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Big Dog's Brewing, Red Hydrant English Brown Ale (clone)

170 calories 18.4 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: British Brown Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 25 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 31.1 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Big dog Brewing
Calories: 170 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 18.4 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Thursday November 24th 2022
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5 kg United Kingdom - Pale 2-Row5 kg Pale 2-Row 38 2.5 78.1%
0.60 kg United Kingdom - Crystal 60L0.6 kg Crystal 60L 34 60 9.4%
0.40 kg United Kingdom - Amber0.4 kg Amber 32 27 6.3%
0.30 kg United Kingdom - Crystal 30L0.3 kg Crystal 30L 34 30 4.7%
0.10 kg United Kingdom - Roasted Barley0.1 kg Roasted Barley 29 550 1.6%
6.40 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
25 g Kent Goldings25 g Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 60 min 13.34 42.2%
10 g Kent Goldings10 g Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 30 min 4.1 16.9%
10 g Fuggles10 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 5.9 Boil 30 min 4.84 16.9%
14.20 g Fuggles14.2 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 5.9 Boil 0 min 24%
59.20 g / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale V Yeast WLP051
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72.5%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
19 - 21 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
20 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 119 B cells required
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Priming
Method: dextrose       Amount: 103.1 g       Temp: 20 °C       CO2 Level: 1.8 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2 L/kg 12.8
Mash volume with grains 17
Grain absorption losses -6.4
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 25.5 L) 25.6
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 31 L) 31.1
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3
Post boil Volume 25
Going into fermentor 25
Total: 38.4  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Brew day on 2022/12/30
OG: 1.050
FG:

Bottling Sugar for 1.8 vols C02: 95 gms for 23L, 100 gms for 24L, 103 gms for 25L

Can use WLP051 or Wyeast 1272,

Water Calcs:
Mash:
Gypsum: 3 gms
Calc. Chloride: 5 gms
Epsom Salt: 2 gms
Lactic Acid: 2 ml
Sodium Bicarbonate: 1 gm

Sparge:
Gypsum: 2.3 gms
Calc. Chloride: 3.8 gms
Epsom Salt: 1.8 gms

notes from original recipe:
Conduct a single infusion mash at 154° F (68 C). Conduct a 60 minute boil, following the hop additions as listed in the ingredients. Ferment at 68° F (20 C).

New Whirlpool Method for 2021 and beyond

  1. Add Whirlfloc @5 mins left on boil, add yeast nutrient if desired: 2.5 tsp per Brewzilla
  2. At 0 mins Add 0 min hop addition
  3. cut flame/ heat and whirlpool with hops in kettle for 5-10 minutes
  4. Take out Hops and wait (whirlpool?) another 10 minutes
  5. Cold Crash after this rest period
  6. Record original gravity
  7. Pitch yeast starters at 20 C
  8. Secondary after fermentation is complete to clear


  9. Big Dog’s Brewing Red Hydrant English Brown Ale from Big Dog's Brewing Co. in Las Vegas, Nevada.

    Red Hydrant has earned Las Vegas’ Big Dog’s Brewing three Great American Beer Festival medals: gold in 2006 and 2010 and silver in 2012. Big Dog’s describes this beer as rich with caramel malts and a hint of English hops with notes of toffee and toasted malt.
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