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Irish Red (Smithwicks)

172 calories 17.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Irish Red Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Rating:
5.00 (1 Review)

Calories: 172 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday November 2nd 2018
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8.50 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale8.5 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 93.2%
4 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 40L4 oz Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 2.7%
6 oz American - Roasted Barley6 oz Roasted Barley 33 300 4.1%
146 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz East Kent Goldings0.5 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 15 min 5.02 33.3%
1 oz Fuggles1 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 18.22 66.7%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
8 g Chalk Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Omega Yeast Labs - Scottish Ale OYL-015
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
65 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 85 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Edinburgh (Scottish Ale, Malty Ale)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
100 18 20 45 105 235
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.42 13.7  
Mash volume with grains 4.15 16.6  
Grain absorption losses -1.14 -4.6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.53 g | 18.1 qt) 3.97 15.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.56 g | 26.2 qt) 6 24  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 7.39 29.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Irish Red (Smithwicks)" Irish Red Ale beer recipe by ijdavis. All Grain, ABV 5.08%, IBU 23.24, SRM 15.69, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale, Caramel / Crystal 40L, Roasted Barley) Hops: (East Kent Goldings, Fuggles) Other: (Chalk, Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Epsom Salt, Gypsum, Baking Soda)
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