BeyerDyke Irish Red

Type: All Grain
Date: 12/26/2007
Batch Size: 10.00 gal
Brewer:
Boil Size: 12.55 gal Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: Brew Pot (15 Gal) and Igloo/Gott Cooler (10 Gal)
Taste Rating(out of 50): 35.0 Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.0
Taste Notes:

Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
15.00 lb Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 88.2 %
1.50 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 8.8 %
0.50 lb Black (Patent) Malt (500.0 SRM) Grain 2.9 %
1.40 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00%] (60 min) Hops 13.8 IBU
0.50 oz Fuggles [4.50%] (15 min) Hops 2.2 IBU
0.50 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00%] (10 min) Hops 1.8 IBU
0.50 oz Fuggles [4.50%] (5 min) Hops 0.9 IBU



Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.044 SG
Measured Original Gravity: 1.043 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.012 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.012 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 4.2 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 4.0 %
Bitterness: 18.6 IBU Calories: 190 cal/pint
Est Color: 15.3 SRM Color: Color

Mash Profile
Mash Name: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Mash In Add 21.25 qt of water at 165.9 F 154.0 F 60 min
Sparge with 10.08 gal of 168.0 F water (may need to split up sparge volume into 2 sparges)

Notes:
We've brewed this a number of times, and this is our "House Ale" so far. It's tried and true, and just about everyone I know (BMC crowd) at least enjoys it. It was intended as a Smithwick's clone, but turned out to taste nothing like Smithwicks - but sooo much better.

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Hey Jezter,

Gonna crack open the first one tonight! Been almost 2 weeks in the bottle, at a cool 55 degrees! Will update with my modified recipe and tasting notes in the following weeks as it develops!

Thanks for the base recipe!

Excellent! I look forward to hearing your thoughts and seeing what changed.

I made this the other day to get ready for St. Patrick's day. The only variation I made was I used a pound of carapils because I forgot to have the LHBS separate the MO and that (already had the patent).

It smells great however and like literally within 2 hours had started fermenting. After just a day it was rocking!

Awesome!! Can't wait to hear how it turns out!

I changed this beer only slightly, due to my lower efficiency, and used a few more hops, about 22 IBU's. Falls within all parameter for Irish Red Ale Classification. Brewed 12/30/08. Came out very close to gravities stated in original recipe, the measured gravities were: OG 1.048 FG 1.014

This beer has developed nicely - I seem to like it more with every bottle I try. It has a dark red almost brown color. Very smooth flavor, malty, creamy with just enough hop backbone. Easy drinking. No heavy or sharp flavors to be found. Actually lighter in flavor than I expected. Somewhat comparable to Smithwicks in color and body.

Don't ruin your palette with a heavily hopped beer before this one! I made the mistake of grabing one of these Irish Ales after drinking the last IPA in a case I was drinking. The subtle flavors here are best enjoyed with a clean palette.

Should please even a slightly adventurous BMC lover, who isn't scared by its darker color (which belies its smoothness and lighter body) A great choice for St. Patty's Day!

I would really like to try this one on nitrogen. I expect it would be excellent. (Ahhhh.....another brewery gadget for the wish list.... )

Overall, a good recipe! Thanks, Jezter6!

Awesome! This has been our most brewed recipe around the house, and the one we use to brew with others so they can enjoy our favorite brew.

If you get a chance for a pic, I'd love to see one. I don't have any in process right now (but I need to do so very soon) so I can't post a pic of my own.

Sure, I will get a few pics posted when I get a chance!

OK, I think I finally figured out how to post pics on here! Let's give it a try....









Alright! It worked! W00t!!!

I cracked one open for the first time today. I was, well not so impressed. Mine has like an odd, dry malty taste to it which I've never experienced before. It could just still be young and I did use to much carapils so I decided to stash the rest in the cellar and wait it out rather than give them out tomorrow.

Strange for sure. I've never had any sort of dryness problems with it. Did it finish way far under FG?