Irish Red Beer Recipe | All Grain Irish Red Ale by chris.mcrae@mac.com | Brewer's Friend
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Irish Red

161 calories 16.6 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Irish Red Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Source: Chris McRae
No Chill: 15 minute extended hop boil time
Calories: 161 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday January 31st 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb Briess - Pale Ale Malt 2-Row8 lb Pale Ale Malt 2-Row 1.38 / lb
11.04
36.8 3.5 73.6%
7 oz Weyermann - Carafoam7 oz Carafoam 34.5 2.2 4%
6 oz Weyermann - Melanoidin6 oz Melanoidin 34.5 27 3.4%
13 oz Dingemans - Special B13 oz Special B 33.1 125 7.5%
4 oz German - CaraRed4 oz CaraRed 34 20 2.3%
1 lb Raw Honey1 lb Raw Honey - (late boil kettle addition) 38 20 9.2%
174 oz / 11.04
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Northern Brewer - Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 8 Boil 15 min 21.93 50%
1 oz Northern Brewer - Crystal1 oz Crystal Hops Pellet 3.1 Boil 60 min 11.55 50%
2 oz / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
8 gal Infusion -- 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Fast Prime 2.50 / each
2.50
Other Mash 0 min.
4 g Chalk Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
6 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2.50
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Edinburgh (Scottish Ale, Malty Ale)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
100 18 20 45 105 235
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"Irish Red" Irish Red Ale beer recipe by Chris McRae. All Grain, ABV 4.94%, IBU 33.48, SRM 14.53, Fermentables: ( Pale Ale Malt 2-Row, Carafoam, Melanoidin, Special B, CaraRed, Raw Honey) Hops: (Cascade, Crystal) Other: (Fast Prime, Chalk, Gypsum, Lactic acid)
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