Irish Red Ale Raging Red Irish Red Ale

[Mysticmead]

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

correct... 9D

you can also increase the hop bitterness a bit and dry hop it to make it closer to an American Amber...

 

[Mysticmead]

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! =)

glad you like it!

 

[jjeremy]

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....

Mine smelled amazing. Sorry for your loss.

 

[MichaelsBrewing]

Mine smelled amazing. Sorry for your loss.

No doubt. Malty goodness.

 

[Barleyman]

Hello, im new 2 this I luv killians and tried a clone but much 2 hoppy. is this the recipe 2 try or should I keep looking?

 

[jjeremy]

Hello, im new 2 this I luv killians and tried a clone but much 2 hoppy. is this the recipe 2 try or should I keep looking?

Why not try the same recipe again with 1/3 less hops? This recipe is better than a Killians clone if you ask me, and I do recommend you try it, but I recommend you take ownership of your brew and make beer with the level of hops you want. Brewtarget is a good tool for estimating results before you brew, and also for matching your results and your impressions of them to concrete numbers.

 

[MacrosNZ]

Here's my attempt.

This one has quite a malty taste. Very nice

 

[Mysticmead]

Glad you like it... That's a fine looking red ya got there

 

[Barleyman]

would irish moss be a good call or is there a better solution 2 clear it or should I not clear it? Could I make this as a lager? (What changes)

 

[OkashiiBrew]

Did a WLP-028 and Wyeast-1028 comparison. The WLP-028 65% atten, very slight citrus nose. Great balance between bitterness to malt (I like it on the malty sweet side), finish is a bit dry which is odd for a 153 degree mash, big thumbs up for being 1 week in the bottle. Wyeast-1028 had 73% attenuation, more hot alcohol taste (was due to the warmer fermentation temps I think, 71 degrees), taste was a bit sharp and bitter and dry. Liked the WLP-028 much better. Could use a bit more hop aroma and higher mash temp to make it less dry. Nice color, maybe another 2 to 3 weeks in the bottle will make it clearer....... if it lasts that long

 

[Mysticmead]

Did a WLP-028 and Wyeast-1028 comparison. The WLP-028 65% atten, very slight citrus nose. Great balance between bitterness to malt (I like it on the malty sweet side), finish is a bit dry which is odd for a 153 degree mash, big thumbs up for being 1 week in the bottle. Wyeast-1028 had 73% attenuation, more hot alcohol taste (was due to the warmer fermentation temps I think, 71 degrees), taste was a bit sharp and bitter and dry. Liked the WLP-028 much better. Could use a bit more hop aroma and higher mash temp to make it less dry. Nice color, maybe another 2 to 3 weeks in the bottle will make it clearer....... if it lasts that long

glad you liked it! as far as more hop aroma, true to the style it has little to no hop aroma on purpose. That said I have dry hopped this beer and the results were fantastic.

The hot alcohol flavor in the 1028 beer is from the high temps. it "might" fade with age but the best thing to do is control the temps and keep it in the mid-upper 60's.

 

[Hootmon]

Really enjoyed this brew! Couldn't find caraaroma; subbed .5 lb each crystal 120 & special B; not quite as red as I'd hoped. Very tasty. Friends all loved it! Will definitely be brewing this on a regular basis.

 

[Mysticmead]

Really enjoyed this brew! Couldn't find caraaroma; subbed .5 lb each crystal 120 & special B; not quite as red as I'd hoped. Very tasty. Friends all loved it! Will definitely be brewing this on a regular basis.

you can order the caraaroma from Brewmasterswarehouse.com they have good prices and flat rate shipping. .

 

[IkeKrizzule]

Just brewed this last night, very excited. The hydrometer sample isn't that red, more of a light brown. Is it possible it will redden up, or is this probably what its going to stay at?

If so that's fine, as long as it still tastes delicious, but I loved those bright red pic's others posted.

 

[Mysticmead]

Just brewed this last night, very excited. The hydrometer sample isn't that red, more of a light brown. Is it possible it will redden up, or is this probably what its going to stay at?

If so that's fine, as long as it still tastes delicious, but I loved those bright red pic's others posted.

get some light behind it and you'll see the red

 

[IkeKrizzule]

There it is, sort of, I think Thanks

 

[tommybjr]

Made this with Maris otter. Used carapils instead of carafoam.



Love the color.

 

[Mysticmead]

Made this with Maris otter. Used carapils instead of carafoam.

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Love the color.

awesome!!! carapils and carafoam are basically the same thing..

 

[tommybjr]

Out of the fermenter, color is now a shade of brown....

 

[Mysticmead]

mine have always looked more brown red, until there was a light behind it then the red showed through. its a deep red

 

[TheDngRngr]

Looks like an awesome recipe. I've been looking for a real malty irish red. I'm thinking about doing this and maybe pulling a gallon into a separate fermenter and putting it onto some oak chips. Probably will wind up taking out the honey, idk yet

 

[Mysticmead]

Looks like an awesome recipe. I've been looking for a real malty irish red. I'm thinking about doing this and maybe pulling a gallon into a separate fermenter and putting it onto some oak chips. Probably will wind up taking out the honey, idk yet

if you take the honey out it'll still be a great Red... just a bit lower in alcohol.

 

[Barleyman]

Hey mystic I brewed this on sunday. ill let u no how it compares to the wifes red witch is awesome. i have high expectations. get back 2 u in 5 weeks 4 days. thanks 4 all the help. If by chance u have a good sweet honey mead recipe give me a shout if u have time. Thanks again.

 

[Mysticmead]

Hey mystic I brewed this on sunday. ill let u no how it compares to the wifes red witch is awesome. i have high expectations. get back 2 u in 5 weeks 4 days. thanks 4 all the help. If by chance u have a good sweet honey mead recipe give me a shout if u have time. Thanks again.

great to hear! looking forward to the results...

Mead... do I have mead recipes.... a basic mead recipe is simple. 15lbs of honey, yeast nutrient, and whitelabs sweet mead yeast. That'll get you to about 15% with enough residual honey to give a semi-sweet mead.

 

[WeissGuy]

How would this be without the honey? I love the looks of the recipe, just not a big honey fan.

 

[WeissGuy]

^^Ignore that, I should learn to read prior posts first.

 

[Big_Blue]

Doing this this week, with a few substitutions based on what I have on hand (acquired 25 lbs. of free Rahr 2-row) and what I could get from Homebrew Heaven. Quite excited.

 

[Mysticmead]

make sure to post how it turns out (with pics)

 

[Leisure Master]

I'm going to brew this one up on the weekend... Will post back with some pics if I remember. Planning to ferment with safale 05. Thanks for the recipe Mystic!

 

[Mysticmead]

05 is a good choice and is my go to yeast if using a dry yeast.