevada-resilience-ipa/

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Brewing a Nugget Nectar Clone + Recipe – Tröegs Independent Brewing

I had originally started thinking about brewing a Nugget Nectar clone way back in 2017 when I brewed the Blizzard of Hops clone. I didn’t start thinking about it seriously till I ran across a recipe in the October 2011 issue of BYO magazine. That recipe was clarified in the January/February 2012 issue.


Further research lead me to a The Session interview that the Trogner brothers did in the Summer of 2011. In that interview they detailed out their original recipe for Nugget Nectar. Including the hops used and the grain bill that included 80% Vienna malt.

The only things missing from their recipe were the hops used for dry hopping. I took some educated guesses on what the exact dry hops should be. Some of which was dictated by the hops left over from the brew day.

Over all this is a very good recipe. I’m very happy with the results. Though it’s not very accurate to what Nugget Nectar is now. The recipe has definitely changed over the years. If you are looking for a recipe from years past, this is the one you want to use.

Recipe Details

Batch Size Boil Time IBU SRM Est. OG Est. FG ABV
6 gal 90 min 95.9 IBUs 9.4 SRM 1.074 1.017 7.6 %
Actuals 1.071 1.018 7.1 %

Fermentables

Name Amount %
Vienna Malt (Briess) 14.25 lbs 80.28
Munich 20L (Briess) 1.75 lbs 9.86
Pilsner (2 Row) Bel 1.75 lbs 9.86

Hops

Name Amount Time Use Form Alpha %
Nugget 0.7 oz 90 min Boil Pellet 13
Simcoe 0.7 oz 90 min Boil Pellet 13
Simcoe 0.55 oz 30 min Boil Pellet 13
Palisade 1.1 oz 10 min Boil Pellet 8.3
Simcoe 1.1 oz 1 min Boil Pellet 14
Nugget 1.1 oz 1 min Boil Pellet 13
Warrior 0.55 oz 1 min Boil Pellet 15
Columbus (Tomahawk) 0.55 oz 1 min Boil Pellet 15
Nugget 2.2 oz 10 min Aroma Pellet 13
Nugget 2 oz 4 days Dry Hop Pellet 13
Warrior 1.45 oz 4 days Dry Hop Pellet 15
Columbus (Tomahawk) 1 oz 4 days Dry Hop Pellet 14
Palisade 0.9 oz 4 days Dry Hop Pellet 7.5

Miscs

Name Amount Time Use Type
Baking Soda 2.00 tsp 60 min Mash Water Agent
Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) 1.50 tsp 60 min Mash Water Agent
Whirlfloc Tablet 1.00 Items 15 min Boil Fining
Yeast Nutrient 6.00 tsp 15 min Boil Other

Yeast

Name Lab Attenuation Temperature
American Ale (1056) Wyeast Labs 75% 60°F - 72°F

Mash

Step Temperature Time
Mash In 152°F 90 min

Fermentation

Step Time Temperature
Primary 10 days 68°F
Aging 7 days 65°F

Notes

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/threads/oct-2011-byo-nugget-nectar-clone-og-doesnt-add-up.273597/

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