Irish Red Ale

Type: All Grain

Date: 12/23/2007

Batch Size: 6.00 gal

Brewer: Mike Young

Boil Size: 7.50 gal

Asst Brewer:

Boil Time: 60 min

Equipment: Brew Pot (8 gal) and Cooler (48 qt)

Taste Rating(out of 50): 34.0

Brewhouse Efficiency: 81.00

Taste Notes: Fermented a little too high (72) so it started out a bit estery. Mellowed with time and became a really good beer. The guys at work seemed to like it a lot. This beer took 1st in the March ABL style competition.

Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU

5.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) UK (3.0 SRM) Grain 44.44 %

5.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 44.44 %

0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 4.44 %

0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 SRM) Grain 4.44 %

0.25 lb Roasted Barley (300.0 SRM) Grain 2.22 %

0.50 oz Magnum [13.00 %] (60 min) Hops 19.2 IBU

1 Pkgs American Ale II (Wyeast Labs #1272) Yeast-Ale

1 Pkgs Safale US-05 (DCL Yeast #US-05) Yeast-Ale

Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.054 SG

Measured Original Gravity: 1.054 SG

Est Final Gravity: 1.014 SG

Measured Final Gravity: 1.012 SG

Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.29 %

Actual Alcohol by Vol: 5.48 %

Bitterness: 19.2 IBU

Calories: 240 cal/pint

Est Color: 15.4 SRM

Color:

Color

Mash Profile

Mash Name: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge

Total Grain Weight: 11.25 lb

Sparge Water: 5.16 gal

Grain Temperature: 72.0 F

Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F

TunTemperature: 72.0 F

Adjust Temp for Equipment: FALSE

Mash PH: 5.4 PH

Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge

Step Time Name Description Step Temp

60 min Mash In Add 15.75 qt of water at 164.7 F 154.0 F

Mash Notes: Simple single infusion mash for use with most modern well modified grains (about 95% of the time).

Carbonation and Storage

Carbonation Type: Corn Sugar

Volumes of CO2: 2.4

Pressure/Weight: 4.5 oz

Carbonation Used: -

Keg/Bottling Temperature: 60.0 F

Age for: 28.0 days

Storage Temperature: 52.0 F

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