Irish Red/Lager - Concentrated
Irish Red Ale

 

Type: All Grain

 Date: 4/16/2013

Batch Size: 6.50 gal

 Brewer: Mike Young
Boil Size: 7.37 gal Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: Brew Pot (8 gal) and Cooler (48 qt)
Taste Rating(out of 50): 36.0 Brewhouse Efficiency: 71.00
Taste Notes:
 

Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
7.00 lb Pale Malt - Rahr (3.5 SRM) Grain 36.36 %
7.00 lb Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 36.36 %
2.00 lb White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM) Grain 10.39 %
1.00 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 5.19 %
1.00 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 SRM) Grain 5.19 %
1.00 lb Victory Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 5.19 %
0.25 lb Wheat, Midnight (550.0 SRM) Grain 1.30 %
1.50 oz Nugget [13.00 %] (60 min) Hops 44.5 IBU
2.00 oz Williamette [5.60 %] (5 min) Hops 5.1 IBU
1 Pkgs American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056) Yeast-Ale
1 Pkgs Saflager Weinstephan Lager (DCL Yeast #W-34/70 ) Yeast-Lager

 

Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.075 SG

 Measured Original Gravity: 1.076 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.018 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.006 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 7.54 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 9.16 %
Bitterness: 49.6 IBU Calories: 340 cal/pint
Est Color: 24.1 SRM Color:
Color
 

Mash Profile
Mash Name: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge Total Grain Weight: 19.25 lb
Sparge Water: 3.18 gal Grain Temperature: 72.0 F
Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F TunTemperature: 72.0 F
Adjust Temp for Equipment: FALSE Mash PH: 5.4 PH
 

Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
60 min Mash In Add 26.00 qt of water at 165.1 F 154.0 F

 
Mash Notes: Simple single infusion mash for use with most modern well modified grains (about 95% of the time).

Carbonation and Storage
Carbonation Type: Kegged (Forced CO2) Volumes of CO2: 2.4
Pressure/Weight: 10.2 PSI Carbonation Used: -
Keg/Bottling Temperature: 38.0 F Age for: 21.0 days
Storage Temperature: 60.0 F  
 

Notes
Boil = 7.4 gallons (Mash=6.5, Sparge=3.25) - SG=1.076 (before split)
Irish Red - SG 1.045, FG 1.010, AVB 4.56%
Red Lager - SG 1.045, FG 1.006, ABV 5.08%

Tasting Notes (Irish Red): Clean Irish Red Ale with a nice malt profile. Good lower alcohol session beer.
Tasting Notes (Red lager): I wasn't a fan of how the W34/70 turned out in this beer. There were some fruity esters that shouldn't have been there, and they never really aged out.

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