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Irish red ale

Name: Irish red ale
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 120 min
Yield: 36 liters
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 7.6 kg Pale Ale; 1 kg BEST Caramel Munich I; 0.1 kg BEST Roasted Barley; 0.3 kg Melanoidin; 0.3 kg Brown Sugar; 80 g Willamette Hops; 50 g Simcoe Hops

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Method: All Grain
Style: Irish Red Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 36 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 39 liters
Post Boil Size: 36 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.059 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 195 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.6 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Monday March 8th 2021

Red Ale #1

by Torben Vedel

OG: 1.048 FG: 1.012 ABV: 4.9% IBU: 25

Big Brew Day

by Hawkbox

OG: 1.049 FG: 1.011 ABV: 5.0% IBU: 22

Original Gravity:

1.059

Final Gravity:

1.014

ABV (standard):

6.0%

IBU (tinseth):

24.4

SRM (morey):

14.0

Mash pH

5.3

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
7.60 kg	German - Pale Ale7.6 kg Pale Ale	39	2.3	81.7%
1 kg	Bestmalz - BEST Caramel Munich I1 kg BEST Caramel Munich I	34.5	35	10.8%
0.10 kg	Bestmalz - BEST Roasted Barley0.1 kg BEST Roasted Barley	30	480	1.1%
0.30 kg	German - Melanoidin0.3 kg Melanoidin	37	25	3.2%
0.30 kg	Brown Sugar0.3 kg Brown Sugar	45	15	3.2%
9.30 kg / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
80 g	Willamette80 g Willamette Hops	Pellet	4.5	Boil at 100 °C	60 min	24.36	61.5%
50 g	Simcoe50 g Simcoe Hops	Pellet	12.7	Whirlpool at 100 °C	20 min		38.5%
130 g / $ 0.00

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
30 L		Strike	73 °C	67 °C	60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.43 L/kg Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
3.17 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
2.11 g	Salt	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
2.11 g	Magnesium Chloride	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
16.89 g	Citric acid	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
10.56 g	Chalk	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.31 g	Citric acid	Water Agt	Sparge	1 hr.
1.06 g	Calcium Chloride (anhydrous)	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.

Yeast

Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04

Amount:	14.16 Grams	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	75%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	12 - 25 °C	Starter:	Yes
Fermentation Temp:	22 °C	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 183 B cells required

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Priming

Method: dextrose Amount: 183.1 g Temp: 20 °C CO₂ Level: 2.25 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Irish red ale

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
100	10	20	90	55	50
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Last Updated: 2026-05-21 07:30 UTC

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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	Cost $	Cost %
Fermentables	$
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	$
Hops	$
Yeast	$
Other	$
Cost Per Barrel	$ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	$ 0.00
Total Cost	$ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
80 g	Willamette (Pellet) 80 g Willamette (Pellet) Hops	24.36	61.5%
50 g	Simcoe (Pellet) 50 g Simcoe (Pellet) Hops		38.5%
130 g / $ 0.00