I'm surprised at how many people have loved my Irish Red. A fellow homebrewer and beer snob I work with had a bottle and said that was the only bottle of homebrew that when he was finished he was aggravated he didn't have another one. Another guy I work with said the same thing. Other "normies" have loved it as well - BMC drinkers, but open to other things. One of my friends wants me to brew a keg of it for him. I plan on entering it in a comp soon. I think I am also going to try a lower crystal malt so it's not as dark, not sure how much that will change the flavor. It's a dark ruby in the light, in a pint glass.
Recipe: O'Daniel's Irish Red v3
Brewer: O'Daniel
Style: Irish Red Ale
TYPE: All Grain
Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 5.00 gal
Boil Size: 6.41 gal
Estimated OG: 1.059 SG
Estimated Color: 14.8 SRM
Estimated IBU: 26.8 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 80.00 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
9 lbs Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 91.14 %
8.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L (80.0 SRM) Grain 5.06 %
4.0 oz Victory Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 2.53 %
2.0 oz Black Barley (Stout) (550.0 SRM) Grain 1.27 %
1.00 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] (60 min) Hops 17.1 IBU
0.50 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] (30 min) Hops 6.6 IBU
0.50 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] (10 min) Hops 3.1 IBU
1 Pkgs Irish Ale (Wyeast Labs #1084) Yeast-Ale
Mash Schedule: My Mash
Total Grain Weight: 9.88 lb
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My Mash
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
60 min Step Add 14.81 qt of water at 163.3 F 150.0 F