2004-05-07 Irish Red

A ProMash Brewing Session Report

Brewing Date: Friday May 07, 2004
Head Brewer: Michael Wolf
Asst Brewer:   
Recipe: Irish Red


Recipe Specifics
Batch Size (Gal): 7.00 Wort Size (Gal): 7.00
Total Grain (Lbs): 13.50      
Anticipated OG: 1.054 Plato: 13.30
Anticipated SRM: 17.0        
Anticipated IBU: 23.3      
Brewhouse Efficiency: 72  %   
Wort Boil Time: 90  Minutes   

Actual OG: 1.058 Plato: 14.27   
Actual FG: 1.009 Plato: 2.31   
Alc by Weight: 5.06 by Volume: 6.46 From Measured Gravities.
ADF: 83.8 RDF: 69.6 Apparent & Real Degree of Fermentation.

Actual Mash System Efficiency: 79 %
Anticipated Points From Mash: 53.85
Actual Points From Mash: 58.87


Pre-Boil Amounts
Evaporation Rate: 15.00 Percent Per Hour

Raw Pre-Boil Amounts - only targeted volume/gravity and evaporation
rate taken into account:

Pre-Boil Wort Size: 9.03 Gal      
Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.042 SG 10.41 Plato

With sparge water, mash water, additional infusions, vessel losses, top-up
water and evaporation rate recorded in the Water Needed Calculator:

Water Needed Pre-Boil Wort Size: 9.46 Gal      
Water Needed Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.040 SG 9.95 Plato


Formulas Used
Brewhouse Efficiency and Predicted Gravity based on Method #1, Potential Used.
Final Gravity Calculation Based on Points.
Hard Value of Sucrose applied. Value for recipe: 46.2100 ppppg
% Yield Type used in Gravity Prediction: Fine Grind Dry Basis.

Color Formula Used: Morey
Hop IBU Formula Used: Rager

Additional Utilization Used For Plug Hops: 2 %
Additional Utilization Used For Pellet Hops: 10 %


Grain/Extract/Sugar
% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
7.4 1.00 lbs.  Crystal 120L America 1.033 120
81.5 11.00 lbs.  Maris Otter (2-row) Great Britain 1.040 3
3.7 0.50 lbs.  Biscuit Malt - 19.3L Belgium 1.035 19
7.4 1.00 lbs.  Crystal 80L America 1.033 80

Potential represented as SG per pound per gallon.

Hops
Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
0.50 oz.  Perle Pellet 8.25 14.2 60 min
1.50 oz.  Willamette Pellet 5.00 4.3 5 min
1.00 oz.  Perle Pellet 8.25 4.7 2 min


Yeast
White Labs WLP004 Irish Stout


Mash Schedule
Mash Name:    Single Step Infusion Mash
Total Grain Lbs: 13.50   
Total Water Qts: 13.50 Before Additional Infusions
Total Water Gal: 3.38 Before Additional Infusions
Tun Thermal Mass: 0.40   
Grain Temp: 25.00 F   


Step Name
Step
Time
Rest
Time
Start
Temp
Stop
Temp
Heat
Type
Infuse
Temp
Infuse
Amount
Infuse
Ratio
Saccharification 0 90 154 154 Infuse 193 13.50 1.00
Mash Out 5 30 170 170 Infuse 208 6.82 1.51

Total Water Qts: 20.32 After Additional Infusions
Total Water Gal: 5.08 After Additional Infusions
Total Mash Volume Gal: 6.16 After Additional Infusions

Runnings Stopped At: 1.010 SG 2.56 Plato

All temperature measurements are degrees Fahrenheit.
All infusion amounts are in Quarts.
All infusion ratios are Quarts/Lbs.




Water Needed For Brewing Session
Sparge Amount: 7.00 Sparge Deadspace: 0.75 Total Into Mash: 6.25
Total Grain Lbs: 13.50 Qts Per Lbs: 1.51 Total From Mash: 3.46
      Mash Gallons: 5.08      
      Grain Absorption: 1.62      
Amount Lost in Lauter Tun Deadspace, Grant and Misc. to Kettle: 0.25
     
Top Up Water Added to Kettle: 0.00
Amount into Kettle: 9.46
     
Boil Time (min): 90
Evaporation Rate: 15.00
Amount after Boil: 7.33
     
Left in Kettle Deadspace: 0.25
Left in Hopback: 0.00
Left in Counterflow Chiller: 0.25
Left in Other Equipment / Other Absorption: 0.00
     
Amount to Chillers: 6.83
Amount After Cooling (4 perc.): 6.56

Grain absorption rate is: 0.12 (Gallons Per Lbs)
Evaporation rate is Percent per Hour
This formulation will yield 6.56 gallons of fermentable wort.
You will need 12.08 gallons of water for the complete brewing session.


Efficiency Specifics
Recipe Efficiency Setting: 72 %

With sparge water, mash water, additional infusions, vessel losses, top-up
water and evaporation rate recorded in the Water Needed Calculator:

Target Volume (Gal): 9.46      
Estimated OG: 1.040 Plato: 9.95

Raw Pre-Boil Targets - only targeted volume/gravity and evaporation
rate taken into account:
Target Volume (Gal): 9.03      
Estimated OG: 1.042 Plato: 10.41

Post-Boil Targets:
Target Volume (Gal): 7.00      
Estimated OG: 1.054 Plato: 13.30

Recorded Actuals - Measurement Taken In Ferementer:
Recorded Volume (Gal): 6.75      
+Losses (Gal): 0.48      
Total Volume (Gal): 7.23      
Recorded OG: 1.057 Plato: 14.04

At 100 percent extraction from the maximum mash potential:
Total Points: 74.79
Points From Mash: 74.79
Points From Extract/Sugar: 0.00

With the recipe efficiency setting, you should have achieved:
Total Points: 53.85
Points From Mash: 53.85
Points From Extract/Sugar: 0.00

Actuals achieved were:
Actual Points From Mash: 58.87
Actual Mash System Efficiency: 79 %


Fermentation Specifics
Pitched From: Starter
Amount Pitched: 0 mL
Lag Time: 16.00 hours

Primary Fermenter: Glass
Primary Type: Closed
Days In Primary: 9
Primary Temperature: 66 degrees F

Secondary Fermenter: Glass
Secondary Type: Closed
Days In Secondary: 7
Secondary Temperature: 66 degrees F

Original Gravity: 1.058 SG 14.27 Plato
Finishing Gravity: 1.009 SG 2.31 Plato





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