recipe formulation help - AG

it's my friends 40th bday in a couple of months and she's asked me to make a beer for her party. she generally drinks west coast ipa...she also loves the color red. i was thinking of making a hoppy amber ale. i'm not familiar with making recipes as yet so i wanted some advise. also not sure how to make the beer red (as bright red as possible) and what hops would go with it. I'm thinking nothing too bitter maybe 40ibu more or less.

hoping someone can help me out with a recipe suggestion! this will be all grain and i'm going to brew a 5G batch.

thank you in advance for your help!

Sounds like Jamil's Evil Twin would do the trick:

Evil Twin
This beer ends up rich and malty, yet with a devilishly huge hop aroma and flavor. It is loosely based on AleSmith’s delicious Evil Dead Red. Thanks to Peter Zien for his help with this recipe.

Ingredients for 6 U.S. gallons:

12.0 lb British Pale Malt 3L
1.0 lb Crystal 40L
1.0 lb Munich Malt 8L
0.50 lb Victory Malt 25L
0.50 lb Crystal 120L
0.25 lb Pale Chocolate Malt 200L

0.5 oz Centennial pellet hops, 10% alpha acid (20 min.) (6.4 IBU)
0.5 oz Amarillo pellet hops, 7% alpha acid (20 min.) (4.5 IBU)
1.0 oz Centennial pellet hops, 10% alpha acid (10 min.) (7.6 IBU)
1.0 oz Amarillo pellet hops, 7% alpha acid (10 min.) (5.3 IBU)
1.0 oz Centennial pellet hops, 10% alpha acid (0 min.) (0 IBU)
1.0 oz Amarillo pellet hops, 7% alpha acid (0 min.) (0 IBU)

Yeast: A clean, neutral yeast that attenuates in the mid-70-percent range is perfect. White Labs WLP001 or Wyeast 1056 American Ale are both excellent choices. Ferment at 68° F.

Target Original Gravity: 1.066 (16.21 Plato)
Approximate Final Gravity: 1.016 (4.08 Plato)
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70%
Anticipated SRM: 17
Anticipated IBUs: 23.8
Anticipated ABV: 6.66%
Wort Boil Time: 90 minutes

Directions
Single infusion mash at 154° F using a ratio of 1.3 quarts water to 1 pound of grain. While you could go with a shorter boil, the 90- minute boil enhances the blood-red color. It also adds a touch more melanoidin and caramel notes. Cool the wort quickly after the last hop addition to retain as much hop aroma as possible. Optionally, dry hop with more Centennial or Amarillo if you’re a real hop monster. Carbonate to no more than 2 volumes and serve at 45 to 55° F.

Type: All Grain Date: 10/13/2012
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal
Boil Size: 7.50 gal
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: Pot and Cooler (10 gal/12 gal) All Grain
End of Boil Volume 6.75 gal
Final Bottling Volume: 5.00
Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage Taste Rating(out of 50): 30.0
Taste Notes:
Ingredients


Ingredients
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
10 lbs Pale Malt (2-Row) Canadian Malting Co (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 82.5 %
1 lbs Crystal Malt 1 (Thomas Fawcett) (48.0 SRM) Grain 2 8.2 %
8.0 oz Crystal Malt Dark 2 (Thomas Fawcett) (124.0 SRM) Grain 3 4.1 %
8.0 oz Crystal Malt Pale (Thomas Fawcett) (27.0 SRM) Grain 4 4.1 %
2.0 oz Chocolate Malt Pale (Thomas Fawcett) (250.0 SRM) Grain 5 1.0 %
0.25 oz Centennial pellet [11.40 %] - First Wort 60.0 min Hop 6 9.5 IBUs
1.10 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) Fining 7 -
1.00 oz Cascade pellet [6.20 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 8 9.3 IBUs
1.00 oz Palisade [8.20 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 9 9.0 IBUs
1.00 oz Citra pellet 1 [13.90 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 10 8.4 IBUs
1.00 oz Citra pellet 1 [13.90 %] - Aroma Steep 0.0 min Hop 11 0.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg Ringwood Ale (Wyeast Labs #1187) [124.21 ml] Yeast 12 -
1.00 oz Cascade pellet [6.20 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop 13 0.0 IBUs
1.00 oz Citra pellet 1 [13.90 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop 14 0.0 IBUs

Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.053 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.017 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 4.7 %
Bitterness: 36.1 IBUs
Est Color: 14.3 SRM
Mash Profile

Mash Name: Single Infusion, Full Body, Batch Sparge Total Grain Weight: 12 lbs 2.0 oz
Sparge Water: 5.48 gal Grain Temperature: 72.0 F
Sparge Temperature: 170.0 F Tun Temperature: 72.0 F
Adjust Temp for Equipment: TRUE Mash PH: 5.20

Mash Steps
Name Description Step Temperature Step Time
Mash In Add 4.03 gal of water at 171.2 F 156.0 F 60 min

Sparge Step: Batch sparge with 2 steps (1.45gal, 4.03gal) of 170.0 F water