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Irish Red 96

Irish Red 96

Irish Red Ale • All Grain • 5.5 gal

mikey2

Dry Hopped Irish Red Ale

January 22, 2010 pm 05:42pm

5.0/5.0 1 rating

Ingredients (All Grain5.5 gal)

  • 9.0 lbs 2-Row Brewers Malt; Briess

    2-Row Brewers Malt; Briess

    Mild malty flavor. Characteristics & Applications: • Base malt for all beer styles • Smoother, less grainy flavor than 6-Row Brewers Malt. • Slightly higher yield than 6-Row Brewers Malt. • Slight lower protein than 6-Row Brewers Malt. • Produced from AMBA/BMBRI recommended 2-Row Malting Barley varieties.

  • .75 lbs American Caramel 40°L

    American Caramel 40°L

    Provides color, a unique flavor, body, and contributes to foam retention and beer stability.

  • .25 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 Roasted Barley

    Roasted Barley

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

  • .5 oz Cascade - 7.1 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Cascade

    Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.

  • 1 oz Fuggle - 4.6 AA% pellets; boiled 2 min

    Fuggle

    Mild. Mainly used for finishing and dry hopping especially pale ales, porters, and stouts. Aroma is mild and pleasant, spicy, and soft.

  • Wyeast 1056 American Ale™

    Wyeast 1056 American Ale™

    Used commercially for several classic American ales. This strain ferments dry, finishes soft, smooth and dean, and is very well balanced.

Notes

A Nice Irish Red with a cascade dry hopping. Add 1/2 oz Cascade whole hops in a hop-sock into the keg and cold condition and carbonate keg for at least 3 wks.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 9 - Scottish and Irish Ale

Subcategory: D - Irish Red Ale

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.046 1.044 - 1.060
Terminal Gravity: 1.010 1.010 - 1.014
Color: 16.6 SRM 9 - 18
Alcohol: 4.7% ABV 4% - 6%
Bitterness: 17.2 IBU 17 - 28

Discussion

mikey2

Dry Irish?

2010-02-22 4:56pm

This brew came out well (as an Irish Red Ale) but with the dry hopping, it is extra special. The hops (1/2 oz cascade) brought out the nice maltiness of a Irish Red and the extra flavor (not bitterness) the dry hops imparted is great, and balances it all out nicely.

mikey2

So good it did not last long enough

2010-05-05 7:49pm

Wow! I made this for a brewfest, but it did not last long enough to make it there! I'll make this one again, the dry hops has really grown on me (not real bitter, but a budload of flavor and aroma)!!! Beutiful sparkling clear red color.

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