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Red Redemption

165 calories 16.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Czech Dark Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 73% (brew house)
Source: Ken Kimes
Calories: 165 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday May 26th 2021
1.050
1.012
5.0%
22.0
15.3
5.2
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb Red X10 lb Red X 36 12 95%
0.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 80L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 80L 33 80 4.7%
0.50 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 120L0.5 oz Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 0.3%
10.53 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.75 oz Cascade0.75 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7.7 Boil 45 min 19.61 60%
0.50 oz Saaz0.5 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Aroma 10 min 2.35 40%
1.25 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 oz Irish Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - Diamond Lager
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
77%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
50 - 59 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
54 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 387 B cells required
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Priming
Method: dextrose       Amount: 4.1 oz       Temp: 60 °F       CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 55 0
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4 gal Strike 163 °F 154 °F 60 min
3.5 gal Sparge -- -- --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.4 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 72 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.4 qt/lb 3.69 14.7  
Mash volume with grains 4.53 18.1  
Grain absorption losses -1.32 -5.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.93 g | 19.7 qt) 4.38 17.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.05 g | 28.2 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.05 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.07 32.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Best Lager I've ever made! Very proud of this one. I might remove the 120 lovibond crystal malt and replace with an extra 1/2 pound of Red X to achieve a more true red lager.

Hop balance to malt is perfect.

Brew this and thank me later.

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