Bisco_Ben
Well-Known Member
So I want to put together another recipe from scratch in beersmith and this time I am wanting to try my hand at an Imperial Red ale. Something along the lines of Lagunitas Imperial Red Ale. I want there to be a nice big clean red malt background perfectly balanced by a nice dose of american hops. This is a recipe that I put together off the top of my head and have no idea if I would even wind up with a beer that is red. Any helpful critique/insight would be greatly appreciated as I would really like to get this style nailed down and have pretty much no idea what I am doing here.
Imerial Red
Ingredients
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
14 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) UK (3.0 SRM) Grain 1 77.8 %
1 lbs Melanoiden Malt (20.0 SRM) Grain 2 5.6 %
1 lbs Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 3 5.6 %
8.0 oz Amber Malt (22.0 SRM) Grain 4 2.8 %
8.0 oz Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 5 2.8 %
8.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 6 2.8 %
8.0 oz Corn Sugar (Dextrose) (0.0 SRM) Sugar 7 2.8 %
1.00 oz Magnum [14.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 8 33.9 IBUs
1.00 oz Chinook [13.00 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 9 15.6 IBUs
1.00 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 10 7.5 IBUs
1.00 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 11 11.4 IBUs
1.00 oz Chinook [13.00 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 12 6.3 IBUs
1.00 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 13 0.0 IBUs
1.00 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 14 0.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) [50.28 ml] Yeast 15 -
1.00 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] - Dry Hop 0.0 Days Hop 16 0.0 IBUs
1.00 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Dry Hop 0.0 Days Hop 17 0.0 IBUs
1.00 oz Chinook [13.00 %] - Dry Hop 0.0 Days Hop 18 0.0 IBUs
Beer Profile
Est Original Gravity: 1.077
Est Final Gravity: 1.012 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 8.5 %
Bitterness: 74.7 IBUs
Est Color: 10.3 SRM
Imerial Red
Ingredients
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
14 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) UK (3.0 SRM) Grain 1 77.8 %
1 lbs Melanoiden Malt (20.0 SRM) Grain 2 5.6 %
1 lbs Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 3 5.6 %
8.0 oz Amber Malt (22.0 SRM) Grain 4 2.8 %
8.0 oz Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 5 2.8 %
8.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 6 2.8 %
8.0 oz Corn Sugar (Dextrose) (0.0 SRM) Sugar 7 2.8 %
1.00 oz Magnum [14.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 8 33.9 IBUs
1.00 oz Chinook [13.00 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 9 15.6 IBUs
1.00 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 10 7.5 IBUs
1.00 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 11 11.4 IBUs
1.00 oz Chinook [13.00 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 12 6.3 IBUs
1.00 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 13 0.0 IBUs
1.00 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 14 0.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) [50.28 ml] Yeast 15 -
1.00 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] - Dry Hop 0.0 Days Hop 16 0.0 IBUs
1.00 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Dry Hop 0.0 Days Hop 17 0.0 IBUs
1.00 oz Chinook [13.00 %] - Dry Hop 0.0 Days Hop 18 0.0 IBUs
Beer Profile
Est Original Gravity: 1.077
Est Final Gravity: 1.012 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 8.5 %
Bitterness: 74.7 IBUs
Est Color: 10.3 SRM