Irish Red Ale St Fuad's Irish Red

[Pumbaa]

Recipe Type

All Grain

Yeast

see below

Batch Size (Gallons)

5.5

Original Gravity

1.057

Final Gravity

1.014

Boiling Time (Minutes)

60

IBU

18.7

Color

15.9

Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)

play it by ear

Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)

play it by ear

Additional Fermentation

aging helps

Irish Red
A ProMash Recipe Report
BJCP Style and Style Guidelines
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09-D Scottish And Irish Ale, Irish Red Ale
Min OG: 1.044 Max OG: 1.060
Min IBU: 17 Max IBU: 28
Min Clr: 9 Max Clr: 18 Color in SRM, Lovibond
Recipe Specifics
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Batch Size (Gal): 5.50 Wort Size (Gal): 5.50
Total Grain (Lbs): 12.75
Anticipated OG: 1.057 Plato: 13.98
Anticipated SRM: 15.9
Anticipated IBU: 18.7
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75 %
Wort Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Pre-Boil Amounts
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Evaporation Rate: 15.00 Percent Per Hour
Pre-Boil Wort Size: 6.47 Gal
Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.048 SG 11.97 Plato

Grain/Extract/Sugar
% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
86.3 11.00 lbs. Vienna Malt America 71.27 4
3.9 0.50 lbs. Crystal 30L America 71.27 30
2.0 0.25 lbs. Roasted Barley America 56.73 450
7.8 1.00 lbs. Cara-Pils Dextrine Malt 67.12 2
Potential represented as Yield, Coarse Grind As Is.

Hops
Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.00 oz. Fuggle Whole 5.00 15.0 40 min.
1.00 oz. Goldings - E.K. Whole 4.75 3.7 8 min.

Yeast
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Wyeast 1084 / WLP004
-OR-
Wyeast 1728 / WLP028

 

[pjlegend]

howd that turn out?

 

[ohiodad]

howd that turn out?

I've brewed this recipe 2 different times now and it has turned out fantastic. Perfect color, decent head, great aroma, and a very sweet malty full flavored brew that lends itself to more than 1 very well. I like this recipe.

 

[Brian S]

Mash Temps?

 

[iammonkeymandan]

Looking to make this sometime soon but I haven't made the jump to all grain yet. Is 6 lbs Amber DME a good substitution for the Vienna Malt in this?

 

[ohiodad]

Mash Temps?

154 for 60 mins is what I use when I make this one..

 

[Pumbaa]

been afk for well . . . . a while . . . .

If ya want to bump this up a notch and have a AWESOME winter warmer for NEXT winter add 3lbs of honey. Do everything the same but let brew it in March and let it sit for until December

 

[BeerPressure]

I'll be brewing this recipe next weekend.

 

[edgewoodbrewery]

Brewing this recipe today. Looking forward to the turn out!

 

[BeerPressure]

I never got to brewing this one when I wanted to because I didn't have the yeast. But now ive got the proper yeast and starter made and I will be brewing it tomorrow.

 

[BeerPressure]

Brewing complete: Starting gravity came in at 1.056. very close to beersmith's estimated Orig grav.

 

[BeerPressure]

Mine finished out at 1.010

 

[BeerPressure]

I bottled it today. Color was excellent and it also tasted great. I am including this recipe in a competition later this month. I will post how it places.

 

[BeerPressure]

Well's it's been in bottle about 2 weeks. I am having glass of it, poured with about a 2 inch head. Great color, long head retention and lacing to follow it. Better than commercial IRA's ive had.

 

[BeerPressure]

I placed third in the scottish & irish ale category at the amber waves of grain competition in new york state.

 

[SOB]

Well, I originally planned to have this ready for St Pat's day but I was a little late...

But just tapped last night and fell in love! It's been a while since I brewed and Irish Red and this was exactly what I was looking for. Big head, nice malt flavor and beautiful deep red color. I have already shared this recipe this morning with other brewing friends.

Also, the "Winter Warmer" you suggest with the honey sounds great too. I'm going to get that going next month and see how it turns out this winter.

Thanks Pumbaa!!!

 

[Killinger]

I brewed this for our 4th Annual Crawfish Boil, and it was a huge hit! I highly recommend it!

 

[scotsmn30]

I brewed this recipe with just one change. When I went to brew I found that I only had 6 # of Vienna Malt America on hand so ended up using that and 5 # of 2 row. It turned out great and I can not wait to brew this with all Vienna.

Thanks for the Recipe.:rockin:

 

[karmabrew]

I've got the boil going on this baby right now. Can't wait to see how it turns out!

 

[bigzippo]

So why the 60 minute boil if you're only boiling the hops for 40 minutes?

 

[z987k]

So why the 60 minute boil if you're only boiling the hops for 40 minutes?

All grain - need to concentrate the wort.

 

[BrewSpook]

Brewing today and dumping onto a yeast cake of WLP004 I have been using for my irish blonde, first real all grain batch today... can't wait to see how it turns out!

 

[BrewSpook]

Just finished the sparge waiting on the boil, looks more brown than I expected. Just a faint tint of red.

This is my first official all grain so I am going on like nothing is wrong. If I need to do something please somebody stop me

EDIT: Well it did turn a nice garnet/ruby color once cooled, but like a ******* I got so excited about it that I forgot the basics. I failed to pay attention to the volume and just went ahead doing what I normally do during an extract... ended up with 6.5 gallons at 1.045 - any thoughts? Should I go back and add some DME to make up for it? I figured a lb of DME in a quart of water should be enough to bring it up to par. Help, thoughts, input appreciated... I just want to make sure its not going to taste watered down or anything.

 

[BeaverBrewer]

I believe the consensus is generally to not modify the beer, as it messes with the malt/hops balance. It will simply be lighter, more quaffable beer!

 

[nostalgia]

If it's at 1.045, it should still make a great beer.

I just brewed this yesterday as a no-chill. Pre-boil and first runnings were a deep, rich red-brown. I'm looking forward to seeing what the final product ends up like!

-Joe

 

[BeerPressure]

This beer is one of the best i've ever brewed. Gonna brew it again late october or later for competitions.

 

[SOB]

The "winter warmer" Pumbaa suggested (same recipe but adding 3lbs honey) looks like it's gonna turn out great. I brewed it back in April and I'll be bottling this weekend. Ended up being around 8.5% ABV and has the same taste plus the alcohol feel. I'll wait and take this to x-mas parties this winter. Definitely not something I want to keg...that would be bad news!

 

[shildebr]

I just brewed this yesterday, with a few minor alterations.

1) An extra pound of Vienna due to what I thought was low efficiency, but ended up with an OG of 1.066 anyways.

2) Boiled 90 minutes to achieve 5.5 gallons of wort, which means the fuggles boiled for 90 and the goldings for 15.

3) Pitched two packets of Nottingham.

The color looked awesome and I can't wait to try it!

 

[elmetal]

anyone got a quick Extract conversion or a PM with at most 3# of grain? my little baby cooler can't handle more than 3# of grain. would that still be considered a PM?

 

[nostalgia]

Just wanted to share a couple photos of the final product. Besides looking beautiful, it's delicious. There's a lingering sweetness that I'm really enjoying.

Excuse the lack of head: the carbonation is off because I opened the bottle last night.

-Joe