Red Tale Ale Clone

Method: All Grain
Style: American Amber Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.73 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6.11 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Source: Austin Home Brew Supply
Hop Utilization: 87%
Calories: 148 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.4 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Monday February 15th 2021

Original Gravity:

1.045

Final Gravity:

1.010

ABV (standard):

4.6%

IBU (tinseth):

45.0

SRM (morey):

22.1

Mash pH

4.5

Cost $

n/a

Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
9 lb	American - Pale 2-Row - Toasted9 lb Pale 2-Row - Toasted	33	30	87.8%
1 lb	Coopers - Pale Malt1 lb Pale Malt	38	2.8	9.8%
0.25 lb	American - Victory0.25 lb Victory	34	28	2.4%
10.25 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1.25 oz	Northern Brewer1.25 oz Northern Brewer Hops	Pellet	7.8	Boil	60 min	31.83	55.6%
0.75 oz	Cascade0.75 oz Cascade Hops	Pellet	7	Boil	30 min	13.17	33.3%
0.25 oz	Cascade0.25 oz Cascade Hops	Leaf/Whole	7	Boil	0 min		11.1%
2.25 oz / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
1.25 oz	Northern Brewer (Pellet)	31.83	55.6%
0.75 oz	Cascade (Pellet)	13.17	33.3%
0.25 oz	Cascade (Leaf/Whole)		11.1%
2.25 oz / $ 0.00

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
1 each	Yeast Energizer	Other	Boil	15 min.
1 each	Whirlfloc tablet	Fining	Boil	0 min.
5 oz	maltodextrin	Herb	Sparge	15 min.
14 oz	brewer's crystals (Supercharged Corn Sugat - Alcohol Boost)	Water Agt	Mash	30 min.

Yeast

White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	76.5%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	68 - 73 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	65 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 82 B cells required

$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

CO₂ Level: 0 Volumes

Target Water Profile

fernley, nv

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
0	0	0	0	0	0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
4.5 gal		Infusion	150 °F	150 °F	--
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.7 qt/lb

Quick Water Requirements

Water	Gallons	Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.7 qt/lb	4.36	17.4
Mash volume with grains	5.18	20.7
Grain absorption losses	-1.28	-5.1
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.26 g \| 17 qt)	3.91	15.6
Mash Lauter Tun losses	-0.25	-1
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.08 g \| 28.3 qt)	6.73	26.9
Boil off losses	-1.5	-6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma)	-0.08	-0.3
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g \| 22 qt)	6.11	24.4
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6.11 g \| 24.4 qt)	5.5	22
Total:	8.26	33
Equipment Profile Used:	System Default

Batch Performance

Efficiency:

Conversion: 134.1%

Pre-Boil: 98% 33 ppg

Ending Kettle: 101% 34 ppg

Brew House: 101% 34 ppg

Wort Volume:

6 Gallons

Expected 5.5 Gallons of fermentable wort.
Adjust your equipment profile and calibrate your equipment to dial this in.
Expected OG: 1.045
Actual OG: 1.058

Alcohol and Attenuation:

ABV: 5.78%

Apparent Attenuation: 75.9%
Actual FG: 1.014
Calories per 12oz 148 calories
Carbohydrates per 12oz 14.4 g

Amount Packaged:

4 Gallons

Great job! You get to enjoy the equivalent of:

12oz bottles: 43
Pints: 32

Latest Brew Log

Date	Days	Event	Gravity	Volume	Temp	Updated	Comment
2/16/2021 2:12 AM over 3 years ago	+0	Mash Complete	1.063	6.5 Gallons	150 °F	2/16/2021 2:12 AM over 3 years ago	Notes: PBG - 1.049 (refract) 1.048 hydrometer - 66'F - After Sparging I ended up with 6.75 Gallons, so I boiled for 90 min. Started the bittering at 60 min, so counting this as 60 min boil.
2/16/2021 2:13 AM over 3 years ago	+0	Pre-Boil Gravity	1.052	6.5 Gallons	204 °F	2/16/2021 2:13 AM over 3 years ago
2/16/2021 2:14 AM over 3 years ago	+0	Boil Complete	1.058	6 Gallons	70 °F	2/16/2021 2:14 AM over 3 years ago	1.0635 refractometer/1.058 hydrometer.
2/16/2021 2:15 AM over 3 years ago	+0	Brew Day Complete	1.058	6 Gallons	70 °F	2/16/2021 2:15 AM over 3 years ago	Yeast pitched, blow off connected. Wort tastes good, like a solid ale.
2/25/2021 1:28 AM over 3 years ago	+9	Fermentation Complete	1.014	5 Gallons	65 °F	2/25/2021 1:28 AM over 3 years ago	Tastes a bit sweet. Really good. Not as dark as I remember Red Tail being. Wouldn't mind more copper. Hydrometer: 1.014 Refractometer: 7.6/1.031 OG - Corrected: 14.30 °P, 1.058 FG - Corrected: 3.60 °P, 1.014 Alcohol By Volume: 5.86%
3/14/2021 3:04 AM over 3 years ago	+26	Packaged	1.012	4 Gallons	65 °F	3/15/2021 2:26 AM over 3 years ago	What a shit show. I decided, after bottling the kolsch with the beer gun, that I should transfer from my BetterBottle to my Catalyst, then cold crash, then keg it up now that I had an empty keg... First, I lost about 1/2 gallon from the catalyst because I didn't close the sampling port. Then, I found out my Catalyst doesn't fit entirely in my fridge. Then, I splashed about a quart of star san all over myself, as I tried to catch the container holding it over. And last but not least, the carb keg lid started leaking, but I caught that right away. Added keg lube, reseated, and it was good to go. (Future Roland here - It's actually Sunday, and the beer's been at 15 psi for 27 hours, and it's decently carbonated, but I'm going to leave it carbing for another 12ish hours or so.) The beer itself tastes ok, a bit light and might need more hops... I'll wait a few days but I do have some El Dorado Hop Oil...

Notes

Store page:
https://www.austinhomebrew.com/Mendocino-Red-Tail-Ale-10B--ALL-GRAIN-Homebrew-Ingredient-Kit_p_3582.html

Recipe sheet:
https://austinhomebrew.com/assets/images/RCPPDF/04665.pdf

OG: 1.052
F.G. 1.013
ABV: 5.12%

***Not sure why recipe shows such a low OG... Brewed with my Brewzilla I ended up with about 6.75 Gal wort at a PBG of 1.049 with 6.75 gal; I boiled for 1/2 hour and got 1.052 with 6.5 gallons. Post boil I ended up with 6 gallons in the fermenter at 1.058.

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