Big Red Beer Recipe | All Grain Irish Red Ale by Dirty Horse | Brewer's Friend
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Big Red

130 calories 11 g 330 ml
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Irish Red Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 25 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 30 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.036 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 68% (brew house)
Calories: 130 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 11 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Tuesday April 24th 2018
1.043
1.007
4.7%
45.2
19.8
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3 kg United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale3 kg Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 59.1%
225 g Torrified Wheat225 g Torrified Wheat 36 2 4.4%
0.50 kg German - CaraRed0.5 kg CaraRed 34 20 9.9%
0.50 kg German - Melanoidin0.5 kg Melanoidin 37 25 9.9%
0.10 kg Honey0.1 kg Honey 42 2 2%
250 g United Kingdom - Extra Dark Crystal 120L250 g Extra Dark Crystal 120L 33 120 4.9%
0.50 kg German - CaraAroma0.5 kg CaraAroma 34 130 9.9%
5.08 kg / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
20 g Chinook20 g Chinook Hops Pellet 13 Boil 60 min 29.99 41.7%
28 g Chinook28 g Chinook Hops Pellet 13 Boil 10 min 15.23 58.3%
48 g / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
7 L Infusion -- 65 °C 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
11 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
userwaterprofile-11972
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
40 6 15 23 65 151
added 5.2 stabiliser
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Notes

PH stabilizer used.

Caraaroma i used was not as dark the one used on this recipe. My post brew SRM was closer to 12/13, so i have added 75g of roasted barley to darken the colour and obtain the red hue.

not sure why effieciency was so low.

24/8/18

efficiency low as recirculating pump wasnt working so wort at side of mash tun wasn't being recirculated over the mash.

really nice beer. lovely toasty malt aroma, very tasty and smooth. Can tell its used US 05 yeast as it has a very clean flavour.

Next time either use UK/rish yeast for more rounded profile or keep with US05 and really up the ante with the late additions as little hop aroma showed on this with so many malts in it.

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