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Balalaika

148 calories 15.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Irish Red Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 80 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 86.48 liters
Post Boil Size: 80.15 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 60% (brew house)
Source: Rey
Calories: 148 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday March 28th 2024
1.045
1.011
4.4%
19.4
13.7
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
13 kg American - Pale Ale13 kg Pale Ale 37 3.5 65%
4 kg American - Caramel / Crystal 40L4 kg Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 20%
2 kg Pauls Malt - Miserable Fish (Melanoidin Malt)2 kg Miserable Fish (Melanoidin Malt) 34 17.4 10%
1 kg Flaked Oats1 kg Flaked Oats 33 2.2 5%
20 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
100 g Fuggles100 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil at 100 °C 60 min 15.39 62.5%
30 g Fuggles30 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 30 min 3.55 18.8%
30 g Fuggles30 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Whirlpool at 80 °C 0 min 0.47 18.8%
160 g / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
4 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 313 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-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 86.5 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 41.1 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 86.2 L. Suggest reducing strike water volume to 32.2 L and adding 40.8 L sparge/top-off. 73
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.7 L/kg 73
Mash volume with grains 86.2
Grain absorption losses -20
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 34.4 L) 34.4
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 86.5 L) 86.5
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.7
Post boil Volume 80.2
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.2
Going into fermentor 80
Total: 107.4  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Balalaika" Irish Red Ale beer recipe by Rey. All Grain, ABV 4.42%, IBU 19.41, SRM 13.68, Fermentables: (Pale Ale, Caramel / Crystal 40L, Miserable Fish (Melanoidin Malt), Flaked Oats) Hops: (Fuggles)
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