Be-Irish Red Brew Session

Brew Session Info

2/2/2015
(Include any important notes from brew day until tasting)

Water - Used 5 gal Cartwright Springs, 1 gal Samantha Springs and 4 gm baking soda. Alkalinity was ~110. Observed that some of the Rye grain remained un-crushed, tried to crush with rolling pin as best as possible. BIAB mash temp. was 155deg after 70 min in an insulated kettle.

Water Infusion

Brew Session Specific

11.25 lb kg
65 °FC
153 °FC
2.3 qt/lbl/kg
60 min.
5.5 gals liters

Equipment Profile

0.15 gals/lb liters/kg
0.01 gals/lb liters/kg
°FC
0.25 gals liters
0.25 gals liters
1 gals/hour liters/hour
0.2 gals liters

Calculated Totals

8.75 gals liters
7.37 gals liters
6.72 gals liters
160.37 °FC
160.37 °FC
5.03 gals liters
2.03 gals liters
6.95 gals liters

Mash / Boil

Mash

PH
155 °FC
155 °FC
70 minutes

Boil

1.045 1.041 (estimated)
6.5 gallons liters 6.95 (gallonsliters estimated)
60 minutes minutes (60 minutes estimated)
5.5 gals liters

Gravity Estimates

Based on boiling 6.50 gallonsliters at 1.045 for 60 minutes, this will decrease your wort by 1.00 gallonsliters, bringing your after boil OG to 1.052.

You wanted an OG of 1.048. It looks like it will be over.

Fermentation

5.5 gallons liters 5.50 (gallonsliters estimated)
1.044 (1.048 predicted)
1.008 (1.009 predicted)

Conditioning

2/16/2015
10
Sucrose
3.4 oz g

Tasting Notes (2)

BeeBrew

Tasted on 3/28/2015 by BeeBrew

Notes:

Took 2nd place in competition against 7 other Irish Red brewers.

BeeBrew

Tasted on 3/9/2015 by BeeBrew

Notes:

3 weeks in bottle. Strong malt aroma, golden dark amber color, (no red tint, I need to add some CaraRed or Carafa III), nice 1" tan head with good lacing to end. Taste is malt forward, a biting sweetness that fades to a smooth malt character with a very slight hop tang.

Recipe Facts

Be-Irish Red
Irish Red Ale
  • 5.50 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 6.50 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 60  min Boil Time
  • 1.048 OG
  • 1.009 FG
  • 19.3 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.40 BG:GU
  • 15.4° SRM Color
  • 65% Efficiency
  • 5.1% ABV Alcohol
  • 158 per 12oz Calories
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