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Irish Red

161 calories 16.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Irish Red Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Source: Chris McRae
No Chill: 15 minute extended hop boil time
Calories: 161 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday January 31st 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb Briess - Pale Ale Malt 2-Row8 lb Pale Ale Malt 2-Row $ 1.38 / lb
$ 11.04 		36.8 3.5 73.6%
7 oz Weyermann - Carafoam7 oz Carafoam 34.5 2.2 4%
6 oz Weyermann - Melanoidin6 oz Melanoidin 34.5 27 3.4%
13 oz Dingemans - Special B13 oz Special B 33.1 125 7.5%
4 oz German - CaraRed4 oz CaraRed 34 20 2.3%
1 lb Raw Honey1 lb Raw Honey - (late boil kettle addition) 38 20 9.2%
174 oz / $ 11.04
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Northern Brewer - Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 8 Boil 15 min 21.93 50%
1 oz Northern Brewer - Crystal1 oz Crystal Hops Pellet 3.1 Boil 60 min 11.55 50%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Fast Prime $ 2.50 / each
$ 2.50 		Other Mash 0 min.
4 g Chalk Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
6 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
$ 2.50
Priming
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
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
8 gal Infusion -- 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.7 14.8  
Mash volume with grains 4.49 18  
Grain absorption losses -1.23 -4.9  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.27 g | 21.1 qt) 4.78 19.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.49 g | 30 qt) 7 28  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.08 0.3  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 6 24  
Going into fermentor 6 24  
Total: 8.48 33.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Irish Red" Irish Red Ale beer recipe by Chris McRae. All Grain, ABV 4.94%, IBU 33.48, SRM 14.53, Fermentables: ( Pale Ale Malt 2-Row, Carafoam, Melanoidin, Special B, CaraRed, Raw Honey) Hops: (Cascade, Crystal) Other: (Fast Prime, Chalk, Gypsum, Lactic acid)
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  • Last Updated: 2025-02-02 14:42 UTC