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Chuck's Red Beard

Method: All Grain
Style: Irish Red Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 81% (brew house)
Calories: 149 calories (Per 16oz)
Carbs: 16.7 g (Per 16oz)

Created: Tuesday October 20th 2020

Buckeye Irish Red Ale

by Athome

OG: 1.046 FG: 1.012 ABV: 4.5% IBU: 28

Drea’s Red

by Tim Bulin

OG: 1.046 FG: 1.011 ABV: 4.6% IBU: 22

Irish Red Ale

by bhive01

OG: 1.046 FG: 1.009 ABV: 4.9% IBU: 24

Original Gravity:

1.045

Final Gravity:

1.013

ABV (standard):

4.2%

IBU (tinseth):

27.4

SRM (morey):

11.9

Mash pH

5.2

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
7 lb	American - Pale Ale7 lb Pale Ale	37	3.5	83.6%
0.50 lb	Briess - Victory Malt0.5 lb Victory Malt	34.5	28	6%
9 oz	American - Caramel / Crystal 40L9 oz Caramel / Crystal 40L	34	40	6.7%
4 oz	American - Caramel / Crystal 120L4 oz Caramel / Crystal 120L	33	120	3%
1 oz	American - Chocolate1 oz Chocolate	29	350	0.7%
134 oz / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.50 oz	Centennial0.5 oz Centennial Hops	Pellet	9.7	First Wort	60 min	20.43	50%
0.25 oz	Magnum0.25 oz Magnum Hops	Pellet	10.8	Boil	15 min	5.13	25%
0.25 oz	Magnum0.25 oz Magnum Hops	Pellet	10.8	Hop Stand	25 min	1.84	25%
1 oz / $ 0.00

Show Summary View

Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
0.50 oz	Centennial (Pellet)	20.43	50%
0.50 oz	Magnum (Pellet)	6.97	50%
1 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
5.01 gal	Strike	163 °F	154 °F	60 min
3 gal	Sparge	180 °F	--	--
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.8 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 72 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
4 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1 g	Salt	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1.50 tsp	Lactic acid	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.

Yeast

Bootleg Biology - OSLO

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (custom):	71%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	64 - 105 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	85 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 82 B cells required

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Priming

Method: co2 Amount: 23.72 psi Temp: 68 °F CO₂ Level: 2.25 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
80	5	25	75	80	100
4.2-gallons RO water 2.8-gallons filtered city water 5-gallons mash 3-gallons sparge - until 7-gallon pbv. is reached. Needed another gallon in the mash and another overall.
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Notes

This is actually intended to be an Irish Red Lager in the lines of Killian's Irish Red.

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Last Updated: 2022-05-25 04:18 UTC

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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	Cost $	Cost %
Fermentables	$
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	$
Hops	$
Yeast	$
Other	$
Cost Per Barrel	$ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	$ 0.00
Total Cost	$ 0.00

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