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Irish sweetness 12 gallon

148 calories 14.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Irish Red Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 12 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13.15 gallons
Post Boil Size: 12.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
No Chill: 10 minute extended hop boil time
Calories: 148 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday March 23rd 2024
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
18 lb Warminster Maltings - Maris Otter Pale18 lb Maris Otter Pale $ 1.15 / lb
$ 20.70 		38 3.75 87.8%
6 oz American - Roasted Barley6 oz American - Roasted Barley $ 1.99 / lb
$ 0.75 		33 300 1.8%
8 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 40L8 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 40L $ 2.03 / lb
$ 1.02 		34 40 2.4%
8 oz Dingemans - Special B8 oz Special B $ 4.23 / lb
$ 2.12 		33.1 125 2.4%
8 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 120L8 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 120L $ 2.03 / lb
$ 1.02 		33 120 2.4%
10 oz German - Acidulated Malt10 oz German - Acidulated Malt $ 2.06 / lb
$ 1.29 		27 3.4 3%
328 oz / $ 26.88
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz East Kent Goldings2 oz East Kent Goldings Hops $ 1.90 / oz
$ 3.80 		Pellet 4.7 Boil at 212 °F 60 min 16.47 50%
2 oz Bramling Cross2 oz Bramling Cross Hops $ 1.99 / oz
$ 3.98 		Pellet 6.5 Boil at 212 °F 5 min 10.95 50%
4 oz / $ 7.78
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
$ 3.80 / each
$ 7.60
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 178 B cells required
$ 7.60 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Well water
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
100.5 4 9 17 51.1 105.1
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
9.02 gal Strike 159 °F 150 °F 60 min
5 gal Sparge -- 150 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 68 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 13.65 gal (54.6 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 1.65 gal (6.6 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 8.97 35.9  
Mash volume with grains 10.61 42.4  
Grain absorption losses -2.56 -10.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 7.49 g | 30 qt) 6.99 28  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 13.65 g | 54.6 qt) 13.15 52.6  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.15 -0.6  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 12 g | 48 qt) 12.5 50  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 12.5 g | 50 qt) 12 48  
Total: 15.96 63.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Irish sweetness 12 gallon" Irish Red Ale beer recipe by Oxcart. All Grain, ABV 4.51%, IBU 27.42, SRM 14.33, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale, American - Roasted Barley, American - Caramel / Crystal 40L, Special B, American - Caramel / Crystal 120L, German - Acidulated Malt) Hops: (East Kent Goldings, Bramling Cross) Other: (Gypsum)
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