Because of this recipe I no longer buy commercially produced red ale! Getting ready to brew it again. Thanks for the recipe!
Ended up with a brewhouse efficiency of 65% & had to boil an extra 30-40mins to get to volume of 5.25g, but ended up at 1.054 OG.
I've been told the extra boil time will effect the bitterness, did I ruin it?
Was my first time wasn't sure how much I'd boil off... It'll be beer at least!
I rechecked everything, the place sent me 2oz of 7.5AA cascade - this brings me from 48 to 57 ibu. Hopefully it's not too bad, I lost all flavor & aroma I guess? I have an oz of centennial I can throw in as dry hop - bringing me further away from the real thing but maybe it'll salvage my mess up?
Thanks for the reassurance Mystic! Gonna let it ride & hope for the best & definitely try again once I have everything nailed down
i only have 12 bottles left!.. re brew is needed a.s.a.p .. i have been told to enter this in a competition although i do not want to enter someones reciepe. so cheers and thanks again
has anyone tried a different hop than crystal for the first wort hop?
I know it changes the recipe but I don't have crystal hops. I was thinking of substituting willamette or ek goldings.
I just brewed it with the appropriate IBU of Hallertau, so I am hoping it will work out.
Would something like Warrior work for the bittering (60 min) addition, assuming I adjusted for AA? Also, anyobe have thoughts on using Carared instead of or in conjunction with Carafoam?
Got my shipment of ingredients for this recipe from Homebrew Warehouse today.
I've only brewed on my equipment one time with the help of my buddy who has been all grain brewing for about 4 years. On Sunday, this recipe will be my first solo at all grain(really first solo attempt at brewing in general) Wish me luck!
Cool, thanks. i was asking about CaraRED in particular as it's recommended for a nice red color.
Also, 500 posts! And almost 100K views. Very popular thread (and beer, apparently!).
Just brewed this yesterday. I changed it up a little and it ended up much more brown than red. Any thoughts?
2.25 gal in to fermenter
4 lbs Pale 2 row
.5 lbs CaraAroma
.5 lbs CaraFoam
.25 lbs Melanoiden
4 oz Honey
.5 oz Crystal at 60 min
.25 oz Crystal at 15 min
1/2 tsp Irish moss @ 15 min
OG of 1.052 @ 60*F
I'm sure it will still turn into beer, but was hoping for more red. My mash temps were all over the place with new pot, and stovetop had a hard time keeping wort at a good boil. Took more like 90 min to get from 3.5 down to 2.5 gal. Bubbling nicely now in the brewdemon fermenter. What can I do next time for more red?
I just opened my first bottle of this brew and I love it!
Transferring to secondary today sample tasted delicious
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