Irish Red Ale Raging Red Irish Red Ale

[jjeremy]

Just bottled this a week ago. I went with brown sugar instead of honey but other than that did it by the recipe, BIAB 5 gallon (tiny apartment, no other way in that much space)

I jumped the gun and had an early taste. Already AMAZING! Thanks for posting this recipe. Definitely one of my favorites.

 

[Mysticmead]

Just bottled this a week ago. I went with brown sugar instead of honey but other than that did it by the recipe, BIAB 5 gallon (tiny apartment, no other way in that much space)

I jumped the gun and had an early taste. Already AMAZING! Thanks for posting this recipe. Definitely one of my favorites.

glad you like it.. make sure you post a pic...

I have 5 gallons fermenting right now. BIAB is a GREAT way to get started with all grain brewing. I have been doing BIAB for over a year and see no reason to change.

 

[Kaotica]

Made the all grain batch yesterday. Wasn't the best brew day; did mash in with correct volume and temp but only hit 151 instead of 154. Held 150 thru mash so minor bump, was really close on grav numbers.

My garage fridge decided to kick the bucket so my fermenter is sitting in a closet at 70 deg, and the temp strip on the bucket says 76-78. Fermentation is going crazy using washed yeast from my last batch of the same beer.

Last night when i checked it the dumb spigot was broken and had a slow leak onto the closet floor, so had to dump into another primary. The silver lining was me yelling as I poured the entire batch into the new bucket, "babe! Come look at this beer, it's beautiful!!!" The color of this red is really cool.

My original keg of Raging Red (partial mash) was in the fridge, so it's now at 75 deg. :-(

I have some bottled home brew helping to wash away the worries. Bet it stills turns out great, just tiny worry about ferm temp.

 

[Mysticmead]

it'll still turn out great.. and yes, the color of this beer is awesome!

make sure to post some pics when it's finished

 

[patchedboard]

So if my gravity 2 days I to fermenting is 1.060, would you say that's a good number?

 

[Mysticmead]

2 days into fermenting? let it do it's thing for a couple weeks. my normal starting gravity is 1.059-1.060 and I finish 1.010-1.013.

 

[Mysticmead]

My current version I changed up just a bit. Williamette at 60 and 30 minutes, galena for a dry hop and used Wyeast 1764 (Pacman). This will make it more of an American Amber/Northwest Red Ale... not big on the hop bitterness but lots of aroma and balanced on the malty side.

I'll find out how well it's liked when it goes camping the beginning of May.

 

[patchedboard]

Well I didn't have my hydrometer on Wednesday so when I got it back today I took a reading. I guess what I was asking is if that is going to be close to a og or if you think there has been a bit of change. Not much on the bubbles yet...

 

[Mysticmead]

it's probably close to OG

 

[LouBrew13]

Brewed this today all went well with my numbers. The sample had great color and was pretty honey flavored. I'm sure that'll ferment out. Can't wait to taste it when finished. Thanks for posting the recipe.

 

[Mysticmead]

you're welcome! This is by far one of my favorites to brew. yes the honey flavor ferments out but the result is worth it. This beer is very versatile when it comes to changes. my current version I made a bit hoppier and dry hopped. sort of like a Northwestern Red Ale

 

[brrman]

Brewed 10 gallons of this last night! Only changes were WY1084 Irish Ale yeast and subbed the caraaroma for Crystal 120.

 

[Mysticmead]

let me know how it turned out and post pics when it's ready... we all like beer pr0n

 

[Kaotica]

This weekend I had some friends over for dinner and the Irish guy had his wife cut him off after four glasses. Nice complement to hear an him say, "that was a right proper Red, liked it better than Smith'icks. Told me wife on the drive home I might try home brewing myself."

Just kegged the AG version today, should be on the tap in a week or so. Really enjoyed this brew, got the neighbors wandering over noticeably more often, and they go for the Raging Red straight away.

 

[Mysticmead]

This weekend I had some friends over for dinner and the Irish guy had his wife cut him off after four glasses. Nice complement to hear an him say, "that was a right proper Red, liked it better than Smith'icks. Told me wife on the drive home I might try home brewing myself."

Just kegged the AG version today, should be on the tap in a week or so. Really enjoyed this brew, got the neighbors wandering over noticeably more often, and they go for the Raging Red straight away.

awesome.. glad you (and your neighbors like it. make sure to post a pick here of the beer..

