Joe's Irish Red Ale
Irish Red Ale

 

Type: All Grain

 Date: 7/2/2006

Batch Size: 5.00 gal

 Brewer: joe
Boil Size: 5.49 gal Asst Brewer: Sue
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: My new brew stuff
Taste Rating(out of 50): 45.0 Brewhouse Efficiency: 71.1
Taste Notes: A nice smooth malty red, doing it again this weekend, my son want's a case of it for his 21st birthday!
 

Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
8 lbs 16.0 oz Maris Otter (Crisp) (4.0 SRM) Grain 86.8 %
12.0 oz Barley, Flaked (Briess) (1.7 SRM) Grain 7.2 %
8.0 oz Crystal Dark - 77L (Crisp) (75.0 SRM) Grain 4.8 %
1.9 oz Chocolate (Crisp) (630.0 SRM) Grain 1.2 %
0.50 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00%] (5 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep) Hops -
1.00 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00%] (60 min) Hops 15.4 IBU
0.91 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs Irish Ale (White Labs #WLP004) Yeast-Ale

 

Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.055 SG

 Measured Original Gravity: 1.054 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.015 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.010 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.2 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 5.7 %
Bitterness: 15.4 IBU Calories: 239 cal/pint
Est Color: 15.4 SRM Color:
Color
 

Mash Profile
Mash Name: Single Infusion, Full Body Total Grain Weight: 10.37 lb
Sparge Water: 2.29 gal Grain Temperature: 60.0 F
Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F TunTemperature: 60.0 F
Adjust Temp for Equipment: FALSE Mash PH: 5.4 PH
 

Name Description Step Temp Step Time
Mash In Add 13.43 qt of water at 171.8 F 158.0 F 45 min
Mash Out Add 5.37 qt of water at 196.5 F 168.0 F 10 min

 
Mash Notes: Simple single infusion mash for use with most modern well modified grains (about 95% of the time).

Carbonation and Storage
Carbonation Type: Corn Sugar Volumes of CO2: 2.4
Pressure/Weight: 4.1 oz Carbonation Used: -1/2 cup
Keg/Bottling Temperature: 68.0 F Age for: 28.0 days
Storage Temperature: 68.0 F  
 

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