Irish Red Recipe Help

[KopyKat]

This weekend I am brewing my first all grain. It will be another Irish Red. I am not sure the hops are right - any suggestions? Or anything else that you might suggest?


Irish Red Ale

Ingredients Amount Item Type % or IBU
5.75 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 56.1 %
3.50 lb Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 34.1 %
0.50 lb Caramunich Malt (56.0 SRM) Grain 4.9 %
0.50 lb Special B Malt (180.0 SRM) Grain 4.9 %
1.00 oz Hallertauer [4.80%] (60 min) Hops 16.6 IBU
0.50 oz Cascade [5.50%] (15 min) Hops 4.7 IBU
0.50 oz Cascade [5.50%] (5 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep) Hops -
1 Pkgs Irish Ale (White Labs #WLP004) [Starter 500 ml] Yeast-Ale

Beer Profile Estimated Original Gravity: 1.053 SG (1.044-1.060 SG) Measured Original Gravity: 1.055 SG
Estimated Final Gravity: 1.014 SG (1.010-1.014 SG) Measured Final Gravity: 1.014 SG
Estimated Color: 15.6 SRM (9.0-18.0 SRM) Color [Color]
Bitterness: 21.3 IBU (17.0-28.0 IBU) Alpha Acid Units: 1.4 AAU
Estimated Alcohol by Volume: 5.0 % (4.0-6.0 %) Actual Alcohol by Volume: 5.3 %
Actual Calories: 246 cal/pint


Mash Profile Name: Single Infusion, Light Body, No Mash Out Mash Tun Weight: 4.00 lb
Mash Grain Weight: 10.25 lb Mash PH: 5.4 PH
Grain Temperature: 72.0 F Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F
Sparge Water: 4.56 gal Adjust Temp for Equipment: TRUE

Name Description Step Temp Step Time
Mash In Add 3.20 gal of water at 167.3 F 152.0 F 75 min

 

[Rookie]

IMHO you are pretty far off on the hops.
Go with whatever british hops you can get. My irish red recipe uses fuggles, but goldings or challenger would both work well.

 

[Biermann]

I agree on the hops. I used Kent Goldings and Fuggles both for the last one I made, and I dry hopped it with Kent Goldings pellets. Used 5 ounces of hops total for 5 gallons, and hopped it about 5 times during the boil.

 

[Rhoobarb]

I agree. While the hops you have would make for an interesting American Red, for an Irish, go with the British nobles suggested. Otherwise, this looks good.

 

[cweston]

I've never made an Irish red, so take my comments FWIW...

A half-pound each of cara-munich and special B is a really malty-sweet-carmelly grain bill--that's about the usual proportions for a Belgian Dubbel. Wouldn't crystal of some sort and aromatic or some other biscuity-tasting kilned malt be more typical for the style?

 

[Lou]

I've never made an Irish red, so take my comments FWIW...

A half-pound each of cara-munich and special B is a really malty-sweet-carmelly grain bill--that's about the usual proportions for a Belgian Dubbel. Wouldn't crystal of some sort and aromatic or some other biscuity-tasting kilned malt be more typical for the style?

i agree. the extract irish red that i made was just extract, 0.5lb 60L crystal, and 0.25lb roasted barley... hopped with fuggles and EKG to 20IBU (but tasted a little more bitter than that on account of the roasted barley)... brilliant red color, nice dry finish...

 

[Barlyguy]

This is my first post. Have been homebrewing about 12 years. My brew partner & I brewed 11 gal India Red Ale on 4/8/06. Grist was 20 lbs Marris Otter, 3.5 lbs Crystal 40L, 1 lb Crystal 60L, 2.25 lb Victory, .25 lb Roasted Barley and .5 Lb Melanoidin malt. 3.5 oz Target pellets 60 min, 3.5 oz Nugget whole 15 min and 3.25 EK Golding pellets 10 min. We plan to use .5 oz EKG to dry hop. OG was 1.64. We split our wort into two 5.5 gal carboys. I'm using 1056 Wyeast on my batch and my partner is using 1098 Wyeast British Ale on his. Hope this isn't TMI.