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Red Ale

144 calories 15.1 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Irish Red Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 50 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 60 liters
Post Boil Size: 54 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Yehuda
Calories: 144 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 15.1 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Saturday May 1st 2021
1.047
1.012
4.6%
22.7
14.7
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4 kg German - CaraRed4 kg CaraRed 34 20 36%
5.50 kg German - Pilsner5.5 kg Pilsner 38 1.6 49.4%
0.50 kg American - Caramel / Crystal 90L0.5 kg Caramel / Crystal 90L 33 90 4.5%
1 kg Flaked Oats1 kg Flaked Oats 33 2.2 9%
0.13 kg Weyermann - Roasted Barley0.125 kg Roasted Barley 29.9 432 1.1%
11.13 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
60 g Kent Goldings60 g Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 60 min 16.38 66.7%
30 g Kent Goldings30 g Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 30 min 6.29 33.3%
90 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 g Chalk Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.25 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.25 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.50 g Magnesium Chloride Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.25 g Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.44 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Edinburgh (Scottish Ale, Malty Ale)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
7 3 2 5 5 25
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
30 L Strike 80 °C 75 °C 60 min
30 L Sparge 80 °C 75 °C --
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 71 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 56.15 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 10.75 L sparge/top-off.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 33.4
Mash volume with grains 40.7
Grain absorption losses -11.1
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 34.8 L) 38.7
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 56.2 L) 60
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.5
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 50 L) 54
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 54 L) 50
Total: 72  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Temperature control will be very important, more so for a lager, but still very important on an ale. If ale brewing you want to stick close to the lower end of the yeast’s temperature range. This will help with attenuation

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  • Last Updated: 2021-05-19 08:12 UTC