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Red Headed Golden Child

161 calories 16.6 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Mixed-Style Beer
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 10 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12 gallons
Post Boil Size: 10.8 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Rating:
4.00 (1 Review)

Hop Utilization: 98%
Calories: 161 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday March 8th 2020
1.049
1.012
5.0%
28.8
15.3
5.6
52.65
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11 lb Belgian - Pilsner11 lb Pilsner 1.06 / lb
11.66
37 1.6 56.1%
3.50 lb American - Munich - Light 10L3.5 lb Munich - Light 10L 1.99 / lb
6.97
33 10 17.8%
3.50 lb German - Wheat Malt3.5 lb Wheat Malt 2.09 / lb
7.32
37 2 17.8%
1 lb Belgian - CaraMunich1 lb CaraMunich 1.99 / lb
1.99
33 50 5.1%
10 oz American - Roasted Barley10 oz Roasted Barley 1.99 / lb
1.24
33 300 3.2%
19.62 lbs / 29.17
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Amarillo1 oz Amarillo Hops 3.49 / oz
3.49
Pellet 7.7 Boil 60 min 15.07 25%
1.50 oz Amarillo1.5 oz Amarillo Hops 3.49 / oz
5.24
Pellet 7.7 Boil 20 min 13.69 37.5%
1.50 oz Amarillo1.5 oz Amarillo Hops 3.49 / oz
5.24
Pellet 7.7 Boil 0 min 37.5%
4 oz / 13.96
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 each Whirlfloc 0.25 / each
0.50
Water Agt Boil 15 min.
1 each Campden Tablet 0.04 / each
0.04
Water Agt Boil 1 hr.
0.54
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
4.49 / each
8.98
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
60 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 161 B cells required
8.98 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 8.67 psi       Temp: 37 °F       CO2 Level: 2.3 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Dublin (Dry Stout)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
110 4 12 19 53 280
Go for balanced chloride/sulfate ratio of about 1.0

Per John Palmer; Sulfate/Chloride ratios:
0-0.4: Too Malty
0.4-0.6: Very Malty
0.6-0.8: Malty
0.8-1.5: Balanced
1.5-2.0: Slightly Bitter
2-4: Bitter
4-9: Very bitter
9+: Too bitter!
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
6.6 gal Strike 164 °F 152 °F 60 min
9.1 gal Batch Sparge 152 °F 168 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.35 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 72 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.03 gal (48.1 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.03 gal (0.1 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.35 qt/lb 6.62 26.5  
Mash volume with grains 8.19 32.8  
Grain absorption losses -2.45 -9.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 8.1 g | 32.4 qt) 8.08 32.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.03 g | 48.1 qt) 12 48  
Boil off losses -1.88 -7.5  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.15 -0.6  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 10 g | 40 qt) 10.8 43.2  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 10.8 g | 43.2 qt) 10 40  
Total: 14.7 58.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Recipe in development.
This is a mixed style of an IRISH RED (15A) and a BRITISH GOLDEN ALE (12B).
More of a RED Golden Ale than an Irish Ale. Likely turn out deep gold.


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