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Benny's Red

168 calories 16.9 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Irish Red Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.82 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Rating:
5.00 (1 Review)

Calories: 168 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday January 24th 2024
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale9 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 84.2%
3 oz United Kingdom - Roasted Barley3 oz Roasted Barley 29 550 1.8%
0.50 lb United Kingdom - Crystal 60L0.5 lb Crystal 60L 34 60 4.7%
1 lb German - CaraRed1 lb German - CaraRed 34 20 9.4%
10.69 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz East Kent Goldings1 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 60 min 18.75 50%
1 oz East Kent Goldings1 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 15 min 9.3 50%
2 oz / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.68 gal Strike 162 °F 152 °F 60 min
3.48 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
6 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
White Labs - London Ale Yeast WLP013
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
66 - 71 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 92 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 55 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
"Benny's Red" Irish Red Ale beer recipe by benjaminbwright. All Grain, ABV 5.08%, IBU 28.05, SRM 16.75, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale, Roasted Barley, Crystal 60L, German - CaraRed) Hops: (East Kent Goldings) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum, Epsom Salt)
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benjaminbwright 02/23/2024 at 05:25pm
5 of 5

This recipe has turned out very well. Not sure what I would change yet, but my wife said it was "yummy." So, I'll put this in the brew again category. If anybody has some thoughts on twisting it a bit for the next time, what would they be?


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