Irish Red

What is better than an Irish Red when the weather starts turning to summer?

Batch Size 5.000 gal Boil Size 5.750 gal
Boil Time 60.000 min Efficiency 71%
OG 1.044 FG 1.011
ABV 4.1% Bitterness 22.4 IBU (Tinseth)
Color 12.3 srm (Morey) Calories (per 12 oz.) 144

Fermentables

Total grain: 8.625 lb
Name Type Amount Mashed Late Yield Color
Briess – 2 Row Brewers Malt Grain 7.000 lb Yes No 80% 2.0 srm
Caramel/Crystal Malt – 60L Grain 13.000 oz Yes No 74% 60.0 srm
Caramel/Crystal Malt – 80L Grain 9.000 oz Yes No 74% 80.0 srm
Milk Sugar (Lactose) Sugar 4.000 oz Yes No 76% 0.0 srm

Hops

Name Alpha Amount Use Time Form IBU
Willamette 4.0% 0.750 oz Boil 60.000 min Pellet 11.2
Cascade 6.0% 1.000 oz Boil 15.000 min Pellet 11.1

Yeast

Name Type Form Amount Stage
Safale S-05 – American Ale Ale Dry 2.232 tsp Primary

Instructions

  1. Bring the wort to a boil and hold for 60.000 min.
  2. Put 0.750 oz Willamette into boil for 60.000 min.
  3. Put 1.000 oz Cascade into boil for 15.000 min.
  4. Stop boiling the wort.
  5. You should have -1.839 gal wort post-boil.
    You anticipate losing 0.000 tsp to trub and chiller loss.
    The final volume in the primary is -1.839 gal.
  6. Cool wort and pitch Safale S-05 – American Ale Ale yeast, to the primary.
  7. Let ferment until FG is 1.011.
  8. Transfer beer to secondary.

Brew Date 2013-03-28

Preboil
SG 1.038 Volume into BK 5.750 gal
Strike Temp 158.000 F Final Temp 152.600 F
Eff into BK 71.93% Projected OG 1.044
Postboil
OG 1.044 Postboil Volume 5.000 gal
Volume Into Fermenter 5.000 gal Brewhouse Eff -4,389.65
Projected ABV 4.28%
Postferment
FG 1.011 Volume 5.000 gal
Date ABV 4.28