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Bridgid's red

144 calories 15.1 g 16 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: 7.79 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 7.8 °P (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 10.9 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: St. Brigid Brewing
Rating:
4.00 (1 Review)

Hop Utilization: 96%
Calories: 144 calories (Per 16oz)
Carbs: 15.1 g (Per 16oz)
Created: Sunday June 16th 2024
10.9 °P
2.8 °P
4.3%
22.7
11.1
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6.50 lb Great Western - Premium 2-Row6.5 lb Premium 2-Row 37 2 79.1%
2 oz United Kingdom - Pale Chocolate2 oz Pale Chocolate 33 207 1.5%
1.50 oz Weyermann - Chocolate Wheat1.5 oz Chocolate Wheat 34.8 415 1.1%
1 lb Munich1 lb Munich 37 6 12.2%
8 oz Simpsons - Crystal Light 8 oz Crystal Light 33.1 38.03 6.1%
131.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Challenger0.5 oz Challenger Hops Pellet 8.5 Boil 60 min 16.73 50%
0.50 oz East Kent Goldings0.5 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 20 min 5.96 50%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
7 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.70 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
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:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 80 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 2 0 100 60 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
3.65234 gal Strike 161 °F 154 °F 60 min
5.96188 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.7 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 74 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.7 qt/lb 3.49 14  
Mash volume with grains 4.15 16.6  
Grain absorption losses -1.03 -4.1  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.82 g | 19.3 qt) 5.57 22.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.04 g | 28.2 qt) 7.79 31.2  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.07 36.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Bridgid's red" Irish Red Ale beer recipe by St. Brigid Brewing. All Grain, ABV 4.3%, IBU 22.69, SRM 11.12, Fermentables: ( Premium 2-Row, Pale Chocolate, Chocolate Wheat, Munich, Crystal Light ) Hops: (Challenger, East Kent Goldings) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Epsom Salt, Gypsum)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-04-24 13:22 UTC