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Irish Red Ale

152 calories 16.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Irish Red Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.83 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6.08 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Source: Rob
Hop Utilization: 90%
Calories: 152 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday June 18th 2021
1.046
1.012
4.5%
23.0
13.1
5.5
21.20
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5 lb Bairds - Maris Otter Pale Ale5 lb Maris Otter Pale Ale $ 1.75 / lb
$ 8.75 		37.5 2.5 51.6%
3 lb Canada Malting - CMC 2-ROW MALT3 lb CMC 2-ROW MALT $ 0.82 / lb
$ 2.45 		36 1.75 31%
0.50 lb Great Western - Mela Malt0.5 lb Mela Malt $ 2.00 / lb
$ 1.00 		34.5 30 5.2%
1 lb Weyermann - CaraRed1 lb CaraRed $ 1.75 / lb
$ 1.75 		35 19.3 10.3%
3 oz Weyermann - Carafa II3 oz Carafa II $ 1.75 / oz
$ 5.25 		31.5 415 1.9%
9.69 lbs / $ 19.20
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Fuggles1 oz Fuggles Hops $ 2.00 / oz
$ 2.00 		Pellet 3.85 Boil 60 min 12.96 50%
1 oz Saaz1 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.9 Boil 30 min 10.09 50%
2 oz / $ 2.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4.50 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Escarpment Labs - Irish Ale
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72.5%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
64.4 - 71.6 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 83 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 75 50 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5.75 gal Strike 159 °F 152 °F 60 min
2 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.6 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.6 qt/lb 3.88 15.5  
Mash volume with grains 4.65 18.6  
Grain absorption losses -1.21 -4.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.66 g | 18.6 qt) 4.42 17.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.08 g | 28.3 qt) 6.83 27.3  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 6.08 24.3  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6.08 g | 24.3 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 8.29 33.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

The carared really didn’t do much for the colour and could probably just be replaced with C20 or C40 next time. A touch of black malt as a late addition might have helped bring out the red.

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