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Irish Red Ale

186 calories 19.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Irish Red Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 23 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 27.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 25 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.056 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 78% (brew house)
Source: Buchanan Brewing
Hop Utilization: 96%
Calories: 186 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday January 30th 2025
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24.2
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5.3
37.60
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
40 lb Rahr - Standard 2-Row40 lb Standard 2-Row $ 0.94 / lb
$ 37.60 		36.8 1.8 88.4%
2 lb Briess - Caramel Malt - 40L2 lb Caramel Malt - 40L 35.4 40 4.4%
2 lb Briess - Caramel Malt - 60L2 lb Caramel Malt - 60L 35.4 60 4.4%
1 lb Briess - Caramel Malt - 80L1 lb Caramel Malt - 80L 35 80 2.2%
0.25 lb Viking - Roasted Barley0.25 lb Roasted Barley 32.7 340 0.6%
45.25 lbs / $ 37.60
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
4 oz Yakima Valley Hops - East Kent Golding4 oz East Kent Golding Hops Pellet 6.2 Boil 40 min 17.1 50%
4 oz Yakima Valley Hops - East Kent Golding4 oz East Kent Golding Hops Pellet 6.2 Boil 10 min 7.06 50%
8 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
20 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
5 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Irish Ale Yeast WLP004
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
71.5%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
65 - 68 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 421 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Buchanan Water 7-24
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 0 36 92 52 16
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
17.02 gal Strike 163 °F 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.35 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 24.8 gal (99.2 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 12.8 gal (51.2 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 18.89 gal (75.57 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 8.38 gal (33.52 qt) and adding 6.89 gal (27.57 qt) sparge/top-off. 15.27 61.1  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.35 qt/lb 15.27 61.1  
Mash volume with grains 18.89 75.6  
Grain absorption losses -5.66 -22.6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 15.43 g | 61.7 qt) 18.13 72.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 24.8 g | 99.2 qt) 27.5 110  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3 -1.2  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 23 g | 92 qt) 25 100  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 25 g | 100 qt) 23 92  
Total: 33.41 133.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Irish Red Ale" Irish Red Ale beer recipe by Buchanan Brewing. All Grain, ABV 5.41%, IBU 24.16, SRM 11.24, Fermentables: ( Standard 2-Row, Caramel Malt - 40L, Caramel Malt - 60L, Caramel Malt - 80L, Roasted Barley) Hops: (East Kent Golding) Other: (Gypsum, Lactic acid, Calcium Chloride (dihydrate))
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