Hoppy Red Ale - Suggestions?

[conor60]

About the brew this recipe, I am a newbe so any suggestion are VERY welcome!


6 lbs light DME
3 lbs amber DME

Specialty grains:

12 oz Crystal 10L
4 oz roasted barley
3 oz Chocolate Malt

Hops:

1.5 oz cascade 6.4%
.5 oz Cascade Plug
1 oz Amarillo
.5 oz Horizon
1.5 oz Simcoe
2 oz Centennial
1 oz Cirta
.5 oz perle

Yeast: California V WLPO51

1 oz cascade 70 min

.5 oz Perle 50 min

.5 oz horizon 30 min

.5 oz simco 20 min

1 Whirlflok tab 15 min

.25 oz centennial 10 min
.25 oz simcoe 10 mim
.25 oz cascade 10 min
.25 oz Cirta 10 min

.25 oz centennial 5 min
.25 oz simcoe 5mim
.25 oz cascade 5 min
.25 oz Cirta 5min

.25 centennial 2 min
.25 amarillo 2 min
.25 cirta 2min

.25 centennial KO
.25 amarillo KO
.25 Cirta KO

.5 amarillo Dryhops
1 oz Centennial Dryhops
.5 oz Simcoe Dryhops
.5 oz Cascade Plug Dryhops


Partial mash at 162 for 30 min. Add last 3 lbs dme at 15 minutes. Pitched at 68. OG= 1.070

 

[superjunior]

nice first post, I just printed it As I have not yet started formulating my own recipes I really don't have much to add. I love a nice hoppy red like founders red rye pa. looks good to me.
and welcome to HBT

 

[Malticulous]

Too much dark malts and not enough crystal. I'd think that much roasted malts would make a brown ale.

I don't understand the 70 and 50 minute additions. Just do one 60.

 

[conor60]

thanks for the tips, just playing around, thanks for the dark malts suggestion.

 

[conor60]

Trying to get something in between the pursuit of hoppiness for grand tenton and Red Rocket Ale from BR

 

[conor60]

what about this adjustment?

7 lbs light DME
2 lbs amber DME

Specialty grains:

16 oz Crystal 10L
3 oz Chocolate Malt

 

[surferdrew]

Check out my Dead Run Red recipe in my dropdown to the left. My favorite beer...

 

[superjunior]

Check out my Dead Run Red recipe in my dropdown to the left. My favorite beer...

that sure looks tasty. got an extract version?

 

[surferdrew]

that sure looks tasty. got an extract version?

I could whip one up when I get home tonight...though somebody might beat me too it before then.

I think that combo of caramel malts, honey, and Amarillo make it for me.

 

[Golddiggie]

conor60, really more like a red/amber American IPA as it stands (with all the hops you're adding)... Far too many IBU's to be an amber/red ale. You're even pushing the American IPA style with the amount of hops... IF you want something with that many IBU's, then go for it.

Also, it's not a partial mash recipe... For one thing, you're not using any base malt with the specialty grains. That makes it an extract with steeping grains recipe.

As the recipe stands, you're looking at an OG of about 1.080... I do hop you're planning on making a starter for your yeast... FG estimate is 1.020 (doubt it will get below that since you're using all extract for the fermentables)... That puts it 8% ABV... If that's what you're looking for, then go for it. Otherwise, scale back the DME and hops (less DME, lower OG, higher IBU's from the current hop schedule).

 

[superjunior]

I could whip one up when I get home tonight...though somebody might beat me too it before then.

I think that combo of caramel malts, honey, and Amarillo make it for me.

sounds awesome

 

[surferdrew]

that sure looks tasty. got an extract version?

Drop the 2 Row and Munich and go:

6 lbs light DME
1 lb 4 oz Caramel 120L

Do you use brewing software?

 

[superjunior]

Drop the 2 Row and Munich and go:

6 lbs light DME
1 lb 4 oz Caramel 120L

Do you use brewing software?

had the trial beersmith but let it expire. think I might do this red my next brew. thanks man

 

[conor60]

8 oz Crystal 60L
8 oz Light Munich Malt
6 oz Caramel Malt

4 lbs light DME
2 lbs amber DME

.5 oz cascade 60 min
.5 oz magnum 60 min

.5 oz Perle 30min


1 lbs Raw Organic Honey 20 min

1 Whirlflok tab 15 min

.25 oz centennial 15 min
.25 oz simcoe 15 mim
.25 oz cascade 15 min
.25 oz Cirta 15 min

.25 centennial 7 min
.25 amarillo 7 min
.25 cirta 7 min

.25 oz centennial 5 min
.25 oz simcoe 5 mim
.25 oz cascade 5 min
.25 oz Cirta 5 min

.25 centennial KO
.25 amarillo KO
.25 Cirta KO


.5 oz Centennial Dryhops
1 oz Simcoe Dryhops