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Red IPA

Name: Red IPA
Prep time: 130 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 190 min
Yield: 23 liters
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 4 kg Best RED X; 0.95 kg American Ale Malt; 0.49 kg Ale Malt; 0.28 kg Medium Crystal Malt; 6 g Mosaic Hops; 6 g Simcoe Hops; 15 g Simcoe Hops; 25 g Citra Hops; 25 g Mosaic Hops; 25 g Simcoe Hops; 50 g Citra Hops; 50 g Mosaic Hops; 50 g Simcoe Hops

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Method: All Grain
Style: Specialty IPA: Red IPA
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 23 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 29.04 liters
Post Boil Size: 24.32 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.061 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 81% (brew house)
Source: Brew Stuff NZ
Calories: 187 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 18.5 g (Per 330ml)

Created: Monday February 27th 2023

hoppy red ipa

by guillaume.aubertin

OG: 1.061 FG: 1.012 ABV: 6.5% IBU: 44

Original Gravity:

1.061

Final Gravity:

1.014

ABV (standard):

6.2%

IBU (tinseth):

45.5

SRM (morey):

13.4

Mash pH

5.2

Cost $

63.71

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
4 kg	Bestmalz - Best RED X4 kg Best RED X	$ 5.90 / kg $ 23.60	36	12	69.9%
0.95 kg	Gladfield - American Ale Malt0.95 kg American Ale Malt	$ 2.03 / kg $ 1.93	37.3	2.54	16.6%
0.49 kg	Gladfield - Ale Malt0.49 kg Ale Malt	$ 2.03 / kg $ 0.99	37.4	2.8	8.6%
0.28 kg	Gladfield - Medium Crystal Malt0.28 kg Medium Crystal Malt	$ 5.20 / kg $ 1.46	35.4	56.35	4.9%
5.72 kg / $ 27.98

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
6 g	Mosaic6 g Mosaic Hops	$ 0.10 / g $ 0.60	Pellet	12.5	First Wort at 100 °C	0 min	9.01	2.4%
6 g	Simcoe6 g Simcoe Hops	$ 0.08 / g $ 0.48	Pellet	12.7	Boil at 100 °C	60 min	8.32	2.4%
15 g	Simcoe15 g Simcoe Hops	$ 0.08 / g $ 1.20	Pellet	12.7	Boil at 100 °C	30 min	15.99	6%
25 g	Citra25 g Citra Hops	$ 0.10 / g $ 2.50	Pellet	11	Whirlpool at 80 °C	20 min	3.71	9.9%
25 g	Mosaic25 g Mosaic Hops	$ 0.10 / g $ 2.50	Pellet	12.5	Whirlpool at 80 °C	20 min	4.21	9.9%
25 g	Simcoe25 g Simcoe Hops	$ 0.08 / g $ 2.00	Pellet	12.7	Whirlpool at 80 °C	20 min	4.28	9.9%
50 g	Citra50 g Citra Hops	$ 0.10 / g $ 5.00	Pellet	11	Dry Hop at 20 °C	3 days		19.8%
50 g	Mosaic50 g Mosaic Hops	$ 0.10 / g $ 5.00	Pellet	12.5	Dry Hop at 20 °C	3 days		19.8%
50 g	Simcoe50 g Simcoe Hops	$ 0.08 / g $ 4.00	Pellet	12.7	Dry Hop at 20 °C	3 days		19.8%
252 g / $ 23.28

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
20 L	Infusion	54 °C	52 °C	30 min
		65 °C	65 °C	30 min
		72 °C	72 °C	30 min
		78 °C	78 °C	10 min
14 L	Sparge	76 °C	76 °C	30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.75 L/kg Starting Grain Temp: 15 °C

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
2.90 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)	$ 0.01 / g $ 0.03	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.55 g	Epsom Salt	$ 0.01 / g $ 0.01	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
8.33 g	Gypsum	$ 0.01 / g $ 0.08	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.50 each	Whirlfloc	$ 0.70 / each $ 0.35	Water Agt	Boil	15 min.
4 ml	Lactic acid	$ 0.08 / ml $ 0.32	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
$ 0.79

Yeast

Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05

Amount:	2 Each	Cost:	$ 5.83 / each $ 11.66
Attenuation (custom):	75%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	12 - 25 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	19 °C	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 121 B cells required

$ 11.66 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.25 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Light colored and hoppy

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
75	5	10	50	150	0
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Notes

Brewed 16-May-2025

Kegged 02-Jun-2025

Mash pH was 5.48 so added 2 mls lactic

Missed step mash temp 1st half hour around 60ºC

Post 1st step Mash pH 5.5 so added 2 more mls lactic

Brewed 15-Aug
missed first wort hops so added mosaic at boil..... :-(
OG 1.061
FG 1.014 27-Aug-2026 Cold Crash

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Cost for

Gallons

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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	Cost	IBU	Bill %
81 g	Mosaic (Pellet) 81 g Mosaic (Pellet) Hops	$ 0.10 / g $ 8.10	13.22	32.1%
96 g	Simcoe (Pellet) 96 g Simcoe (Pellet) Hops	$ 0.08 / g $ 7.68	28.59	38.1%
75 g	Citra (Pellet) 75 g Citra (Pellet) Hops	$ 0.10 / g $ 7.50	3.71	29.7%
252 g / $ 23.28