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Blood Moon - American Red Lager

Method: All Grain
Style: International Amber Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 16 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 19.54 gallons
Post Boil Size: 18 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Daniel Dorst
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 166 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13.8 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Sunday September 14th 2025

Original Gravity:

1.051

Final Gravity:

1.008

ABV (standard):

5.6%

IBU (tinseth):

17.2

SRM (morey):

15.5

Mash pH

5.3

Cost $

49.46

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
11 lb	Briess - Pale Ale Malt 2-Row11 lb Pale Ale Malt 2-Row	$ 3.00 / lb $ 33.00	36.8	3.5	34.1%
16 lb	Red X16 lb Red X		36	12	49.6%
0.75 lb	Briess - Caramel Malt - 80L0.75 lb Caramel Malt - 80L	$ 2.99 / lb $ 2.24	35	80	2.3%
0.50 lb	German - Carafa I0.5 lb Carafa I		32	340	1.6%
3 lb	BSG - Flaked Corn3 lb Flaked Corn	$ 3.99 / lb $ 11.97	10	7	9.3%
1 lb	Briess - Carapils Malt1 lb Carapils Malt	$ 2.25 / lb $ 2.25	34.5	1.5	3.1%
32.25 lbs / $ 49.46

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Yakima Valley Hops - Magnum1 oz Magnum Hops		Pellet	14.5	Boil	60 min	17.17	100%
1 oz / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Yakima Valley Hops - Magnum (Pellet)		17.17	100%
1 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
11.75 gal	Strike	164 °F	152 °F	60 min
11.75 gal	Sparge	168 °F	168 °F	15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
8 g	Calcium Chloride (anhydrous)	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
2 g	Epsom Salt	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
8 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
2 g	Magnesium Chloride	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.74 g	Citric acid	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
2.28 g	Citric acid	Water Agt	Sparge	1 hr.

Yeast

Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70

Amount:	6 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	83%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	48 - 72 °F	Starter:	Yes
Fermentation Temp:	52 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 268 B cells required

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Priming

Method: co2 Amount: 8.62 psi Temp: 38 °F CO₂ Level: 2.25 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Light colored and malty

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
60	5	10	95	55	0
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Notes

SRM Red color difficult to achieve. Targeting SRM of 15.

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Last Updated: 2025-09-15 22:30 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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