Cinco de Bealtaine Irish Stout
Brewed: 05/05/2018 Kegged: 05/15/2018
 On Big Brew Day 2018, I tried something new for me. I brewed at a friend's house. He even registered it as "Doc & Shep Big Brew Day".
It is a little strange bringing brewing equipment "on the road". I don't really have a checklist of things I need. When I brew at home, I just go grab what I need shortly before I need it. Going elsewhere, I needed to think ahead of what I would need.
Everything worked out ok.
The beer itself is a Dry Irish Stout. One of the "official" Big Brew Day recipes was also an Irish Stout. Mine is different than that recipe (see Dusty Mud Irish-Style Stout), but I thought I would use that as inspiration on what to brew.
The name "Cinco de Bealtaine" is an amusing (probably only to me) way to make Cinco De Mayo an Irish name. If google translator is telling me the truth, Bealtaine is irish gaelic for May.
Apparently La Bealtaine also refers to the Celtic Festival of Fire and Fertility.
At least it doesn't come up on untappd, so changes are, no one else has used this as a beer name.
I can drink this beer by the fire and think about the pathetic state of my garden.
Slàinte everyone!
| Bealtaine Irish Stout --- Batch 1 |
| Style |
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Irish Stout |
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Batch Size |
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6.00 gal |
| Type |
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All Grain |
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Boil Size |
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8.23 gal |
| Brewhouse Efficiency |
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70.00 |
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Boil Time |
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60 minutes | Recipe Characteristics
| Recipe Gravity |
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1.044 SG |
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Estimated FG |
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1.011 SG |
| Recipe Bitterness |
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25.3 IBUs (Rager) |
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Alcohol by Volume |
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4.3 % |
| BU : GU |
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0.578 |
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| Recipe Color |
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42.0 SRM |
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| Measured OG: |
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1.044 |
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Measured FG: |
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1.014 |
| ADF: |
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67 |
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Measured ABV: |
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3.9 | Ingredients
Ingredients
| Amt |
Name |
Type |
# |
%/IBU |
| 5.00 g |
Baking Soda (Mash 60.0 mins) |
Water Agent |
1 |
- |
| 3.00 g |
Chalk (Mash 60.0 mins) |
Water Agent |
2 |
- |
| 8 lbs |
Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) |
Grain |
3 |
78.0 % |
| 12.0 oz |
Chocolate (Crisp) (400.0 SRM) |
Grain |
4 |
7.3 % |
| 12.0 oz |
Crystal Light - 45L (Crisp) (45.0 SRM) |
Grain |
5 |
7.3 % |
| 12.0 oz |
Roasted Barley (700.0 SRM) |
Grain |
6 |
7.3 % |
| 0.250 oz |
Magnum [12.00 %] - First Wort 60.0 min |
Hop |
7 |
12.0 IBUs |
| 0.500 oz |
Willamette [4.80 %] - Boil 40.0 min |
Hop |
8 |
6.6 IBUs |
| 1.00 Items |
Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) |
Fining |
9 |
- |
| 0.500 oz |
Willamette [4.80 %] - Boil 15.0 min |
Hop |
10 |
2.3 IBUs |
| 1.000 oz |
Goldings, East Kent [6.10 %] - Boil 10.0 min |
Hop |
11 |
4.4 IBUs |
| 1.0 pkg |
SafAle English Ale (DCL/Fermentis #S-04) [23.66 ml] |
Yeast |
12 |
- |
| 1.00 tsp |
Yeast Nutrient (Primary 3.0 days) |
Other |
13 |
- |
Mash Profile
Mash Steps
| Name |
Description |
Step Temperature |
Step Time |
| Mash In |
Add 12.81 qt of water at 163.7 F |
152.0 F |
60 min |
Batch sparge with 2 steps
(Drain mash tun , 6.26gal) of 168.0 F water
Recipe Notes
Brewing Record
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| Pre-boil OG |
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(1.036 SG) |
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Pre-boil Vol |
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(8.23 gal) |
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