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Brew it Bru - Irish Red Ale

177 calories 20.3 g 0.440 L
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Irish Red Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 20 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 24 liters
Post Boil Size: 21 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Source: Simon Taylor - Brew it Bru
Calories: 177 calories (Per 0.440L)
Carbs: 20.3 g (Per 0.440L)
Created: Wednesday November 3rd 2021
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG EBC Bill %
2.86 kg Malteurop - Pale Ale Malt2.86 kg Pale Ale Malt 38 14.51 75.2%
342.86 g Simpsons - Crystal Medium342.86 g Crystal Medium 33 172 9%
171.43 g Weyermann - Melanoidin171.43 g Melanoidin 34.5 70.55 4.5%
142.86 g Flaked Oats142.86 g Flaked Oats 33 4.37 3.8%
171.43 g Lactose (Milk Sugar)171.43 g Lactose (Milk Sugar) 41 1.17 4.5%
114.29 g Weyermann - CaraAroma114.29 g CaraAroma 36 372.1 3%
3,802.87 g / R 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
17 g Challenger17 g Challenger Hops Pellet 7.6 Boil 60 min 18.26 37.8%
14 g East Kent Golding14 g East Kent Golding Hops Pellet 6.8 Boil 10 min 4.88 31.1%
14 g Fuggle14 g Fuggle Hops Pellet 3.1 Boil 10 min 2.22 31.1%
45 g / R 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3 g Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Mangrove Jack - Empire Ale M15
Amount:
0.57 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72.5%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
21 - 24 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 75 B cells required
R 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: dextrose       Amount: 100.1 g       Temp: 20 °C       CO2 Level: 2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
21.5 L Mash In Strike 71 °C 65 °C 60 min
Mash Out - Raise the mash temperature to 75C and let rest for 10 minutes before beginning the sparge 75 °C 75 °C 10 min
7 L Sparge until you have reached the pre boil volume of 26L - Begin to bring the wort up to the boil as you sparge Sparge 80 °C 77 °C 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 10.9
Mash volume with grains 13.3
Grain absorption losses -3.6
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 19.4 L) 17.5
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.1
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 25.9 L) 24
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.2
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 20 L) 21
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 21 L) 20
Total: 28.4  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Brew it Bru - Irish Red Ale" Irish Red Ale beer recipe by Simon Taylor - Brew it Bru. All Grain, ABV 4%, IBU 25.36, SRM 26.94, Fermentables: (Pale Ale Malt, Crystal Medium, Melanoidin, Flaked Oats, Lactose (Milk Sugar), CaraAroma) Hops: (Challenger, East Kent Golding, Fuggle) Other: (Yeast Nutrient)
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