Needsanamebrewery
Active Member
I played around with Beersmith and came up with this steep/extract recipe for an Irish Red:
96.00 oz Light Dry Extract (8.0 SRM) Dry Extract 80.00 %
16.00 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L (20.0 SRM) Grain 13.33 %
4.00 oz Biscuit Malt (23.0 SRM) Grain 3.33 %
4.00 oz Roasted Barley (300.0 SRM) Grain 3.33 %
1.00 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] (60 min) Hops 17.7 IBU
0.50 oz Fuggles [4.50 %] (20 min) Hops 4.8 IBU
1 Pkgs Irish Ale (White Labs #WLP004)
Beer Profile Estimated Original Gravity: 1.054 SG (1.044-1.060 SG)
Estimated Final Gravity: 1.015 SG (1.010-1.014 SG)
Estimated Color: 15.3 SRM (9.0-18.0 SRM)
Bitterness: 22.5 IBU Alpha Acid Units: 7.3 AAU
Estimated Alcohol by Volume: 5.10 %
Would I better served knocking down the Roasted Barley to 2 oz? I wouldn't mind a slight coffee taste, but my main reason for using it is color. I keep reading that a little goes a long way. What exactly is a little?
One of these days I will have done enough batches to know the answer myself. Until then I appreciate the thoughts of those with more experience than I.
96.00 oz Light Dry Extract (8.0 SRM) Dry Extract 80.00 %
16.00 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L (20.0 SRM) Grain 13.33 %
4.00 oz Biscuit Malt (23.0 SRM) Grain 3.33 %
4.00 oz Roasted Barley (300.0 SRM) Grain 3.33 %
1.00 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] (60 min) Hops 17.7 IBU
0.50 oz Fuggles [4.50 %] (20 min) Hops 4.8 IBU
1 Pkgs Irish Ale (White Labs #WLP004)
Beer Profile Estimated Original Gravity: 1.054 SG (1.044-1.060 SG)
Estimated Final Gravity: 1.015 SG (1.010-1.014 SG)
Estimated Color: 15.3 SRM (9.0-18.0 SRM)
Bitterness: 22.5 IBU Alpha Acid Units: 7.3 AAU
Estimated Alcohol by Volume: 5.10 %
Would I better served knocking down the Roasted Barley to 2 oz? I wouldn't mind a slight coffee taste, but my main reason for using it is color. I keep reading that a little goes a long way. What exactly is a little?
One of these days I will have done enough batches to know the answer myself. Until then I appreciate the thoughts of those with more experience than I.