stylus1274
Well-Known Member
So I was in a restaurant and they were serving local beer. I ordered a red ale from Motorworks.
I was a great beer however, it was not a traditional red ale. In fact it was so hoppy and fresh I thought the waitress made a mistake. But she didn't.
I went to the brewer's website and below is what they say:
Rollcage Red Ale continues by deftly balancing Maris Otter malt, 60L Caramel and a hint of chocolate malt with Chinook, and other wonderful citrusy and herbal hops along with a drying finish.
IBU is 50 with ABV in the 6.5% range.
I would love to bang out a batch similar in style. I don't have to nail a copy of this but any help getting close would be awesome.
Obviously you guys can't taste the beer. But here is my best guess at what they are making.
My default efficiency is 70%. These numbers are based on Beersmith. I'm having an issue with SRM so I'm sure that needs an adjustment.
172oz Maris Otter
160z crystal 60
2oz chocolate
2oz melanoiden
2oz roasted barley
1oz chinook @60 min
1oz citra @5 min
1oz cascade @5 min
1oz ahtanum @0min
Safale 04
This gives me 6.5 abv with 50.7 IBUs and 15 SRM
I was a great beer however, it was not a traditional red ale. In fact it was so hoppy and fresh I thought the waitress made a mistake. But she didn't.
I went to the brewer's website and below is what they say:
Rollcage Red Ale continues by deftly balancing Maris Otter malt, 60L Caramel and a hint of chocolate malt with Chinook, and other wonderful citrusy and herbal hops along with a drying finish.
IBU is 50 with ABV in the 6.5% range.
I would love to bang out a batch similar in style. I don't have to nail a copy of this but any help getting close would be awesome.
Obviously you guys can't taste the beer. But here is my best guess at what they are making.
My default efficiency is 70%. These numbers are based on Beersmith. I'm having an issue with SRM so I'm sure that needs an adjustment.
172oz Maris Otter
160z crystal 60
2oz chocolate
2oz melanoiden
2oz roasted barley
1oz chinook @60 min
1oz citra @5 min
1oz cascade @5 min
1oz ahtanum @0min
Safale 04
This gives me 6.5 abv with 50.7 IBUs and 15 SRM