brewguy82

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Goin to brew up an IRISH red ale today.
lookin at a 2.5gallon batch size

6lb marris otter
.5oz of roasted barley
5oz of crystal 20l
4oz of aromatic malt

was thinking for hops:
.5oz williamette (bittering) 60min
.2oz crystal (flavor) 10min
.2oz crystal (aroma) 0min

Safale s-04

suggestions on any part?

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brewguy82

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well Here i go starting my brew day..got the above ingredients in hand.but adjusted to 1oz of roasted barley and 5oz of aromatic malt

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brewguy82

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Well so far so good. I got a great red color from the running's. Pitched the yeast without a starter. less than a half day out and it is fermenting like crazy with Safale s-04.

Just recently started using some of the dry yeast and it definitely does very well. Saves money from the typical Wyeast packs!

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Kuhndog

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keep us updated...I'd like to do a red ale very soon....too late for me to get one started and finished by St. Patty's Day

brewguy82

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came home today and my whole apartment smelled like my irish red.. the s-04 is fermenting like crazy...my OG on this was 1.070 so who knows how this goes...its a 2.5 gallon batch

I did a step mash on this...mashed in with about 1.5 gallons of water for bout 20mins @135-140 then brought the temp up to 153 with another half gallon

the reddish color just amazes me!

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Kuhndog

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Brewguy82,

What's your plan on time in the fermentor? Are you planning on putting it in a secondary or going to bottles/keg?