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Mash Head Red

193 calories 21 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Irish Red Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 13 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 14.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 13 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.058 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Charles Pulley
Calories: 193 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 21 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday February 13th 2026
1.058
1.016
5.5%
43.7
27.6
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
15.60 lb American - Pale 2-Row - Toasted15.6 lb Pale 2-Row - Toasted 33 30 50%
8.45 lb Munich Malt8.45 lb Munich Malt 36.8 7.87 27.1%
6.50 lb Briess - Rye Malt6.5 lb Rye Malt 36.8 3.7 20.8%
10.40 oz United Kingdom - Roasted Barley10.4 oz Roasted Barley 29 550 2.1%
31.20 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2.60 oz Challenger2.6 oz Challenger Hops Pellet 8.5 Boil 60 min 31.64 46.4%
1.50 oz Cascade1.5 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 10 min 5.45 26.8%
1.50 oz Challenger1.5 oz Challenger Hops Pellet 8.5 Boil 10 min 6.62 26.8%
5.60 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2.60 each Whirlfloc Water Agt Boil 15 min.
0.65 tsp Yeast Nutrient Water Agt Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - London Ale Yeast WLP013
Amount:
2.60 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
71%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
66 - 71 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 246 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-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
15.6 gal Strike 152 °F 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 155 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 14.71 gal (58.84 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 2.71 gal (10.84 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 12.25 gal (48.98 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9.5 gal (38.02 qt) and adding 0.25 gal (0.98 qt) sparge/top-off. 9.75 39  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 9.75 39  
Mash volume with grains 12.25 49  
Grain absorption losses -3.9 -15.6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 9.11 g | 36.4 qt) 8.9 35.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 14.71 g | 58.8 qt) 14.5 58  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.21 -0.8  
Post boil Volume 13 52  
Going into fermentor 13 52  
Total: 18.65 74.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Mash Head Red" Irish Red Ale beer recipe by Charles Pulley. All Grain, ABV 5.54%, IBU 43.71, SRM 27.63, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row - Toasted, Munich Malt, Rye Malt, Roasted Barley) Hops: (Challenger, Cascade) Other: (Whirlfloc, Yeast Nutrient)
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