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Rivers of Blood

Method: All Grain
Style: Specialty IPA: Red IPA
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 3 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3.92 gallons
Post Boil Size: 3.33 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.063 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Source: Soren Laulainen
Hop Utilization: 88%
Calories: 208 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 21 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Tuesday February 7th 2023

Original Gravity:

1.063

Final Gravity:

1.015

ABV (standard):

6.3%

IBU (tinseth):

67.0

SRM (morey):

12.8

Mash pH

5.5

Cost $

34.55

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
4 lb	Bestmalz - Best RED X4 lb Best RED X	$ 0.14 / oz $ 8.96	36	12	50%
2 lb	Avangard - Pilsner2 lb Pilsner	$ 0.12 / oz $ 3.84	37.3	1.7	25%
1 lb	Briess - Wheat Malt, Red1 lb Wheat Malt, Red	$ 0.14 / oz $ 2.24	37.3	2.3	12.5%
12 oz	The Swaen - GoldSwaen Red12 oz GoldSwaen Red	$ 0.14 / oz $ 1.68	35	19	9.4%
4 oz	Flaked Oats4 oz Flaked Oats	$ 0.14 / oz $ 0.56	33	2.2	3.1%
8 lbs / $ 17.28

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.75 oz	Yakima Chief Hops - Columbus0.75 oz Columbus Hops	$ 2.49 / oz $ 1.87	Pellet	14	Boil	60 min	56.75	30%
0.50 oz	Yakima Chief Hops - Citra0.5 oz Citra Hops	$ 3.29 / oz $ 1.65	Pellet	12	Boil	5 min	6.46	20%
0.25 oz	Yakima Chief Hops - Columbus0.25 oz Columbus Hops	$ 2.49 / oz $ 0.62	Pellet	14	Boil	5 min	3.77	10%
0.50 oz	Yakima Chief Hops - Citra0.5 oz Citra Hops	$ 3.29 / oz $ 1.65	Pellet	12	Boil	0 min		20%
0.50 oz	Yakima Chief Hops - Mosaic0.5 oz Mosaic Hops	$ 2.99 / oz $ 1.50	Pellet	12.25	Boil	0 min		20%
2.50 oz / $ 7.28

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Yakima Chief Hops - Columbus (Pellet)	$ 2.49 / oz $ 2.49	60.52	40%
1 oz	Yakima Chief Hops - Citra (Pellet)	$ 3.29 / oz $ 3.29	6.46	40%
0.50 oz	Yakima Chief Hops - Mosaic (Pellet)	$ 2.99 / oz $ 1.49		20%
2.50 oz / $ 7.27

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
4.62 gal		Strike	107 °F	104 °F	--
	Beta-glucan	Temperature	--	104 °F	15 min
	Protein	Temperature	--	122 °F	15 min
	B-amylase	Temperature	--	145.4 °F	30 min
	A-amylase	Temperature	--	158 °F	30 min
	Mashout	Temperature	--	163 °F	15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
2 oz	Lingonberries, frozen	Flavor	Boil	1 hr.
1 tsp	Irish Moss	Fining	Boil	15 min.
1 oz	Lingonberries, frozen	Flavor	Boil	5 min.
0.50 oz	Lingonberries, frozen	Flavor	Boil	0 min.
1 each	White Labs - Clarity Ferm WLN4000	Fining	Primary	0 min.
3 oz	Hibiscus tincture	Flavor	Bottling	0 min.

Yeast

Omega Yeast Labs - West Coast Ale I OYL-004

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:	$ 9.99 / each $ 9.99
Attenuation (custom):	75%	Flocculation:	Medium-Low
Optimum Temp:	60 - 73 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	68 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 88 B cells required

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Priming

Method: dextrose Amount: 2.7 oz Temp: 68 °F CO₂ Level: 2.4 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Seattle, USA - Cedar River Watershed, 4th Qtr 2021

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
77	1	40	63	128	68
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Notes

Squeeze this batch down inside you, and you’ll be a mighty warrior in no time!

Joint Novembeerfest Puget Sound Pro-Am (JNSPA) 2022 - 2nd Place Winner!

I designed this recipe to be all things red: Red X malt, red caramel malt, red wheat, lingonberries and hibiscus flowers. The color is reddish-brown, similar to blood. Malt-forward IPA with a light floral scent. Strong bitterness up front with a bright, strawberry-like sweetness underneath. If you’ve been looking for a solid IPA that’s just a little bit different, give this one a shot!

To make hibiscus tincture, steep 1 oz hibiscus flowers in 4 oz vodka for 5 days, then strain. Add tincture (adjust volume to taste) to finished beer just before bottling.

Award Winning Recipe

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	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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