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Brother Smithwick's 2026Q1

Method: All Grain
Style: Irish Red Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.43 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6.13 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Source: Josh Hughes
Calories: 149 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.9 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Monday January 5th 2026

Kilkenny Irish Cream Ale Clone 2.0

by BruskiBruing

OG: 1.050 FG: 1.013 ABV: 4.9% IBU: 26

Bishop Garity's Irish Red

by bishop916

OG: 1.055 FG: 1.016 ABV: 5.2% IBU: 25

Original Gravity:

1.045

Final Gravity:

1.012

ABV (standard):

4.3%

IBU (tinseth):

29.9

SRM (morey):

15.4

Mash pH

5.5

Cost $

43.41

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
9 lb	Simpsons - Maris Otter pale9 lb Maris Otter pale	$ 2.00 / lb $ 18.00	38	2.4	88.8%
0.38 lb	Thomas Fawcett - Crystal Malt0.38 lb Crystal Malt	$ 3.00 / lb $ 1.14	33	61	3.8%
0.22 lb	Crisp Malting - Roasted Barley0.22 lb Roasted Barley	$ 3.00 / lb $ 0.66	31.28	600	2.2%
0.38 lb	Simpsons - Golden Naked Oats0.38 lb Golden Naked Oats	$ 3.50 / lb $ 1.33	27	7	3.8%
0.15 lb	Weyermann - Acidulated0.15 lb Acidulated	$ 3.50 / lb $ 0.53	27	3.4	1.5%
10.13 lbs / $ 21.66

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1.50 oz	Artisan - Kent Goldings1.5 oz Kent Goldings Hops	$ 2.50 / oz $ 3.75	Pellet	5.6	Boil	60 min	29.85	100%
1.50 oz / $ 3.75

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
1.50 oz	Artisan - Kent Goldings (Pellet)	$ 2.50 / oz $ 3.75	29.85	100%
1.50 oz / $ 3.75

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
4.56 gal	Strike	161 °F	152 °F	60 min
3.5 gal	Sparge	168 °F	168 °F	15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.8 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 68 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
1.50 g	Calcium Chloride (anhydrous)		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
3 g	Gypsum		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1 each	Campden Tablets		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
7.50 ml	Phosphoric acid		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1.50 g	Salt		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.50 each	Whirlfloc		Water Agt	Boil	10 min.
1 each	Propane & Misc Costs / 0 Each	$ 4.00 / each $ 4.00	Other	Other	0 min.
$ 4.00

Yeast

Imperial Yeast - A10 Darkness

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:	$ 14.00 / each $ 14.00
Attenuation (custom):	72%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	62 - 72 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	66 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 127 B cells required

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Priming

Method: co2 Amount: 9.95 psi Temp: 42 °F CO₂ Level: 2.2 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
80	5	25	75	80	100
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Notes

Josh Hughes has had Smithwicks over in England and says this recipe is close.
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Last Updated: 2026-01-24 16:50 UTC

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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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