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Randy Red (Batch 31)

Created: Monday August 21st 2023
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165 calories 16.7 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Irish Red Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: G MICHAEL M HEPNER
Calories: 165 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.7 g (Per 12oz)
1.050
1.012
5.0%
25.2
13.9
5.6
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
18 lb Crisp Malting - Best Ale18 lb Best Ale 37.5 3 90.9%
12 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 120L12 oz Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 3.8%
12 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 40L12 oz Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 3.8%
5 oz American - Chocolate5 oz Chocolate 29 350 1.6%
317 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.70 oz Kent Goldings1.7 oz Kent Goldings Hops Leaf/Whole 6.1 Boil 60 min 17.69 45.9%
2 oz East Kent Goldings2 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Leaf/Whole 6.1 Boil 10 min 7.55 54.1%
3.70 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
CellarScience - English
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
59 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 181 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
5.2 number only
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
11 gal Strike 163 °F 152 °F 60 min
5 gal Sparge 168 °F -- --
Starting Mash Thickness: 2 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.64 gal (50.56 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.64 gal (2.56 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2 qt/lb 9.91 39.6  
Mash volume with grains 11.49 46  
Grain absorption losses -2.48 -9.9  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.46 g | 21.8 qt) 6.32 25.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.64 g | 50.6 qt) 13.5 54  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.14 -0.6  
Post boil Volume 11 44  
Going into fermentor 11 44  
Total: 16.23 64.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Randy Red (Batch 31)" Irish Red Ale beer recipe by G MICHAEL M HEPNER. All Grain, ABV 5.01%, IBU 25.24, SRM 13.86, Fermentables: (Best Ale, Caramel / Crystal 120L, Caramel / Crystal 40L, Chocolate) Hops: (Kent Goldings, East Kent Goldings)
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