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last light of summer

231 calories 22.5 g 500 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Irish Red Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 24 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 32.7 liters
Post Boil Size: 26.32 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 78% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 95%
Calories: 231 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 22.5 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Wednesday August 5th 2026
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4.25 kg United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale4.25 kg Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 88.6%
225 g German - Wheat Malt225 g Wheat Malt 37 2 4.7%
80 g Weyermann - Acidulated80 g Acidulated 27 3.4 1.7%
15 g Crisp Malting - Roasted Barley15 g Roasted Barley 31.28 600 0.3%
225 g Thomas Fawcett - red crystal225 g red crystal 45 150 4.7%
4,795 g / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
25 g Challenger25 g Challenger Hops Pellet 6.5 Boil 60 min 17.88 17.9%
20 g Charles Faram - Mystic20 g Mystic Hops Pellet 3.7 Boil 15 min 4.04 14.3%
10 g East Kent Goldings10 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 4.9 Boil 5 min 1.07 7.1%
20 g Charles Faram - Mystic20 g Mystic Hops Pellet 3.7 Boil 5 min 1.62 14.3%
50 g Charles Faram - Mystic50 g Mystic Hops Pellet 3.7 Whirlpool at 80 °C 20 min 2.39 35.7%
15 g East Kent Goldings15 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 4.9 Whirlpool at 80 °C 20 min 0.95 10.7%
140 g / $ 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
21.7 L Strike 66 °C 65 °C 60 min
15.52 L Sparge 76 °C 76 °C 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 4 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3.50 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.50 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
4 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Gypsum Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
1.20 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Kveik Yeastery - Stalljen Kveik
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
8 - 38 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
29 °C
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 297 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 0.67 bar       Temp: 4 °C       CO2 Level: 2.3 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Edinburgh Scotland (bru n water)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
100 18 20 56 143 0
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"last light of summer" Irish Red Ale beer recipe by NathanUK. All Grain, ABV 5.12%, IBU 27.96, SRM 11.91, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale, Wheat Malt, Acidulated, Roasted Barley, red crystal) Hops: (Challenger, Mystic, East Kent Goldings) Other: (Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Epsom Salt, Gypsum, Salt)
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Other $
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