 

[Ibrewaletx]

Been in the bottle 5 days, I will post my tasting notes in a week or two after it's properly conditioned.

 

[Mysticmead]

here's my latest.. first sample taken from the keg... I'll get some more pics this weekend hopefully with some natural lighting so the red really shines... that's if it lasts long enough.. it's going camping

nice red color.. hoppy aroma (I dry hopped this one with 2oz of Galena), Malty, and a creamy head.

nice lacing

 

[Kaotica]

Couple iPhone pics, but they don't show the color well. It isn't so dark in person. This has been in the keg for a week. Turned out really well, despite the leaky spigot that caused me to dump the whole thing into a new primary on day 2, and the broken fridge that meant I had to ferment in a closet where the temp on the bucket showed 76 degrees. I was worried for naught, brew is splendid.

 

[Mysticmead]

glad you like it!

 

[Hootmon]

Planning to brew this recipe in a couple of days as my first all-grain beer. Showed the recipe to my LHBS guy. He said, "Looks like a good one." The guy's a genius in my view; so, I'm excited to get started.

 

[Mysticmead]

Planning to brew this recipe in a couple of days as my first all-grain beer. Showed the recipe to my LHBS guy. He said, "Looks like a good one." The guy's a genius in my view; so, I'm excited to get started.

If you like Red Ales, then I know you'll love this beer!

 

[sivdrinks]

Subscribed. Can you recommend a good commercial red to try? Not blown away by Smithwicks and figured Sam Adams was a waste of money.

 

[Dgonza9]

I brewed this about a month ago. I find the color of this to be great, but to me it's very limited in terms of malt profile. I did 10 gallons and split into two fermentations, one with irish ale yeast and one with us-05.

The US-05 is clean and more dry than the Irish. The irish has a different flavor profile and is a bit more complex.

Thanks a lot for the recipe. I'm thinking mine still needs a bit more time to age, but so far I'm not wild about this one. It's okay, but just not especially interesting or refreshing. Seems almost a bit too dry with the california ale yeast. Not enough malt character for me to deal with the dryness.

Interesting recipe, though.

 

[MichaelsBrewing]

I brewed this about a month ago. I find the color of this to be great, but to me it's very limited in terms of malt profile. I did 10 gallons and split into two fermentations, one with irish ale yeast and one with us-05.

The US-05 is clean and more dry than the Irish. The irish has a different flavor profile and is a bit more complex.

Thanks a lot for the recipe. I'm thinking mine still needs a bit more time to age, but so far I'm not wild about this one. It's okay, but just not especially interesting or refreshing. Seems almost a bit too dry with the california ale yeast. Not enough malt character for me to deal with the dryness.

Interesting recipe, though.

Hi.

Replace the base with Maris Otter if you are looking for a more malty profile. Also, you could mash around 155 - 160.

Cheers!

 

[whirlybirds]

Did you sparge this @ 170?
Also, how much water did you use to mash?
Sorry this is my first all grain.

 

[Mysticmead]

I do BIAB (Brew In A Bag) so there was no sparge at all for me. I did do a mashout at 168 for 10 minutes though.

 

[kevin476]

I brewed this a few weeks ago and hit the numbers exact, what do you guys think of the aroma, I keep getting something unpleasant like wet dog....

 

[Mysticmead]

I brewed this a few weeks ago and hit the numbers exact, what do you guys think of the aroma, I keep getting something unpleasant like wet dog....

wet dog? that's one I've never smelled with this or any beer. were the hops and grain you used fresh or possibly stale?

 

[MichaelsBrewing]

Just made this with Maris as my base.... AMAZING!!

I fall in love with this beer everytime I make it! This is the 8th time! =)

 

[MichaelsBrewing]

I entered this in the 2011 Peach State Brew Off taking 1st place. Thhis has a DEEEEEP red color and is big on the malt flavor. Enjoy

Batch Size: 5.00 gal
Boil Size: 5.72 gal
Estimated OG: 1.059 SG
Estimated Color: 15.9 SRM
Estimated IBU: 29.0 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item
8.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM)
1.00 lb Caraaroma (130.0 SRM)
0.50 lb Carafoam (2.0 SRM)
0.50 lb Melanoiden Malt (20.0 SRM)
1.00 oz Crystal [3.50 %] (60 min) (First Wort Hop)
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (30 min)
1.00 lb Honey (1.0 SRM) (add at flame out)
1 Pkgs California Ale (White Labs #WLP001)

What was the exact catagory you entered this under? 9D right?