Recipe Type: Extract
Yeast: Wyeast Irish Stout
Yeast Starter: No
Additional Yeast or Yeast Starter: None
Batch Size (Gallons): 5
Original Gravity: ?
Final Gravity: ?
IBU: ?
Boiling Time (Minutes): ?
Color: Red
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 14
Tasting Notes: ?

So my room mate and is a big red ale fan, as for me i think they are just ok, so we brewed up a Irish red ale tryed it yesterday after 2 weeks in the bottles and its just ok but i think i have come up with a way to make it better. The issue to us is 1) to hoppy 2) needs to be smoother 3) thicker so my thought was to make a red ale simular to a guinness. Here is the recipe i came up with. Any thoughts or help would be great. Thanks

6lb. Light Malt Extract
1lb. Crushed 60l Carmel Malt
3lbs. Light DME (to up the gravity)
1lb. Flaked Barley
1lb. Oatmeal
4oz. Lactose
2oz. Cascade Hops
Wyeast Irish Stout