Red Eyed Bull
Irish Red Ale • All Grain • 6 gal
Honey Nut Red
February 13, 2010 pm 09:38pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 6 gal)
- 11 lbs
Maris Otter Pale
Maris Otter Pale
An English thoroughbred and a favored choice of malt for many brewers. Simpsons' Maris Otter has a rich and nutty flavor and despite its small, berry size has a strong husk. This malt delivers predictable brewhouse performance with modest, yet consistent extracts. Brewers can expect good runoffs with clear wort.
- 0.25 lbs
Melanoidin Malt
Melanoidin Malt
Red Ales
- 0.5 lbs
American Caramel 80°L
American Caramel 80°L
Mild caramel,nutty flavor, sweet. adds color(Red Ale)
- 0.25 lbs
Toasted Pale Malt
Toasted Pale Malt
Imparts nutty flavor and aroma. Use in IPAs and Scottish ales.
- 0.25 lbs
American Chocolate Malt
American Chocolate Malt
Use in all types to adjust color and add nutty, toasted flavor. Chocolate flavor.
- 1.5 lbs
Honey
Honey
Imparts sweet and dry taste. For honey and brown ales. Also: specialty ales.
- 0.5 lbs
Barley Flaked
Barley Flaked
Helps head retention, imparts creamy smoothness. For porters and stouts.
- 0.5 oz
Centennial - 8.0 AA% whole; boiled 60 min
Centennial
Aromatic but acceptable for bittering. Medium aroma with floral and citrus tones. Good in medium to dark ales.
- 0.5 oz
Chinook - 8.0 AA% whole; boiled 30 min
Chinook
Spicy, Medium to Heavy.Very strong bittering ability used in all American ales and lagers. Aroma is very floral.
- 0.5 oz
Cascade - 8.0 AA% whole; boiled 5 min
Cascade
Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.
- 0.5 oz
Cascade - 8.0 AA% whole; added dry to secondary fermenter
Cascade
Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.
- 1 tsp
Yeast Nutrient (AKA Fermax) - (omitted from calculations)
Yeast Nutrient (AKA Fermax)
Helps yeast stay active during fermentation
- 1 tsp
Irish Moss - (omitted from calculations)
Irish Moss
A dried red-brown marine algae. Fining agent to remove large proteins. Negatively charged polymer attracts positively charged protein-tannin complexes (extracted from grain husks and hops) during the boil. This action is aided by the clumping of proteins in the boiling process. Irish moss settles to the bottom of the brew kettle with spent hops and hot break material at the end of the boil.
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Wyeast 1335 British Ale II™
Wyeast 1335 British Ale II™
Typical of British and Canadian ale fermentation profile with good flocculating and malty flavor characteristics, crisp finish, clean, fairly dry.
Notes
Toasted 0.5 lb Gambrinus Pale malt in oven for 25 mins at 350F. Honey used was a "mixed flower" variety. Added honey at the end of the boil. Hops used were a home grown mixed bag of the 3 varieties, so AA% used is an average. BG = 1.044 OG = 1.058 TG = 1.010 6.3% ABV
Style (BJCP)
Category: 9 - Scottish and Irish Ale
Subcategory: D - Irish Red Ale
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.059 | 1.044 - 1.060 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.013 | 1.010 - 1.014 | |
| Color: | 16.5 SRM | 9 - 18 | |
| Alcohol: | 6.1% ABV | 4% - 6% | |
| Bitterness: | 23.8 IBU | 17 - 28 |
Discussion
All is good with age
2010-04-11 1:58pm
This was my first real attempt at using honey as a key ingredient. I noticed that this brew tasted a little "hot" for longer than normal given the gravity and I think the need for extended conditioning was due to the honey. It's been in the bottle for six weeks now and it's totally mellowed out and the honey flavor is really shining through, especially as your pint warms up. The color turned out a little dark for a red, but it's definitely a deep red when held up the light. Toro! Toro!
