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Irish Red(ish) Ale

199 calories 19.9 g 500 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Irish Red Ale
Boil Time: 70 min
Batch Size: 26 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 33 liters
Post Boil Size: 26 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.034 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: me & Irish Red Ale (BrewersFriend)
Calories: 221.5 (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 21 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Thursday November 18th 2021
1.043
1.010
4.3%
12.0
13.6
5.6
8.80
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Brew Log History
20°CTemp
1.010Gravity
OG: 1.048
Attenuation: 78.51%
5%ABV
Calories: 221.5 / 500ml
Carbs: 21.0 g / 500ml
69Days
Readings: 0

Nov 18, 2021 to Jan 26, 2022

Last Updated: 3 years ago from Brewlog
Week 1
Mash Complete (First Runnings)

Brix 20

 
62 °C   
 
1.066   
 
5
Week 1
Mash Complete (First Runnings)

Brix 23

 
65 °C   
 
1.080   
 
4.9
Week 1
Mash Complete (Last Runnings)

Brix 17

 
60 °C   
 
1.052   
 
5.3
Week 1
Mash Complete (Last Runnings)

Brix 7

 
58 °C   
 
1.020   
 
5.7
Week 1
Mash Complete (Last Runnings)

Brix 4

 
56 °C   
 
1.008   
 
5.9
Week 1
Boil Complete

Brix 13 Overnight cool then pitched & whisked, then on to hot-plate at 20C

 
24 °C   
 
1.048   
 
6.5
Week 1
Fast Ferment Test

Dropping quickly

 
21 °C   
 
1.014   
 
4.4
Week 10
Tasting Note

Tasty However as expected it is under carbonated due to lack/little priming sugar

 
n/a °C   
 
0.000   
 
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
2 g GB - Irish Moss2 g Irish Moss - (late boil kettle addition) 36.8 80 0%
4,400 g United Kingdom - Pale 2-Row4400 g Pale 2-Row £ 0.00 / g
£ 8.80 		38 2.5 84.3%
500 g GB - Crystal 50L500 g Crystal 50L £ 0.00 / g
£ 0.00 		34 50 9.6%
150 g German - CaraMunich I150 g German - CaraMunich I 34 39 2.9%
65 g United Kingdom - Roasted Barley65 g Roasted Barley - (late boil kettle addition) £ 0.00 / g
£ 0.00 		29 550 1.2%
100 g US - Smoked Malt100 g Smoked Malt 37 5 1.9%
5,217 g / £ 8.80
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
25 g Willamette25 g Willamette Hops Leaf/Whole 4.5 Boil 75 min 12.03 35.7%
45 g Willamette45 g Willamette Hops Leaf/Whole 4.5 Boil 0 min 64.3%
70 g / £ 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
16 L Fly Sparge 74 °C 67 °C 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 g Sodium Bicarbonate Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 98 B cells required
£ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Easter road Edinburgh 26/5/16 (CaCO3 not accurate)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Notes

65g Roast Barley was soaked in 200 ml cold water for 15 hours - strained & fluid added to last 20 mins of boil

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Gallons
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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