Brewday - Topaz Red - Irish Red Ale w/ Topaz Hops (duh!)

[RobWalker]

All brewed up yesterday and fermenting nicely this morning. I wanted to go for an Irish Red type base beer with plenty of Topaz hops, because I've got an APA on tap already.

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 18.00 L
Boil Size: 20.60 L
Estimated OG: 1.053 SG
Estimated Color: 33.7 EBC
Estimated IBU: 24.8 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
4.00 kg Pale Malt (2 Row) UK (5.9 EBC) Grain 92.6 %
0.25 kg Caramunich Malt (160.0 EBC) Grain 5.8 %
0.07 kg Roasted Barley (1220.0 EBC) Grain 1.6 %
10.00 gm Topaz [13.70%] (30 min) Hops 12.5 IBU
20.00 gm Topaz [13.70%] (5 min) Hops 6.5 IBU
10.00 gm Topaz [13.70%] (10 min) Hops 5.9 IBU
10.00 gm Topaz [13.70%] (0 min) Hops -

S-04 Yeast

Not many pics as my boiler started shorting out and I got pissed off =D>

Recorded 66c mash temp, 1.050 post boil OG, I will liquor back a little lower so I get more beer.

The topaz hops smell lovely. They have a real fruity smell when going in, orangey/citrusy/tropical. I'll be dry hopping too, so should have a pretty good idea of how they taste in a few weeks.

Cheers!

 

[rafaelpinto]

How did it turn out, RobWalker?