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Broken Clover

Broken Clover

Irish Red Ale • Extract • 5 gal

OBR_Eddie

Should be brewed by 2/9/08

February 1, 2008 am 09:30am

5.0/5.0 1 rating

Ingredients (Extract5 gal)

  • .125 lbs Roasted Barley

    Roasted Barley

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

  • 1 lbs Crystal Malt 60°L

    Crystal Malt 60°L

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

  • 3.3 lbs Liquid Amber Extract

    Liquid Amber Extract

    Amber is used predominantly in the production of medium-colored beers such as pale ales, IPAs, and bitters.

  • 3 lbs Dry Amber; Muntons

    Dry Amber; Muntons

    Used predominantly in the production of medium-colored beers such as pale ales, IPAs, and bitters.

  • .25 lbs Light Brown Sugar

    Light Brown Sugar

    Imparts rich, sweet flavor. Use in Scottish ales, old ales and holiday beers.

  • .125 lbs Honey

    Honey

    Imparts sweet and dry taste. For honey and brown ales. Also: specialty ales.

  • 1 oz Target - 10.0 AA% whole; boiled 45 min

    Target

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

  • 1 tsp irish moss - (omitted from calculations)

    irish moss

  • 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

Style (BJCP)

Category: 9 - Scottish and Irish Ale

Subcategory: D - Irish Red Ale

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.057 1.044 - 1.060
Terminal Gravity: 1.013 1.010 - 1.014
Color: 17.7 SRM 9 - 18
Alcohol: 5.9% ABV 4% - 6%
Bitterness: 25.3 IBU 17 - 28

Discussion

Eddie

Planning process

2008-02-01 9:34am

Hello everyone, I am planning my next batch and would like some help. So far this is what I have. If anyone has suggestions or comments please let me know. I am a new homebrewer (this will be my 6th batch) and need all the help and advice I can get. My one question for anyone willing to answer is: in the description of Irish Reds it talks about low to no aroma, but in a lot of the recipes on here people are using aroma hops? Is that just a personal preference or a lack of knowledge. Thanks

Eddie

Brewed Last Night 2/8/2008

2008-02-09 8:15am

I brewed this last night. Nothing unusual, steeped grains by bringing to a boil, took off heat and then put grains in water for 30 min. Brought back to near boil took off heat and added LME, DME, honey, and brown sugar. Then brought back to boil and added hops. Boiled for 45 min then ice water chilled the brew pot. Pitched yeast at 78 deg. Woke up this morning to an active fermenter! Only new part for me was using a bag to boil the hops. Seems to have worked out just fine. OG = 1.058 Hope it turns out good. I will keep you updated.

Eddie

Taste Great

2008-03-16 3:51pm

I bottled this about 2 weeks ago. I chilled a few for a St. Patrick's Day party. This beer turned out very good. In another two weeks this beer will be amazing. About 6 people tried it and they all loved it, they are all begging me for some of it. Well thats my update, if you decide to brew it I hope it turns out as good for you as it did for me.

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