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Little Red Ale

138 calories 14.1 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Irish Red Ale
Boil Time: 45 min
Batch Size: 23.5 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 27.5 liters
Post Boil Size: 23.5 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.034 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 69% (brew house)
Calories: 138 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 14.1 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Tuesday August 22nd 2017
1.045
1.011
4.5%
32.0
16.0
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3.40 kg Gladfield - American Ale Malt3.4 kg American Ale Malt 37.3 2.54 69.8%
0.50 kg German - CaraAroma0.5 kg CaraAroma 34 130 10.3%
0.27 kg Gladfield - Red Back Malt0.27 kg Red Back Malt 35.4 32.99 5.5%
0.25 kg German - Melanoidin0.25 kg Melanoidin 37 25 5.1%
0.45 kg Honey0.45 kg Honey - (late boil kettle addition) 35 2 9.2%
4.87 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
10 g Warrior10 g Warrior Hops Pellet 17.1 Boil 45 min 21.52 29.4%
24 g Cascade24 g Cascade Hops Pellet 5.8 Boil 20 min 10.51 70.6%
34 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.25 tsp Potassium metabisulphite Water Agt Mash 70 min.
2.60 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.50 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2.10 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.50 tsp Brewtan B Water Agt Mash 45 min.
0.50 tsp Brewtan B Water Agt Boil 15 min.
0.50 each Whirlfloc Water Agt Boil 10 min.
6 g Fermaid AT Water Agt Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
72%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
20 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 92 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 1.64 bar       Temp: 20 °C       CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Amber Balanced - Bru'n Water
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
50 10 15 63 75 40
2.1 g Gypsum
1.5 g Epsom
2.6 g Calcium chloride
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
30.5 L Strike Temp. - 71C Infusion 71 °C 67 °C 45 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 32.9 L) 32.8
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 35.9 L) 35.7
Grain absorption losses -4.4
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 27.6 L) 27.5
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.3
Boil off losses -4.3
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.2
Post boil Volume 23.5
Volume into fermentor 23.5
Total: 32.8  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Batch #2 - 4/5/20 - (Eff.: 69 %, Att.: 72 %, ABV: 4.5 %)

  • Pre-boil volume - 27.5 L (Using mash paddle measure)
  • Mash vol.: 30.5 L, Pre-boil vol.: 27.5 L, Batch vol.: 23.5 L
  • OG: 1046 (Refrac.), 1042 (Tilt)
  • Honey (454 g) added at 30 min.
    Substitutes;
  • Warrior (old stuff) in for Tettnanger (12 IBU'ish)
  • Swapped German Pale for Gladfields Ale, amount of base malt down to get 5% ABV to make it a bit sessionable, Red Back malt (0.27 kg) in for CaraRed (0.3 kg)
    7/5/20 - Slow to start ferment but going hard now, SG: 1019 (Tilt)
    11/5/20 - SG: 1013
    12/5/20 - FG: 1012, cold crashed
    14/5/20 - Kegged and carbed
    People like it, described it as smooth, malty and easy drinking, and I'll take that for a red ale. Worth making again.

    Batch #1 - No notes.
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