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Irish Red Ale - Midwest

148 calories 14.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Irish Red Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Rating:
4.00 (1 Review)

Calories: 148 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday June 24th 2019
1.045
1.010
4.6%
31.9
10.7
5.3
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7.50 lb American - Pale 2-Row7.5 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 85.7%
0.75 lb Belgian - Caramel Pils0.75 lb Caramel Pils 34 8 8.6%
0.25 lb American - Special Roast0.25 lb Special Roast 33 50 2.9%
0.13 lb Belgian - Biscuit0.125 lb Biscuit 35 23 1.4%
0.13 lb United Kingdom - Chocolate0.125 lb Chocolate 34 425 1.4%
8.75 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Northern Brewer - Williamette1 oz Williamette Hops Pellet 4.1 Boil 60 min 16.33 50%
1 oz Yakima Chief Hops - US Golding1 oz US Golding Hops Pellet 5.1 Boil 30 min 15.61 50%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Danstar - Nottingham Ale Yeast
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
77%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
57 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
67 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 74 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: dextrose       Amount: 3.6 oz       Temp: 67 °F       CO2 Level: 2.1 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Fargo, ND, USA, 2018
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
40 0 63 27 155 125
Fargo Tap water run through a household charcoal filter before going into the kettle. Test strip shows water pH = 6.2
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.25 gal Infusion -- 153 °F 60 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 7.92 g | 31.7 qt) 7.34 29.4  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 8.62 g | 34.5 qt) 8.04 32.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.09 -4.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.58 g | 26.3 qt) 6 24  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Volume into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 7.34 29.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

This is the standard Irish Red Ale all grain kit from Midwest Supplies. I've brewed their extract kit of this beer and brewing this all grain version on 7/13/2019.

Fermentation schedule: 2 week primary in bottling bucket. Transfer to 5 gal plastic siphonless big bubbler for 2 weeks. 1st brew to get kegged.

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