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Minanora's imperial red

279 calories 27.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Strong Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 2.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 4 gallons
Post Boil Size: 2.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.084 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 279 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 27.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday October 21st 2019
1.084
1.019
8.5%
30.6
17.8
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
44 oz American - Pale 2-Row44 oz Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 35.5%
35 oz United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale35 oz Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 28.2%
15 oz German - CaraMunich II15 oz CaraMunich II 34 46 12.1%
8 oz German - CaraRed8 oz CaraRed 34 20 6.5%
10 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 40L10 oz Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 8.1%
12 oz Flaked Oats12 oz Flaked Oats 33 2.2 9.7%
124 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.20 oz Magnum0.2 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 15 Boil 60 min 22.31 28.6%
0.50 oz Fuggles0.5 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 15 min 8.3 71.4%
0.70 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
66 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 67 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.52 Volumes
 
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
4 gal Infusion 155 °F 157 °F 90 min
Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 3.39 13.6  
Mash volume with grains 4.01 16  
Grain absorption losses -0.97 -3.9  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 1.85 g | 7.4 qt) 1.83 7.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 4.03 g | 16.1 qt) 4 16  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.03 -0.1  
Post boil Volume 2.5 10  
Going into fermentor 2.5 10  
Total: 5.22 20.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

I had a dream about making a beer like this. So this recipe is a product of that dream. A rich, red, imperial style ale that's not so bitter as is traditional for a strong ale. Thick head with long retention. Hope it turns out like it did in my dream!

I will be remaking this in the builder on Picobrew since I'm using a Pico Z to make it.

Notes to follow first brew.

OG from first brew: 1.069 - .02 lower than calculated on the z builder. Be sure to mix your oats in well. My oats weren't distributed well enough.

FG 1.022. 6% ABV. Very wet, delicious, but not what I wanted gravity wise. That and it is not boozy enough... Going to drop the mash temp to 154 to dry it out a little.

I may have cold crashed too soon. We had some weird temperature changes that made it hard to regulate, even in a converted freezer with a dual control inkbird. 90+ degrees in the day, 24 at night for a week.

Brewing again in a few weeks.

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  • Last Updated: 2019-11-13 06:15 UTC