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Balalaika

Name: Balalaika
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 80 liters
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 13 kg Pale Ale; 4 kg Caramel / Crystal 40L; 2 kg Miserable Fish (Melanoidin Malt); 1 kg Flaked Oats; 100 g Fuggles Hops; 30 g Fuggles Hops; 30 g Fuggles Hops

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Method: All Grain
Style: Irish Red Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 80 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 86.48 liters
Post Boil Size: 80.15 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 60% (brew house)
Source: Rey
Calories: 148 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.2 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Thursday March 28th 2024

Original Gravity:

1.045

Final Gravity:

1.011

ABV (standard):

4.4%

IBU (tinseth):

19.4

SRM (morey):

13.7

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
13 kg	American - Pale Ale13 kg Pale Ale	37	3.5	65%
4 kg	American - Caramel / Crystal 40L4 kg Caramel / Crystal 40L	34	40	20%
2 kg	Pauls Malt - Miserable Fish (Melanoidin Malt)2 kg Miserable Fish (Melanoidin Malt)	34	17.4	10%
1 kg	Flaked Oats1 kg Flaked Oats	33	2.2	5%
20 kg / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
100 g	Fuggles100 g Fuggles Hops	Pellet	4.5	Boil at 100 °C	60 min	15.39	62.5%
30 g	Fuggles30 g Fuggles Hops	Pellet	4.5	Boil	30 min	3.55	18.8%
30 g	Fuggles30 g Fuggles Hops	Pellet	4.5	Whirlpool at 80 °C	0 min	0.47	18.8%
160 g / $ 0.00

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Yeast

Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04

Amount:	4 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	75%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	12 - 25 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 313 B cells required

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Priming

Method: co2 CO₂ Level: 2.25 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
0	0	0	0	0	0
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Last Updated: 2026-03-01 17:20 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	Cost	IBU	Bill %
160 g	Fuggles (Pellet) 160 g Fuggles (Pellet) Hops		19.41	100.1%
160 g / $ 0.00