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Irish Red Ale

Irish Red Ale

Irish Red Ale • All Grain • 22 L

Raydownunder

Looking forward to this beer. If you want a little more deeper red add a little more roasted barley

January 1, 2004 pm 04:57pm

3.0/5.0 1 rating

Ingredients (All Grain22 L)

  • 5.0 kg English 2-row Pale

    English 2-row Pale

    All English Ales. Workhorse of British Brewing. Infusion Mash.

  • .45 kg Crystal Malt 60°L

    Crystal Malt 60°L

    Sweet caramel flavor, deep golden to red color. For dark amber and brown ales.

  • .03 kg Roasted Barley

    Roasted Barley

    Sweet, grainy, coffee flavor and a red to deep brown color. For porters and stouts.

  • 18 g Target - 9.2 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Target

    Used for its robust bittering ability in British ales and lagers. Aroma is quite intense.

  • 20 g East Kent Goldings - 6.6 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min

    East Kent Goldings

    Mild, slightly flowery.

  • White Labs WLP004 Irish Stout

    White Labs WLP004 Irish Stout

    This is the yeast from one of the oldest stout producing breweries in the world. It produces a slight hint of diacetyl, balanced by a light frui|iness and slight dry crispness. Great for Irish ales, stouts, porters, browns, reds and a very interesting pal

Notes

Single infusion Msh

Style (BJCP)

Category: 9 - Scottish and Irish Ale

Subcategory: D - Irish Red Ale

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.048 1.044 - 1.060
Terminal Gravity: 1.013 1.010 - 1.014
Color: 13.7 SRM 9 - 18
Alcohol: 4.6% ABV 4% - 6%
Bitterness: 26.5 IBU 17 - 28

Discussion

nathani

Finished sweet tasting

2010-02-16 2:34pm

I must admit I subbed dark chocolate malt for the roasted barley. This was also only my 2nd all grain batch. It finished really sweet, but my terminal gravity was 1.010. I talked to a more experienced craft brewer and he had a taste. He says this is too much Caramel malt. I have to agree the sweet finish really turns me off. That being said, a few people do like this sweet tasting beer.

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