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Strong Red

225 calories 21.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Strong Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 465 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 523.4 gallons
Post Boil Size: 483.8 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.063 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.068 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 95%
Calories: 225 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 21.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday May 15th 2026
1.068
1.015
7.0%
27.5
14.6
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
660 lb Canada Malting - CMC 2-ROW MALT660 lb CMC 2-ROW MALT 36 1.75 56.4%
110 lb Briess - Victory Malt110 lb Victory Malt 34.5 28 9.4%
220 lb American - White Wheat220 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 18.8%
55 lb Briess - Caramel Malt - 40L55 lb Caramel Malt - 40L 35.4 40 4.7%
10 lb Briess - Blackprinz Malt10 lb Blackprinz Malt 25 500 0.9%
110 lb Great Western - American Munich110 lb American Munich 35.4 7.94 9.4%
5 lb Rice Hulls5 lb Rice Hulls 0 0 0.4%
1,170 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
3 lb Centennial3 lb Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Boil 60 min 18.19 33.3%
3 lb Cascade3 lb Cascade Hops Leaf/Whole 5.98 Boil 15 min 4.46 33.3%
3 lb El Dorado3 lb El Dorado Hops Leaf/Whole 12.4 Whirlpool 0 min 4.79 33.3%
9 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
200 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
240 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1,500 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 10224 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 5 6 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
380 gal Strike 165 °F 156 °F 60 min
280 gal Fly Sparge -- -- --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.3 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 471.9 gal (1887.6 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 459.9 gal (1839.6 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 473.85 gal (1895.4 qt) 380.25 1521  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.3 qt/lb 380.25 1521  
Mash volume with grains 473.85 1895.4  
Grain absorption losses -146.25 -585  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 238.15 g | 952.6 qt) 289.65 1158.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 471.9 g | 1887.6 qt) 523.4 2093.6  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -3.6 -14.4  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 466.8 g | 1867.2 qt) 483.8 1935.2  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -1.8 -7.2  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 482 g | 1928 qt) 465 1860  
Total: 669.9 2679.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Strong Red" American Strong Ale beer recipe by HOWHARDRYA. All Grain, ABV 7.03%, IBU 27.45, SRM 14.6, Fermentables: (CMC 2-ROW MALT, Victory Malt, White Wheat, Caramel Malt - 40L, Blackprinz Malt, American Munich, Rice Hulls) Hops: (Centennial, Cascade, El Dorado) Other: (Phosphoric acid)
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