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Fire Truck Red Ale

171 calories 16.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Irish Red Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.25 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 5.9375 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 171 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday October 26th 2019
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1.011
5.3%
19.3
15.0
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
2 lb American - Pale 2-Row2 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 19%
5 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale5 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 47.6%
2 lb German - Smoked Malt2 lb Smoked Malt 37 3 19%
1.25 lb German - CaraMunich I1.25 lb CaraMunich I 34 39 11.9%
0.25 lb American - Dark Roasted Millet Malt - Gluten Free0.25 lb Dark Roasted Millet Malt - Gluten Free 25 300 2.4%
10.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Willamette1 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 16.95 33.3%
1.50 oz Willamette1.5 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 20 min 0.77 50%
0.50 oz Willamette0.5 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.5 Whirlpool 0 min 1.61 16.7%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1.30 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.90 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.60 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Sparge 45 min.
0.80 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Sparge 45 min.
 
Yeast
Danstar - Nottingham Ale Yeast
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
77%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
57 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 89 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.45 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Home Water
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
5.3125 gal Mash in Strike 152 °F 152 °F 60 min
2.28125 gal Sparge 171 °F 171 °F 45 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.7 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 152 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.7 qt/lb 4.46 17.9  
Mash volume with grains 5.3 21.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.31 -5.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.96 g | 15.9 qt) 3.04 12.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.86 g | 27.5 qt) 5.94 23.8  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.09 -0.4  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.27 g | 21.1 qt) 5.3 21.2  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.02 -0.1  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.28 g | 21.1 qt) 5.25 21  
Total: 7.5 30
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Fire Truck Red Ale" Irish Red Ale beer recipe by BrooksideBrewer. All Grain, ABV 5.3%, IBU 19.32, SRM 15.02, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Maris Otter Pale, Smoked Malt, CaraMunich I, Dark Roasted Millet Malt - Gluten Free) Hops: (Willamette) Other: (Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Lactic acid)
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