Just pulled a sample off of the primary to get a gravity reading and the color is a little too light. Looks like the SRM is about 13. Any ideas on what I can add/change to darken it up a bit the next time I brew this one?
Just kegged my second batch of this and I have to say it fell well short of the first batch I did.
This time around i had to use non-malted roatsed barley of 300L because i cant find the roasted barley in 450L anymore. It wasnt a dark red beer at all. I also messed up my brewing technique somewhere because the OG was low and the Fg was low.
Brewed about 3 weeks ago, hitting every number and mashing at ~156F. Except for a minor hop stoppage(which is leading me to avoid the 2x 90" bends I use), the brew day went perfect.
Fermented @ 63F for two weeks and counting, planning to keg and crash cool some point next week.
Sampled and tasted last night with a FG of 1.016. I thought I detected some esters, but the taste was what I'd expect from a Irish Red.
I am almost through enjoying the last pint of this fine Irish Red. Keeps getting smoother with age. Low hop aroma and taste with a great malty profile. I will be brewing this one again. I do need to tweak the specialty grains a bit to get some more red/ruby color in the beer.
went into the keg today. On paper, this beer went as close to the recipe's numbers as I can get. I'll crash cool and carb this week, posting thoughts at some point.
went into the keg today. On paper, this beer went as close to the recipe's numbers as I can get. I'll crash cool and carb this week, posting thoughts at some point.
could you post a picture of a pint of the beer? I would like to compare it to the color i got off my recent brewing of this.
Will do as soon as I get it carbed and start bottling, which should be some time this weekend.
I will agree with you based on what I saw. The color did not seem to be all that "ruby red" but the taste seemed to be there as far as I can tell.
I'll also try to grab some other irish red's from the nearby craft brew store to compare color/taste.
I brewed this about a year ago and I got a dark red color and excellent brew. The second time, I got crap efficiency and it was way lighter than before.
went into the keg today. On paper, this beer went as close to the recipe's numbers as I can get. I'll crash cool and carb this week, posting thoughts at some point.
Very interested in your rating since your numbers indicate you nailed it.
Linear Mode
