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2014 - 10/12 - Irish Red - v2

198 calories 24.2 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: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Source: Dr. Sherlock
Calories: 198 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 24.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday October 8th 2014
1.059
1.020
5.2%
20.3
18.6
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb American - Pale 2-Row8 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 64%
0.50 lb Belgian - Aromatic0.5 lb Aromatic 33 38 4%
0.50 lb German - CaraFoam0.5 lb CaraFoam 37 1.8 4%
0.50 lb German - Melanoidin0.5 lb Melanoidin 37 25 4%
3 lb German - CaraMunich III3 lb CaraMunich III 34 57 24%
12.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Columbus0.5 oz Columbus Hops Leaf/Whole 12.9 Boil 60 min 20.26 50%
0.50 oz Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops Leaf/Whole 6.7 Boil 0 min 50%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - English Ale Yeast WLP002
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
66.5%
Flocculation:
Very High
Optimum Temp:
65 - 68 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
64 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 302 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Water Gallons Quarts
Total mash water needed 8.36 33.4
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.69 18.8
Remaining sparge water volume 3.67 14.7
Grain absorption losses -1.56 -6.3
Mash Lauter Tun dead space -0.25 -1
Amount going into kettle 6.55 26.2
Boil off losses -1 -4
Hops absorption losses -0.05 -0.2
Amount going into fermentor 5.5 22
Total: 8.36 33.4
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
16.3 qt Sparge -- 158 °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 4.69 18.8  
Mash volume with grains 5.69 22.8  
Grain absorption losses -1.56 -6.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.16 g | 16.7 qt) 3.63 14.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.04 g | 28.2 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.31 33.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

V1.0 Tasting Notes: This beer was one of the best beers I have ever made. Made in January 2014; will make again.


V2.0 Tasting notes: So much less body in this beer. It is the caramunich 3 for certain. Would bump up the mash temps to 158 and would add more melanoidin and unfermentables. The beer is just a bit thin for the guidelines, it needs the body to justify the lack of hops. Look for what to do again in version 1 not this one.

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