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Irish Go Big Red Ale

164 calories 15.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Irish Red Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 23 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 26 liters
Post Boil Size: 12 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.023 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 42% (brew house)
Source: Jay Avrett
Calories: 164 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday August 10th 2019
1.050
1.010
5.3%
25.9
19.6
5.8
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4.20 kg Canadian - Pale 2-Row4.2 kg Pale 2-Row 36 1.75 86.6%
350 g American - Caramel / Crystal 60L350 g Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 7.2%
200 g American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)200 g Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 4.1%
50 g American - Chocolate50 g Chocolate 29 350 1%
50 g American - Roasted Barley50 g Roasted Barley 33 300 1%
4,850 g / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
14 g Northdown14 g Northdown Hops Pellet 8.3 Boil 60 min 24.47 53.8%
12 g Fuggles12 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 2.9 Boil 5 min 1.46 46.2%
26 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2.75 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2.75 g Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 tsp Five Star Chemicals - 5.2 pH Stabilizer Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - American Ale 1056
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
80%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
16 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 100 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Edinburgh (Scottish Ale, Malty Ale)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
100 18 20 45 105 235
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
18 L Infusion -- 154 °C 60 min
18 L Sparge -- 170 °C 20 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.1 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.1 L/kg 15
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 7.2 L) 18.2
Grain absorption losses -4.9
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 11.4 L) 16.7
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 20.7 L) 26
Boil off losses -8.6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.1
Post boil Volume 12
Top off amount 11
Going into fermentor 23
Total: 31.8  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Irish Go Big Red Ale" Irish Red Ale beer recipe by Jay Avrett. All Grain, ABV 5.3%, IBU 25.93, SRM 19.55, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Caramel / Crystal 60L, Carapils (Dextrine Malt), Chocolate, Roasted Barley) Hops: (Northdown, Fuggles) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum, Baking Soda, 5.2 pH Stabilizer, Whirlfloc)
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  • Last Updated: 2019-08-11 16:38 UTC