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Velvet Hammer clone (Imperial Irish Red) v6.0

295 calories 27.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Irish Red Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.057 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.089 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 73% (brew house)
Source: Tweets from Peticolas
Calories: 295 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 27.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday September 20th 2020
1.089
1.018
10.1%
88.1
14.3
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb American - Pale Ale10 lb Pale Ale 37 3.5 54.4%
5 lb Muntons - Maris Otter5 lb Maris Otter 38 2.3 27.2%
2 lb Brown Sugar2 lb Brown Sugar - (late boil kettle addition) 45 15 10.9%
10 oz Briess - Carapils Malt10 oz Carapils Malt 34.5 1.5 3.4%
6 oz Briess - Caramel Vienne 20L Malt6 oz Caramel Vienne 20L Malt 35.9 20 2%
4 oz Briess - Caramel Malt - 90L4 oz Caramel Malt - 90L 34.5 90 1.4%
2 oz United Kingdom - Roasted Barley2 oz Roasted Barley 29 550 0.7%
294 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Bravo1 oz Bravo Hops Pellet 15.5 Boil 90 min 49.23 33.3%
1.25 oz 50/35/15 Mix of Centenial, Chinook, and Columbus1.25 oz 50/35/15 Mix of Centenial, Chinook, and Columbus Hops Pellet 11.8 Boil 30 min 33.65 41.7%
0.75 oz 50/35/15 Mix of Centenial, Chinook, and Columbus0.75 oz 50/35/15 Mix of Centenial, Chinook, and Columbus Hops Pellet 11.8 Boil 5 min 5.24 25%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 g Chalk Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
6 g Tartaric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Trappist High Gravity 3787
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 78 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.25 (M cells / ml / ° P) 606 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Edinburgh (Scottish Ale, Malty Ale)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 20 10 50 50 90
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 6.14 24.6  
Mash volume with grains 7.45 29.8  
Grain absorption losses -2.05 -8.2  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.37 g | 17.5 qt) 3.91 15.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 8.21 g | 32.9 qt) 7.75 31  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.15 0.6  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 6 24  
Going into fermentor 6 24  
Total: 10.05 40.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Mash for 90 mins with 10.5gal total (6gal strike, 4.5gal sparge).
Add waterchems to mash with strike water.
Start mash at 148, then heat to 153 after 30 mins.
Sparge with 4.5gal at 168F.

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