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Hagar The Red Rocker

392 calories 42.1 g 750 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Irish Red Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 48 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 58.6 liters
Post Boil Size: 51.6 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.056 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: NattyJ
Hop Utilization: 93%
Calories: 392 calories (Per 750ml)
Carbs: 42.1 g (Per 750ml)
Created: Wednesday September 1st 2021
1.056
1.015
5.4%
19.7
13.0
5.4
44.93
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10.50 kg Muntons - Maris Otter Extra Pale10.5 kg Maris Otter Extra Pale $ 2.06 / kg
$ 21.63 		38 2 91.6%
350 g Simpsons - Crystal Light350 g Crystal Light $ 2.90 / kg
$ 1.01 		33.1 38.03 3.1%
410 g Barrett Burston - Dark Crystal Malt410 g Dark Crystal Malt $ 4.95 / kg
$ 2.03 		34.5 80 3.6%
200 g Barrett Burston - Roasted Barley200 g Roasted Barley $ 4.28 / kg
$ 0.86 		34.5 340 1.7%
11,460 g / $ 25.53
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
80 g East Kent Goldings80 g East Kent Goldings Hops $ 0.10 / g
$ 7.60 		Pellet 5 Boil 60 min 19.74 100%
80 g / $ 7.60
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
28 g Calcium Carbonate (Chalk) $ 0.01 / g
$ 0.28 		Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
10 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) $ 0.01 / g
$ 0.10 		Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
21 g Epsom Salt $ 0.01 / g
$ 0.21 		Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
7 g Gypsum $ 0.01 / g
$ 0.07 		Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
10 g Baking Soda $ 0.01 / g
$ 0.12 		Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
8.66 ml Phosphoric acid $ 0.01 / ml
$ 0.09 		Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
15 g Yeast Nutrient $ 0.05 / g
$ 0.74 		Other Mash 0 min.
2 each Campden Tablets $ 0.10 / each
$ 0.20 		Water Agt Mash 0 min.
$ 1.80
 
Yeast
White Labs - Irish Ale Yeast WLP004
Amount:
4 Liters
Cost:
$ 2.50 / L
$ 10.00
Attenuation (avg):
71.5%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
18 - 20 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
19 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 331 B cells required
$ 10.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 0.66 bar       Temp: 4.5 °C       CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Edinburgh (Scottish Ale, Malty Ale)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
100 18 20 45 105 235
Plenty of adjustment to my soft Canberra water. Definitely increasing the carbonates.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
29 L Strike 69 °C 67 °C 60 min
42.06 L Batch Sparge 76 °C 76 °C 15 min
Batch Sparge -- 76 °C --
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.4 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 54.1 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 8.7 L sparge/top-off.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.4 L/kg 27.5
Mash volume with grains 35.1
Grain absorption losses -11.5
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 39 L) 43.5
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 54.1 L) 58.6
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.4
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 48 L) 51.6
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 51.6 L) 48
Total: 71  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Pretty Much a classic Irish Red Ale style recipe.

Had previous success using Red-X malt as well but I had none left so re-researched and come up with this classic with 1 hop addition.

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