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[Wino24]

Hi all...Getting ready to brew this Irish Red up tomorrow, but before I do I thought I'd get the opinions of my fellow HBers. Thanks

Ingredients


Ingredients
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
9 lbs 8.0 oz Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 1 86.4 %
1 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 2 9.1 %
8.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L (80.0 SRM) Grain 3 4.5 %
0.75 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.80 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 4 13.8 IBUs
0.75 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.80 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 5 6.8 IBUs
1.0 pkg Irish Ale Yeast (White Labs #WLP004) Yeast 6 -

Looking to mash at around 152*

 

[BigEd]

It's probably not going to be as red as you want. A little bit of black roasted barley does the trick. You also have a little too much crystal, IMO, and two closely colored types as well. My suggestions: Keep 3/4 lb of the 55L crystal, drop the 80L crystal and add an ounce of roasted barley.