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Red Ale 2

282 calories 32.2 g 500 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Irish Red Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 55 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 61 liters
Post Boil Size: 55 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.060 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 83% (brew house)
Calories: 282 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 32.2 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Saturday March 24th 2018
1.060
1.018
5.5%
26.8
17.3
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG EBC Bill %
6 kg Bestmalz - Best RED X6 kg Best RED X 36 30.53 47.2%
6.50 kg German - Pale Ale6.5 kg Pale Ale 39 4.64 51.2%
0.20 kg German - Acidulated Malt0.2 kg Acidulated Malt 27 7.58 1.6%
12.70 kg / 0.00 €
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
43.50 g Magnum43.5 g Magnum Hops Pellet 11.8 Boil 60 min 22.86 30.3%
100 g Fuggles100 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.3 Whirlpool 0 min 3.91 69.7%
143.50 g / 0.00 €
 
Yeast
Danstar - Nottingham Ale Yeast
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
70%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
14 - 21 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
18 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 405 B cells required
0.00 € Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Grundwasserwerk Süderelbmarsch
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
35 2 12 16 18 15.4
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
35 L Strike 62 °C 62 °C 20 min
Temperature 72 °C 72 °C 40 min
Temperature 78 °C 78 °C 5 min
45 L Sparge -- 78 °C --
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.5 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 60.92 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 15.52 L sparge/top-off.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.5 L/kg 31.8
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 39.6 L) 40.1
Grain absorption losses -12.7
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 42.8 L) 42.9
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 60.9 L) 61
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.2
Post boil Volume 55
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.5
Top off amount 0.5
Going into fermentor 55
Total: 74.6  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Red Ale 2" Irish Red Ale beer recipe by Wogrim. All Grain, ABV 5.49%, IBU 26.77, SRM 17.34, Fermentables: (Best RED X, Pale Ale, Acidulated Malt) Hops: (Magnum, Fuggles)
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