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Padre's Flagships - Momma's Sweet Irish Red - Irish Red Ale

168 calories 16.9 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Irish Red Ale
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 2.7 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 2.97 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Padre
Calories: 168 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday September 29th 2025
1.051
1.012
5.1%
24.1
13.9
5.4
5.20
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4.18 lb Rahr - Standard 2-Row4.18 lb Standard 2-Row 36.8 1.8 77.7%
7 oz Briess - Caramel Malt - 40L7 oz Caramel Malt - 40L 35.4 40 8.1%
3.40 oz Briess - Caramel Malt - 60L3.4 oz Caramel Malt - 60L 35.4 60 3.9%
3.70 oz Flaked Oats3.7 oz Flaked Oats 33 2.2 4.3%
2.75 oz Bestmalz - BEST Acidulated2.75 oz BEST Acidulated 35.9 2.81 3.2%
1.50 oz Briess - Victory Malt1.5 oz Victory Malt 0.50 / lb
0.05
34.5 28 1.7%
0.90 oz Briess - Black Malt0.9 oz Black Malt 27 500 1%
86.13 oz / 0.05
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz East Kent Goldings0.5 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 6.3 First Wort 60 min 12.34 50%
0.50 oz East Kent Goldings0.5 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 6.3 Boil 15 min 11.72 50%
1 oz / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
3.98 gal Mash Strike 150 °F 152 °F 60 min
Mash Out Temperature 168 °F 168 °F 10 min
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.50 g Magnesium Chloride Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2.25 g Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.25 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
5.15 / each
5.15
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 45 B cells required
5.15 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 12.27 psi       Temp: 40 °F       CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Padre's - MIRA
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
88.8 14.5 67 135.6 99.9 141.5
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Notes

Ingredient Notes
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08/24/2025: Very sweet, bisuity, malty, deep malty almost caramel comes out as it warms. When cold is
08/09/2025: Early yet... but much sweeter than other versions (golden promise pale), light cracker or biscuit, but doesn't feel warm. Would go back to a Maris Otter, maybe with a touch of pale to bring out the sweet. Increase caramel malts a touch to contribute to warmth and sweet.7/23/2025: Pushing the water big time... pushed up all ions, and went fucking crazy with RA and Alkalinity - both are way higher with this on as I worked to Palmer's numbers. Focusing on those numbers in the water profile, not in the mash.
7/23/2025: Reduced the Artisan Fuggle amount from .5 to .1 to lower than IBUs a bit.
7/23/2025: Added Aciduated malt to manage pH without adding acids.
7/23/2025: Modified the recipe a bit to try to layer the biscuit, toffee and caramel flavors and keeping it sweet - but balanced.
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3/29/2025: Lower fermentation temp to 65f... where we normally do. Way too carmelly... perhaps lower temp will help?
3/17/2025: More Centennial.
12/18/2024: Matched the water profile to Viking Blood to get malty.
12/15/2024: Roasted malt, Caramel 120L reduced to 1oz each. Moved middle Kent Golding to 10 minutes, and Falconers to .25oz.
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12/11/2024: Used the Viking Blood specialty malts, and left the 60L to make it somewhat unique.
12/11/2024: Added Falconer Flight at 5 min. Looking to get a bit of a tropical touch/note to the beer to illustrate the beauty of hops.
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4/14/2024: Keep the Roasted Malt in - it's going to add depth to the flavor.

Brewing Notes
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3/2/2025: Push the RA value closer to 20 for next brew. Already set to about 16... will hold there to see how next brew comes out.

Fermentation Notes
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3/6/2025: Fermentation stopped at about 1.020 - was again looking for 1.015. I could coax gravity down to 1.018 by raising the temperature to 72
f, and stirring the yeast cake well. Saw pops into 1.017 overnight, but likely will not stick. Lowering the temperature back to 65*f today and letting the beer sit and clear.
12/21/2024: Fermentation stuck at 1.021 (looking for 1.014). I added yeast nutrients as well. Not the first time this has happened with this yeast.... It could be old yeast, the water chemistry, or the pH was too low (we can measure that). It could just be we can't use this yeast!

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