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Irish Red Ale

200 calories 17.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Scottish Light 60/-
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 60% (brew house)
Source: Paule Patterson
Calories: 200 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday July 21st 2018
1.061
1.011
6.6%
58.5
20.6
n/a
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 lb American - Pale 2-Row9 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 64.9%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 7.2%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 120L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 7.2%
0.50 lb Finland - Melanoid Malt0.5 lb Melanoid Malt 35 27 3.6%
1 lb Brown Sugar1 lb Brown Sugar 45 15 7.2%
8 oz Honey8 oz Honey - (late boil kettle addition) 42 2 3.6%
0.25 lb United Kingdom - Peated Malt0.25 lb Peated Malt 38 2.5 1.8%
0.25 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 150L0.25 lb Caramel / Crystal 150L 33 150 1.8%
2 oz United Kingdom - Brown2 oz Brown 32 65 0.9%
2 oz American - Vienna2 oz Vienna 35 4 0.9%
2 oz American - Wheat2 oz Wheat 38 1.8 0.9%
13.87 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Leaf/Whole 7 Boil 60 min 22.32 33.3%
1 oz Fuggles1 oz Fuggles Hops Leaf/Whole 4.5 Boil 30 min 11.03 33.3%
1 oz Amarillo1 oz Amarillo Hops Leaf/Whole 8.6 Boil 45 min 25.18 33.3%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
5 tsp Yeast Nutrients Other Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 73 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 312 B cells required
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
-- -- 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.64 18.6  
Mash volume with grains 5.63 22.5  
Grain absorption losses -1.55 -6.2  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.16 g | 16.6 qt) 3.58 14.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.07 0.3  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.07 g | 28.3 qt) 6.5 26  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.04 0.2  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.22 32.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

So far, color is seems a bit darker than a normal Irish Red. I opted to add some old Cascade hops to the beginning of the brew since they were older.

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  • Last Updated: 2018-07-23 01:59 UTC