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Hops to use in Irish red ale

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Roobiedoobiedoo

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I'm planning to make an Irish red ale for my next (3rd) all-grain batch. I'm doing 1 gallon batches and my grain bill is 1.75 lbs of Maris otter, .25 lbs of cara-Amber 25L and 1 oz of roasted barley. I picked Wyeast British ale 1098 to keep it U.K. and for it's low ester prouduction.
I'm thinkng East Kent Goldings,
.25 oz @ 60 mins
.25 oz @ 45 mins
.25 oz @ 15 mins
.25 oz @ flame out

Irish reds aren't a style I know too well so any advice on hop variety and schedule would be great. The grain bill is slightly off recipe to aim for a extra red ale. I'm considering adding an infusion of red fruits (cherry, pomegranate and blood orange) so I wonder if this should effect my hop choice.
 
I've used Willamette and U.S. Kent Goldings in an Irish Red before and had great results. That should be fine for your recipe.

^ THIS

I also have subbed in Fuggles for Willamette on a couple of batches and had sucess. Love the London Ale or Irish Ale yeasts as well.
:tank:
 
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