Bernie Brewer
Grouchy Old Fart
- Recipe Type
- All Grain
- Yeast
- Wyeast American Ale
- Yeast Starter
- yes
- Batch Size (Gallons)
- 10
- Original Gravity
- 1.050
- Final Gravity
- 1.012
- Boiling Time (Minutes)
- 60
- IBU
- 25.6
- Color
- 12.6
- Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
- 21 days @ 68f
- Tasting Notes
- Nicely balanced- I\'m no hophead, so I keep the IBU\'s on the low end of the style
I've been brewing this one for a couple years now, and a friend recently requested this brew for their 25th wedding anniversary. So, if it's good enough for an event like that, it's good enough to post here!
Here is a beersmith file of the recipe:View attachment RighteousRed.bsm
Amount Item Type % or IBU
11.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 53.7 %
4.00 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 30L (30.0 SRM) Grain 19.5 %
4.00 lb Munich Malt - 20L (20.0 SRM) Grain 19.5 %
1.00 lb Biscuit Malt (23.0 SRM) Grain 4.9 %
0.50 lb Wheat Malt, Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain 2.4 %
2.00 oz Cascade [6.80%] (60 min) Hops 20.5 IBU
1.00 oz Cascade [6.80%] (15 min) Hops 5.1 IBU
American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056) Yeast-Ale
Mash Name: Temperature Mash, 1 Step, Medium Body Total Grain Weight: 20.50 lb
Sparge Water: 9.05 gal Grain Temperature: 60.0 F
Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F TunTemperature: 160.0 F
Adjust Temp for Equipment: FALSE Mash PH: 5.4 PH
Name Description Step Temp Step Time
Saccharification Add 25.63 qt of water at 167.7 F 154.0 F 60 min
Mash Out Heat to 168.0 F over 10 min 168.0 F 10 min
Mash Notes: Temperature mash for use when mashing in a brew pot over a heat source such as the stove. Use heat to maintain desired temperature during the mash.
Here is a beersmith file of the recipe:View attachment RighteousRed.bsm
Amount Item Type % or IBU
11.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 53.7 %
4.00 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 30L (30.0 SRM) Grain 19.5 %
4.00 lb Munich Malt - 20L (20.0 SRM) Grain 19.5 %
1.00 lb Biscuit Malt (23.0 SRM) Grain 4.9 %
0.50 lb Wheat Malt, Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain 2.4 %
2.00 oz Cascade [6.80%] (60 min) Hops 20.5 IBU
1.00 oz Cascade [6.80%] (15 min) Hops 5.1 IBU
American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056) Yeast-Ale
Mash Name: Temperature Mash, 1 Step, Medium Body Total Grain Weight: 20.50 lb
Sparge Water: 9.05 gal Grain Temperature: 60.0 F
Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F TunTemperature: 160.0 F
Adjust Temp for Equipment: FALSE Mash PH: 5.4 PH
Name Description Step Temp Step Time
Saccharification Add 25.63 qt of water at 167.7 F 154.0 F 60 min
Mash Out Heat to 168.0 F over 10 min 168.0 F 10 min
Mash Notes: Temperature mash for use when mashing in a brew pot over a heat source such as the stove. Use heat to maintain desired temperature during the mash.