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Irish Red Ale

171 calories 17 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Irish Red Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.76 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 60% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 98%
Calories: 171 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday December 30th 2022
1.052
1.012
5.2%
43.5
19.1
5.6
24.00
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
12 lb Rahr - Standard 2-Row12 lb Standard 2-Row $ 2.00 / lb
$ 24.00 		36.8 1.8 84.2%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 120L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 7%
8 oz German - Abbey Malt8 oz Abbey Malt 33 17 3.5%
8 oz German - CaraMunich I8 oz CaraMunich I 34 39 3.5%
2 oz American - Black Malt2 oz Black Malt 28 500 0.9%
2 oz Special B2 oz Special B 34 115 0.9%
228 oz / $ 24.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.50 oz Artisan - Northern Brewer1.5 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 8.5 Boil 60 min 42.07 42.9%
2 oz Artisan - Willamette2 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 5 Boil 1 min 1.42 57.1%
3.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Campden Tablets / 31 Each Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1 each Whirlfloc Tablet / 176 Each Water Agt Boil 15 min.
1 tbsp Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 0 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 102 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 2.44 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Talega (San Clemente) Water
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
67 27 99 94 71 156
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.5 gal Strike 164 °F 152 °F 60 min
2.5 gal Fly Sparge -- 170 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 5.34 21.4  
Mash volume with grains 6.48 25.9  
Grain absorption losses -1.78 -7.1  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.32 g | 17.3 qt) 4.45 17.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.63 g | 30.5 qt) 7.76 31  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.13 -0.5  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 6 g | 24 qt) 6.5 26  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6.5 g | 26 qt) 6 24  
Total: 9.79 39.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

I've brewed this a few times now. Solid recipe. Very drinkable.

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