Specialty IPA: Red IPA India Red Ale

[TimBrewz]

That sounds like an awesome version. I love those hops. Dry hopping with them is amazing. Keep us updated

 

[BulldogBrewer]

Well this one is carbed up now... Wow it's good! This may make it into my pipeline rotation!

 

[ChillWill]

I've made something based on this, few tweaks to fit what I had on hand. Seems to be a little darker than I expected and a hydro sample was pretty nice, bit of roasty chocolate in there and hops, not dry hopped yet though, will do that over next couple of days.

 

[TimBrewz]

Just brewed with Wyeast Staro Prague Lager yeast for kicks. India Red Lager-inspired by an amazing India Pale lager I had at Oregon Brewers Fest couple a weeks ago.. Fermenting happily at 55f.

 

[chumpsteak]

My "Red Falcon" batch is 11 days into fermentation and going to get 3 oz of Falconer's Flight hops dumped in tonight. Will be giving it about 9 or 10 days then bottling next weekend. The samples have been awesome.

 

[BulldogBrewer]

Drinking some right now... Excellent... This will likely end up in my "pipeline"..

 

[ChillWill]

Just bottled my version, changed recipe a bit to account for what I had on hand and ended up with a 1.056 OG and 1.012 FG using S-05, pretty much where I had aimed to get.

Maybe a little darker than I wanted but I only had Crystal 50l and roast barley on hand for colour so it was never going to be as 'red' as you could get with 120l crystal.

The Amarillo-Simcoe dry hop smelled amazing, tastes a little bitter from bottling sample, should condition nicely though I think, got a decent chocolate flavour in it, not as sweet as I thought it might be. My malt was MO, Crystal 50l, Aromatic, Roast Barley and wheat malt, then used simcoe and amarillo. Will update in a few weeks as to how it has come out.

 

[chumpsteak]

Just tasted my first "Red Falcon" version of this recipe after 1 week in the bottle (I couldn't wait any longer). It turned out awesome. The munich leaves lots of residual sweetness to balance out the hop bitterness perfectly. I'm getting tons of fruity goodness from the Falconer's Flight hops and crazy aroma from the dry hopping. This beer may be my new favorite. Definately better than any other IPA I've made and might be my new favorite IPA period. This beer showcases the fruity, mango, passionfruit, pinapple side of these hops. Thanks so much for the recipe, going to be doing a 10 gallon batch of this next and keeping it on hand.

 

[Broncobum]

Just taste tested this one week into carb. Fantastic.
I subbed the hops due to availability:
1 oz centennial@60
1 oz centennial@30
1 oz cascade@5

1oz citra dry hop
1 oz centennial dry hop
.5 oz cascade dry hop

It is amazing so far. The most dry hopping I have done (usually about an oz if at all)
The hop flavor is great. I imagine by the time it is fully carbed it will be a well balanced beer.

 

[ChillWill]

Finished bottle conditioning and it's great! A bit too dark although if you hold it up to natural light it glows red.

Hop flavour is awesome! Seems almost 'juicy' followed by a touch of roast dryness to offset the sweetness and bitterness. Head retention is pretty good.

First time using S05 and it has a bit of estery smell to it, fermented at 68f I think.

 

[TimBrewz]

Finished bottle conditioning and it's great! A bit too dark although if you hold it up to natural light it glows red.

Hop flavour is awesome! Seems almost 'juicy' followed by a touch of roast dryness to offset the sweetness and bitterness. Head retention is pretty good.

First time using S05 and it has a bit of estery smell to it, fermented at 68f I think.

Glad you like it! It can get pretty dark depending on the crystal and black roast you use. I have lightened it up a bit in my last two batches by decreasing the dark crystal to about 5 oz.

Esters from S-05...must have been struggling a bit, or maybe crept into the 70f range for a while.

Cheers,Tim

 

[TimBrewz]

IRL - India Red LAGER update.

After 5 weeks lagering this beer is done. It is fantastic. Clean, hoppy and balanced.

I decreased the crystal to 9 oz of the lighter and 5 oz of the darker. Color is more "normal" red than the super deep maroon of the original. Otherwise, same recipe. Just used Staro-Prague lager yeast instead of American Ale yeast.

I recommend if you can lager.

Cheers, Tim

 

[hodge]

Timmy, you've inspired me to brew this. I went with Warrior for bittering and strictly Centennials for there on out. Waiting for my shipment of ingredients...

I do have a question though, has anyone tried S-04 instead of 05? I usually use 04 at cool temps in my ipa's.

Thank you for the recipe!

 

[TimBrewz]

I did a batch with Wyeast 1968 - that is the Fuller's ESB strain which is similar to S-04 it was tasty for sure and added another layer of complexity.

 

[RallyintheValley]

Brewed this 8/26.

Just cracked one open.

My favorite beer to date. Hands down.

Thanks a million TimBrewz!!!! This will be on tap year round as soon as I switch to kegging.

 

[TimBrewz]

So glad that this recipe it bringing joy and hoppiness to so many!

