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Irish Red Ale

168 calories 16.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Irish Red Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13.9 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 76% (brew house)
Calories: 168 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday January 20th 2018
1.051
1.012
5.1%
34.5
18.5
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
18 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale18 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 91.6%
0.55 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L0.55 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 2.8%
0.55 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 120L0.55 lb Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 2.8%
0.55 lb Briess - Black Barley0.55 lb Black Barley 25 500 2.8%
19.65 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
3 oz East Kent Goldings3 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 6.1 Boil 60 min 34.54 100%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - Irish Ale Yeast WLP004
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
65 - 68 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 263 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
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
30.25 qt Fly Sparge -- 152 °F 90 min
30.25 qt Mash Out Fly Sparge -- 168 °F 10 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: 12.61 gal (50.45 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.61 gal (2.45 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 7.37 29.5  
Mash volume with grains 8.94 35.8  
Grain absorption losses -2.46 -9.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 7.95 g | 31.8 qt) 9.24 37  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.61 g | 50.5 qt) 13.9 55.6  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 11 44  
Going into fermentor 11 44  
Total: 16.61 66.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Used US Roasted Barley as UK Roasted Barley was not available. UK has higher Lovibond than US and is not get the right color. Should have increased the roasted barley by .45 pound, Does not affect taste and a very good brew otherwise.

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