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Big red Ale

130 calories 12.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Irish Red Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 12 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13.83 gallons
Post Boil Size: 12.58 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.036 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 58% (brew house)
Calories: 130 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 12.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday August 25th 2021
1.040
1.008
4.2%
18.0
16.3
5.3
42.88
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
20 lb Red X20 lb Red X $ 1.80 / lb
$ 36.00 		36 12 87.9%
0.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 120L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 120L $ 2.50 / lb
$ 1.25 		33 120 2.2%
4 oz Briess - Chocolate4 oz Chocolate $ 2.50 / lb
$ 0.63 		25 350 1.1%
2 lb Simpsons - Maris Otter Extra Pale2 lb Maris Otter Extra Pale 38 1.8 8.8%
22.75 lbs / $ 37.88
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz East Kent Goldings2 oz East Kent Goldings Hops $ 2.50 / oz
$ 5.00 		Pellet 5 Boil 60 min 17.96 100%
2 oz / $ 5.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2.30 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash --
1.70 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Sparge --
2.40 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Sparge --
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
80%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 159 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 13.21 psi       Temp: 44 °F       CO2 Level: 2.4 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
50 10 15 63 75 40
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
9 gal Strike 160 °F 150 °F 25 min
Temperature 150 °F 153 °F 35 min
6.75 gal Sparge 152 °F 168 °F 20 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.6 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 13.58 gal (54.3 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 1.58 gal (6.3 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.6 qt/lb 9.1 36.4  
Mash volume with grains 10.92 43.7  
Grain absorption losses -2.84 -11.4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 7.57 g | 30.3 qt) 7.82 31.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 13.58 g | 54.3 qt) 13.83 55.3  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 12 g | 48 qt) 12.58 50.3  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 12.58 g | 50.3 qt) 12 48  
Total: 16.92 67.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Big red Ale" Irish Red Ale beer recipe by Brewer #53183. All Grain, ABV 4.18%, IBU 17.96, SRM 16.28, Fermentables: (Red X, Caramel / Crystal 120L, Chocolate, Maris Otter Extra Pale) Hops: (East Kent Goldings) Other: (Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Lactic acid)
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  • Last Updated: 2021-10-07 20:51 UTC