Red Head Ale - Beer Recipe - Brewer's Friend

Brewer's Friend

Print

Red Head Ale

172 calories 18.5 g 12 oz
brewer logo
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Irish Red Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 172 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday January 8th 2016
1.052
1.014
5.0%
23.2
16.7
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale9 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 91.1%
0.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 120L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 5.1%
0.25 lb German - CaraMunich I0.25 lb CaraMunich I 34 39 2.5%
2 oz American - Black Barley2 oz Black Barley 27 530 1.3%
9.87 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Northern Brewer0.5 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 7.8 Boil 60 min 16.23 20%
2 oz Willamette2 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.2 Boil 5 min 6.97 80%
2.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 5 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Irish Ale 1084
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
73%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
62 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.2 qt/lb 2.96 11.9  
Mash volume with grains 3.75 15  
Grain absorption losses -1.23 -4.9  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.12 g | 20.5 qt) 5.02 20.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.59 g | 26.4 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.09 -0.4  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 7.98 31.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

2nd place at the 2017 Morgan Cup (Morgan Territory Brewing).

1st place (and 40 points!) at the 2017 Amador County Fair.



Award Winning Recipe
Last Updated and Sharing
 
2,086
Views
6
Brews
Recipe QR Code
  • Public: Yup, Shared
  • Last Updated: 2017-07-16 18:45 UTC