kyt
Well-Known Member
My last couple batches that I've tried to make red have failed.
I made the American Amber Ale from How to Brew, and my attempts to make it a little more red just made it a tad more brown.
Then I tried to alter the BeerSmith Dry Stout to make it less dark and more red, like a Guinness Red Harvest clone, with some Carared. I think it still had way too much black malt and it wasn't red at all, just dark. Tastes good, it's just not what I was wanting to end up with.
So, next I want to try making some thing very red. Then maybe I can translate that later to remake my failures. Obviously using red has escaped me thus far.
Here's what I have currently; what would you alter about it, and what would you expect the difference to be? This is meant to be a drinkable learning experience.
I made the American Amber Ale from How to Brew, and my attempts to make it a little more red just made it a tad more brown.
Then I tried to alter the BeerSmith Dry Stout to make it less dark and more red, like a Guinness Red Harvest clone, with some Carared. I think it still had way too much black malt and it wasn't red at all, just dark. Tastes good, it's just not what I was wanting to end up with.
So, next I want to try making some thing very red. Then maybe I can translate that later to remake my failures. Obviously using red has escaped me thus far.
Here's what I have currently; what would you alter about it, and what would you expect the difference to be? This is meant to be a drinkable learning experience.
Code:
BeerSmith 2 Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com
Recipe: Imperial Red Ale 20L
Brewer: KYT
Asst Brewer:
Style: Imperial Red Ale
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (30.0)
Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 22.69 l
Post Boil Volume: 20.80 l
Batch Size (fermenter): 20.00 l
Bottling Volume: 18.00 l
Estimated OG: 22.55 Plato
Estimated Color: 15.4 SRM
Estimated IBU: 59.2 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 75.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amt Name %/IBU
25.24 l Distilled Water -
6.500 kg Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) 76.5 %
1.000 kg Carared (20.0 SRM) 11.8 %
0.500 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) 5.9 %
0.200 kg Oats, Flaked (Briess) (1.4 SRM) 2.4 %
0.200 kg Rye Malt (4.7 SRM) 2.4 %
0.100 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L (80.0 SRM) 1.2 %
28.0 g Galena [12.50 %] - Boil 60.0 min 32.6 IBUs
28.0 g Simcoe [13.00 %] - Boil 30.0 min 26.0 IBUs
28.0 g Willamette [5.50 %] - Boil 1.0 min 0.6 IBUs
1.0 pkg American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056)