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#26 Midlifecrisis

HOME BREW RECIPE:
Title: Midlifecrisis

Brew Method: All Grain
Style Name: Irish Red Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 21 liters (fermentor volume)
Boil Size: 28.25 liters
Boil Gravity: 1.052
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)

Hop Utilization Multiplier: 1

STATS:
Original Gravity: 1.067
Final Gravity: 1.011
ABV (standard): 7.32%
IBU (tinseth): 34.3
SRM (morey): 14.2
Mash pH: 0

FERMENTABLES:
6 kg – Pale Ale (93.8%)
100 g – Crystal 60L (1.6%)
240 g – Caramel / Crystal 20L (3.7%)
60 g – Roasted Barley (0.9%)

HOPS:
50 g – East Kent Goldings, Type: Pellet, AA: 5.8, Use: Boil for 60 min, IBU: 34.3

YEAST:
Fermentis / Safale – American Ale Yeast US-05
Starter: No
Form: Dry
Attenuation (avg): 81%
Flocculation: Medium
Optimum Temp: 12.22 – 25 C
Pitch Rate: 0.35 (M cells / ml / deg P)

PRIMING:
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes

TARGET WATER PROFILE:
Profile Name: Balanced Profile
Ca2: 0
Mg2: 0
Na: 0
Cl: 0
SO4: 0
HCO3: 0

MASH GUIDELINES:
1) Strike, Start Temp: 72 C, Target Temp: 66 C, Time: 60 min, Amount: 23.29 L
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.65 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 20 °C

WATER REQUIREMENTS:
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.7 L/kg, 23.4L
Mash volume with grains, 27.6L
Grain absorption losses, -6.4L
Remaining sparge water volume, 12.3L
Mash Lauter Tun losses, -1L
Pre boil volume, 28.3L
Boil off losses, -6L
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma), -0.3L
Post boil Volume, 22L
Misc. losses, -1L
Going into fermentor, 21L

Total Water Needed: 35.7L

This recipe has been published online at:
https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/1407765/midlifecrisis

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Date: 2023-08-19 16:16 UTC
Recipe Last Updated: 2023-08-19 16:15 UTC