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Irish red

172 calories 17.8 g 12 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: 7.01 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: BrewCrewJake
Calories: 172 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday June 20th 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG EBC Bill %
4,082.30 g United Kingdom - Pale 2-Row4082.3 g Pale 2-Row 38 5.17 87.9%
465 g United Kingdom - Crystal 45L465 g Crystal 45L 34 118.59 10%
95 g United Kingdom - Roasted Barley95 g Roasted Barley - (late mash tun addition) 29 1466.21 2%
4,642.30 g / £ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
24 g Challenger24 g Challenger Hops Pellet 7 Boil 60 min 22.38 46.2%
14 g Fuggles14 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 15 min 4.16 26.9%
14 g Golding14 g Golding Hops Pellet 5.5 Boil 1 min 0.44 26.9%
52 g / £ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Protafloc Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Irish Ale 1084
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
73%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
62 - 72 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 134 B cells required
£ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
20l Tesco Ashbeck + 10l Lidl Carrick
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
4.31 gal Infusion -- 149 °F 60 min
4.2 gal Sparge -- 168 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.84 15.4  
Mash volume with grains 4.66 18.6  
Grain absorption losses -1.28 -5.1  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.76 g | 19 qt) 4.7 18.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.07 g | 28.3 qt) 7.01 28  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.07 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.54 34.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Irish red" Irish Red Ale beer recipe by BrewCrewJake. All Grain, ABV 5.16%, IBU 26.99, SRM 32.63, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Crystal 45L, Roasted Barley) Hops: (Challenger, Fuggles, Golding) Other: (Protafloc)
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