Devil in a Red Dress
Irish Red Ale • All Grain • 5 gal
imperial red
March 7, 2011 pm 04:37pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 5 gal)
- 11 lbs
American 2-row
American 2-row
Yields a slightly higher extract than Six Rox brewers Malt. Tends to give a smoother, less grainy flavored beer. Some brewers claim they can detect a significant difference in flavor. Lower protein and will yield a lower color than Six-Row Brewers Malt
- 1 lbs
Crystal Malt 40°L
Crystal Malt 40°L
Sweet, mild caramel flavor and a golden color. Use in light lagers and light ales.
- 0.5 lbs
Special B - Caramel malt; Dingemans
Special B - Caramel malt; Dingemans
The darkest of the Belgian crystal malts, Dingemans Special B will impart a heavy caramel taste and is often credited with the raisin-like flavors of some Belgian Abbey ales. Larger percentages (greater than 5%) will contribute a dark brown-black color and fuller body.
- .25 lbs
Victory® Malt; Briess
Victory® Malt; Briess
Biscuity, baking bread, nutty flavors. Characteristics & Applications: • With an aroma of baking bread, Victory® Malt is great in Nut Brown Ales and other dark beers. • Special processing develops the biscuity, baking bread, nutty flavors that are distinctive in Victory® Malt. • Produced from AMBA/BMBRI recommended 6-Row Malting Barley varieties.
- .25 lbs
Munich 10L Malt; Briess
Munich 10L Malt; Briess
Golden orange hue with a robust malty flavor.
- .25 lbs
Oats Flaked
Oats Flaked
Belgian White Ale(wit), other specialty beers.
- 2 lbs
Dark Brown Sugar
Dark Brown Sugar
Imparts rich, sweet flavor. Use in Scottish ales, old ales and holiday beers.
- .5 oz
Columbus - 15.0 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Columbus
Used mainly for bittering with some flavor qualities as well. Aroma is pleasant.
- .5 oz
Amarillo® - 8.5 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min
Amarillo®
Grown in Washington. A newer multi-use hop with a nice citrus-flower bouquet and medium-high acid content suited for bittering. Used in American Ales and IPAs.
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Wyeast 1084 Irish Ale™
Wyeast 1084 Irish Ale™
Slight residual diacetyl and fruitiness; great for stouts. Clean, smooth, soft and full-bodied.
Notes
Mash=154 for 90 min 1tblsp 5.2 stabilizer drew off 7qts, boiled after 60min of mash. added back to batch. sparge at 176 OG = 1.066 Sugar added with 15min left in boil. Whirlfloc at 15min.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 9 - Scottish and Irish Ale
Subcategory: D - Irish Red Ale
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.091 | 1.044 - 1.060 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.020 | 1.010 - 1.014 | |
| Color: | 21.2 SRM | 9 - 18 | |
| Alcohol: | 9.4% ABV | 4% - 6% | |
| Bitterness: | 40.1 IBU | 17 - 28 |
