Red 2
Irish Red Ale • All Grain • 5 gal
Try #2
November 21, 2006 pm 09:39pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 5 gal)
- 8.25 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 20°L
Crystal Malt 20°L
Sweet, mild caramel flavor and a golden color. Use in light lagers and light ales.
- .5 lbs
Crystal Malt 80°L
Crystal Malt 80°L
Body and Richness. Distictive Nutty flavor and or sweet, smooth caramel flavor and a red to deep red color. For porters, old ales.
- .12 lbs
Roasted Barley
Roasted Barley
Sweet, grainy, coffee flavor and a red to deep brown color. For porters and stouts.
- 1 oz
Northern Brewer - 8.0 AA% whole; boiled 60 min
Northern Brewer
Used for bittering with strong flavors and very fragrant in steam beers, dark English ales, and German lagers. Aroma is medium-strong with evergreen and mint overtones.
- 1 oz
Cascade - 5.5 AA% whole; boiled 45 min
Cascade
Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.
- 1 oz
Cascade - 5.5 AA% whole; boiled 15 min
Cascade
Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.
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White Labs WLP051 California Ale V
White Labs WLP051 California Ale V
From Northern California. This strain is more fruity than WLP001, and slightly more flocculant. Attenuation is lower, resulting in a fuller bodied beer than with WLP001.
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: | 1.011 | 1.010 - 1.014 | |
| Color: | 14.8 SRM | 9 - 18 | |
| Alcohol: | 4.8% ABV | 4% - 6% | |
| Bitterness: | 62.7 IBU | 17 - 28 |
