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Red IPA

197 calories 18.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Specialty IPA: Red IPA
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 30 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 32.72 gallons
Post Boil Size: 30.64 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.060 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 82% (brew house)
Source: Matt
Calories: 197 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday May 4th 2026
1.060
1.012
6.3%
60.6
12.7
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7 lb Simpsons - Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter7 lb Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter 37 2.6 11%
48 lb Malteurop - 2 Row48 lb 2 Row 34.3 2.15 75.6%
2.50 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L2.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 3.9%
1 lb American - Chocolate1 lb Chocolate - (late mash tun addition) 29 350 1.6%
2.50 lb German - Carapils2.5 lb Carapils 35 1.3 3.9%
1.50 lb German - Melanoidin1.5 lb Melanoidin 37 25 2.4%
1 lb Weyermann - CaraRed1 lb CaraRed 35 19.3 1.6%
63.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
4.50 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Cascade LupuLN2 (Cryo)4.5 oz Cascade LupuLN2 (Cryo) Hops Lupulin Pellet 10.3 Boil 60 min 27.99 10.3%
6 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Cascade LupuLN2 (Cryo)6 oz Cascade LupuLN2 (Cryo) Hops Lupulin Pellet 10.3 Whirlpool 20 min 7.71 13.8%
11 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Simcoe11 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 12.9 Whirlpool 20 min 17.71 25.3%
11 oz Falconer's Flight11 oz Falconer's Flight Hops Pellet 10 Dry Hop 2 days 25.3%
11 oz Simcoe11 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 12.7 Boil 2 min 7.13 25.3%
43.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tbsp Whirlfloc Water Agt Boil 10 min.
1 tbsp Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 10 min.
35 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
8 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
6 g Epsom Salt (MgSO4) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Sodium Bicarbonate Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Chalk Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Table Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
5 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 586 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
23 gal Beta Rest Strike 149 °F 144 °F 30 min
Alpha Rest Infusion 144 °F 155 °F 30 min
Mash Out Temperature 155 °F 168 °F 2 min
16 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 32.72 gal (130.88 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 20.72 gal (82.88 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 28.89 gal (115.57 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 6.92 gal (27.68 qt) and adding 16.89 gal (67.57 qt) sparge/top-off. 23.81 95.3  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 23.81 95.3  
Mash volume with grains 28.89 115.6  
Grain absorption losses -7.94 -31.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 17.09 g | 68.4 qt) 17.1 68.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume 32.72 130.9  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.58 -2.3  
Post boil Volume 30.64 122.6  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.64 -2.6  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor 30 120  
Total: 40.91 163.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

We use RO water. Target Mash pH is 5.25

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