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Red X Irish Ale

186 calories 20.7 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Irish Red Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 12 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 186 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday March 31st 2015
1.056
1.016
5.3%
23.8
13.0
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
13 lb American - Pale 2-Row13 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 50%
8 oz German - CaraRed8 oz CaraRed 34 20 1.9%
8 oz United Kingdom - Pale Chocolate8 oz Pale Chocolate 33 207 1.9%
12 lb Red X12 lb Red X 37 12 46.2%
26 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
3 oz East Kent Goldings3 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 60 min 23.82 100%
3 oz / 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each whirlfloc Fining Boil 15 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:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 470 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
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
36 qt Temperature -- 153 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 13.61 gal (54.45 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 1.61 gal (6.45 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 9.75 39  
Mash volume with grains 11.83 47.3  
Grain absorption losses -3.25 -13  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 7.36 g | 29.5 qt) 7.25 29  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 13.61 g | 54.5 qt) 13.5 54  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 12 48  
Going into fermentor 12 48  
Total: 17 68
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Red X Irish Ale" Irish Red Ale beer recipe by SlainVic94. All Grain, ABV 5.3%, IBU 23.82, SRM 12.97, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, CaraRed, Pale Chocolate, Red X) Hops: (East Kent Goldings) Other: (whirlfloc)
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