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Big Brew Day

8619 calories 846 g 19 L
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Irish Red Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 42 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 47.3 liters
Post Boil Size: 43.3 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Jason Crichton
Calories: 8619 calories (Per 19L)
Carbs: 846 g (Per 19L)
Created: Thursday November 9th 2017
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
68.25 g East Kent Goldings68.25 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 60 min 21.51 100%
68.25 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1.05 each Whirlfloc Water Agt Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Thames Valley Ale 1275
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
77%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
17 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
21 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 179 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Edmonton June 2018
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
28.4 L Strike water Infusion -- 73 °C 60 min
30.5 L Batch Sparge Sparge -- 75 °C 20 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 48.04 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 2.64 L sparge/top-off.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 29
Mash volume with grains 35.4
Grain absorption losses -9.7
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 29.6 L) 28.8
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 48 L) 47.3
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 42 L) 43.3
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 43.3 L) 42
Total: 57.9  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Recreating the Alley Kat Big Brew Day 2017 grain bill

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