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CV red 2025

142 calories 14.9 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Irish Red Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.75 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: John Walker
Calories: 142 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday February 28th 2024
1.043
1.011
4.2%
0.0
10.2
5.3
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5.50 lb Briess - Pale Ale Malt 2-Row5.5 lb Pale Ale Malt 2-Row 36.8 3.5 64%
2 lb Weyermann - Munich Type I2 lb Munich Type I 38 6 23.3%
0.50 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)0.5 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 5.8%
0.50 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 5.8%
1.50 oz American - Roasted Barley1.5 oz Roasted Barley 33 300 1.1%
8.59 lbs / 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2.70 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Magnesium Chloride Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 55 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
6 gal Strike 150 °F -- --
1.5 gal Batch Sparge 170 °F -- --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.22 12.9  
Mash volume with grains 3.91 15.6  
Grain absorption losses -1.07 -4.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.1 g | 20.4 qt) 4.85 19.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7 g | 28 qt) 6.75 27  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 5.75 23  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.75 g | 23 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 8.07 32.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

add 2.5 g CaCl to mash
add 1.4 g gypsum
3.4 gal mash
4.gal sparge
use balanced profile
Ca 80 76
Cl 75 73
SO4 80 78
mash ph 5.51

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  • Last Updated: 2025-02-12 00:22 UTC