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The Red Baron - Basil/Peppercorn Irish Red

157 calories 16.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Irish Red Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 93 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 97.88 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 11.2 °P (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 11.8 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 98%
Calories: 157 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday June 25th 2026
11.8 °P
3.0 °P
4.7%
21.3
10.1
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
110 lb Crisp Malting - Finest Maris Otter110 lb Finest Maris Otter 36.8 2.4 62.9%
65 lb Weyermann - CaraRed65 lb CaraRed 35 19.3 37.1%
175 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
6 oz Herkules6 oz Herkules Hops Pellet 15 Boil 60 min 18.81 60%
4 oz Herkules4 oz Herkules Hops Pellet 15 Boil 5 min 2.5 40%
10 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 lb Basil Flavor Boil 5 min.
1 lb Pink Peppercorn Water Agt Mash 0 min.
30 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
80 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
40 g Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
50 g Citric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.44 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Edinburgh (Scottish Ale, Malty Ale)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
100 18 20 45 105 235
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 94.88 gal (379.5 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 82.88 gal (331.5 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 90.56 gal (362.25 qt) 76.56 306.3  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 76.56 306.3  
Mash volume with grains 90.56 362.3  
Grain absorption losses -21.88 -87.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 40.44 g | 161.8 qt) 43.44 173.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 94.88 g | 379.5 qt) 97.88 391.5  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.38 -1.5  
Post boil Volume 93 372  
Going into fermentor 93 372  
Total: 120.01 480
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"The Red Baron - Basil/Peppercorn Irish Red" Irish Red Ale beer recipe by Brewer #476598. All Grain, ABV 4.68%, IBU 21.32, SRM 10.13, Fermentables: (Finest Maris Otter, CaraRed) Hops: (Herkules) Other: (Basil, Pink Peppercorn, Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Gypsum, Baking Soda, Citric acid)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-06-25 21:01 UTC