Durango has it right! I think of brews like Green Flash's Hop Head Red...Lagunitas Imperial Red or Lucky 13 are also great brews. I got my inspiration from a local brewpub in Bend, Oregon (Bend Brewing Company). It was called Scarlet and it was amazing. In essence what I want in those brews is something really malty but with a nice hop flavor and aroma but much lower on the IBU side from something like an IPA. I accomplished that with my red by giving it a 90 minute boil but not adding a single hop until the final 20 minutes of the boil. The last go around I did a 10 gallon batch, but it's pretty easy to scale or convert to extract. Here's what I have:
Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 12.00 gal
Boil Size: 15.03 gal
Estimated OG: 1.081 SG
Estimated Color: 12.9 SRM
Estimated IBU: 36.8 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 80.0 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes
Ingredients:
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15.00 lb Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM)
12.75 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM)
2.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM)
2.25 lb Munich Malt - 20L (20.0 SRM)
0.50 lb Victory Malt (25.0 SRM)
2.03 oz Amarillo (20 min)
2.00 oz Columbus (10 min)
2.03 oz Amarillo (10 min)
1.00 oz Columbus (5 min)
2.00 oz Amarillo (15 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep Hops) -
2.00 oz Columbus (15 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep Hops)
American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056) Yeast Cake
Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body, No Mash Out
Total Grain Weight: 33.00 lb
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Name Description Step Temp Step Time
Mash In Add 42 qts of water at 169.4 F 154.0 F 60 min