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Chuck's Red Beard

149 calories 16.7 g 16 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Irish Red Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 81% (brew house)
Calories: 149 calories (Per 16oz)
Carbs: 16.7 g (Per 16oz)
Created: Tuesday October 20th 2020
1.045
1.013
4.2%
27.4
11.9
5.2
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7 lb American - Pale Ale7 lb Pale Ale 37 3.5 83.6%
0.50 lb Briess - Victory Malt0.5 lb Victory Malt 34.5 28 6%
9 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 40L9 oz Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 6.7%
4 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 120L4 oz Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 3%
1 oz American - Chocolate1 oz Chocolate 29 350 0.7%
134 oz / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Centennial0.5 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 9.7 First Wort 60 min 20.43 50%
0.25 oz Magnum0.25 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 10.8 Boil 15 min 5.13 25%
0.25 oz Magnum0.25 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 10.8 Hop Stand 25 min 1.84 25%
1 oz / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5.01 gal Strike 163 °F 154 °F 60 min
3 gal Sparge 180 °F -- --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.8 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 72 °F
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.50 tsp Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Bootleg Biology - OSLO
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
71%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
64 - 105 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
85 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 82 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 23.72 psi       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
4.2-gallons RO water
2.8-gallons filtered city water

5-gallons mash
3-gallons sparge - until 7-gallon pbv. is reached.

Needed another gallon in the mash and another overall.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Notes

This is actually intended to be an Irish Red Lager in the lines of Killian's Irish Red.

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