Red Beer Beer Recipe | All Grain Irish Red Ale by Brewer #43991 | Brewer's Friend
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Red Beer

183 calories 16.1 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Irish Red Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 79% (brew house)
Source: Geoff Pooley
Calories: 183 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday November 29th 2015
1.056
1.010
6.0%
24.3
15.8
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Pilsen3 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Pilsen 35 2 33.3%
3 lb American - Pale 2-Row3 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 33.3%
1.50 lb American - Wheat1.5 lb Wheat 38 1.8 16.7%
1 lb German - CaraAroma1 lb CaraAroma 34 130 11.1%
0.50 lb German - Melanoidin0.5 lb Melanoidin 37 25 5.6%
9 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops Leaf/Whole 7.5 Boil 90 min 14.77 33.3%
1 oz Saaz1 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.9 Boil 20 min 9.56 66.7%
1.50 oz / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Infusion -- 122 °F 20 min
Infusion -- 152 °F 40 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
 
Yeast
Wyeast - American Ale II 1272
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
60 - 72 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
71 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 261 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Notes

I'm going for a very easy to drink red ale. I've brewed a couple specialty beers lately and I need to have something on tap that is balanced and lighter and easy to drink. I want the malt flavor to come through with a balanced mild bitterness of the hops at the finish.

Mash
20 min @ 122 degrees Fahrenheit
40 min @ 152 degrees Fahrenheit

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  • Last Updated: 2015-11-30 01:59 UTC
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