 

[bcrderrick]

I have never dry hopped before and have a couple questions about it

1. Do you use a hop sack or just toss them in?

2. If you use a hop sack do you remove the first set when you put in the second set on day three?

Thanks

 

[jman]

1) just toss them in
2) i put all of those in at the same time and leave them in for 5-7 days

just make sure you slide a hop bag or something over your siphon tube when you rack. that'll keep any hop particulates out of the finished product.

 

[TimBrewz]

1) just toss them in
2) i put all of those in at the same time and leave them in for 5-7 days

just make sure you slide a hop bag or something over your siphon tube when you rack. that'll keep any hop particulates out of the finished product.

Yep, like Jman says, I just throw in the hops. Whole hops will float for a few days, and you can VERY gently agitate the fermenter to get them to sink a bit faster. Pellets just atomize and sink. I use both without issue.

If you dry hop in a keg, use a hop bag with whole hops only. Add a couple sanitized marbles or some other non-reactive weight to get them to sink.

I have never covered the racking cane with a hop bag over it(though that would filter even more), the little plastic tip seems to work OK for me.

 

[bcrderrick]

Thanks guys! I can't wait to brew it. Hopefully this weekend

 

[DEWSBREW]

I was close to the LBS during work today and bought the(orig recipe) ingredients minus the black malt. Warrior for bittering and cascade and northern brewer for the rest. Will brew next weekend, finally the weather has cooled down here in Fl and it won't be hotter than hell on brew day.

 

[chumpsteak]

Making 10 gallons of this today using less crystal 120 to get the color down to around 15SRM, and using Falconer's Flight hops again. Going to bitter with Magnum this time and use all F.F. for 30 minutes and beyond. I dry hopped with almost 3 oz last time and this beer was heaven.

 

[TimBrewz]

Good plan, chumpsteak. I really like the original, but I also think that for my current tastes leaning towards drier beers, using less crystal is getting me there. SRM was 15.8 on my last one. I used 9 oz. C-40 and 5 Oz. Brit Dark Cystal( C-135) and 1 oz black. I went with Magnum for bittering as well (I have lots of that I need to use) moved the Simcoe to 15 min and Amarillo to 5 min (no Cascade) and dry hopped with 2 oz. Simcoe pellets only ....it turned out great.

Again, glad you brewers are playing around with Mosher's recipe too and it is great to read all the different tasty tweaks people are trying with this recipe!

 

[hodge]

Just tried a gravity sample about 1 week into fermentation and it tastes great! Used malt ingredients from recipe and changed the hops (warrior/centennial). I have an IPA with the same hopping schedule and in comparison I'm loving the malt complexity that this brew has. Great for the fall! Awesome recipe Tim, thanks for posting this!

 

[bwookie]

I am new to brewing and would really like to try this recipe as reds/ipas are my favorite beers....why not combine!!!

My question is that I usually do extract/partial mash....and with a 6.5gal fermenter....how would the recipe look for that or how do I convert the original (not sure on size of op).

Thanks!

 

[TimBrewz]

I am new to brewing and would really like to try this recipe as reds/ipas are my favorite beers....why not combine!!!

My question is that I usually do extract/partial mash....and with a 6.5gal fermenter....how would the recipe look for that or how do I convert the original (not sure on size of op).

Thanks!

Hey bwookie, here is from page 2 or 3 of this thread...partial mash from jman. He liked the results. Hope this helps!

Pale DME 4.47lbs
Munich type 1 (10L) 5 lbs.
Crystal 40L .75 lbs
Crystal 90L .5 lbs
Black malt 1 oz

All whole hops
Simcoe(13% aa) 1 oz 60 min
Amarillo(9.3% aa)1 oz 30 min
Cascade (7% aa)1 oz 5 min

Simcoe .5 oz dry hops
Amarillo 1 oz dry hops
Cascade .5 oz dry hops

Mash 6.3 quarts 165* 45-60 mins
Rinse 1 gal 180*
Add water to get 7 gallons
Boil 90 min
Wyeast 1056 American Ale

 

[bwookie]

Cool thanks 1 last question is how large is that for? I am doing a 6.5 gal. Fermenter, that recipe I believe is for 7, should I downsize the ingredients?

 

[TimBrewz]

Cool thanks 1 last question is how large is that for? I am doing a 6.5 gal. Fermenter, that recipe I believe is for 7, should I downsize the ingredients?

That 7 gallons is the pre-boil volume. So, after you sparge, if the volume is below 7 gallons, just add water to reach the 7 gallon mark in your kettle.
The assumption is that you will boil off about 1.5 gallons in 90 minutes. The hops will absorb about a quart or so and end with 5.25 to 5.5 gallons in the kettle. That will leave you with the perfect head space in your 6.5 gallon fermenter. So, no worries-brew it as written.

Also, jman has his mash temp as 165f. I assume this is the water temperature before he mixes with the grain to reach conversion temperature. Your mash should be in the 153-154 range.

Happy Brewing,

Tim

 

[Pdeezy]

How did I miss this? I will be brewing this up this weekend for sure. I can't get simcoe though. Anybody have decent results with substituting with an easier to find hop?

 

[ChillWill]

I'm drinking mine, it's ok but I don't think I'm much of a simcoe fan, much prefer chinook.