Irish Red Ale Recipe - Sweetfern Red Ale

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Sweetfern Red Ale

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All Grain
5 Gallon(s)
6.5 Gallon(s)
60 min
75%
Wildcrafted sweetfern (Comptonia peregrina), a North American native herb, replaces 100% of the hops to good effect. (Obviously the automatic IBU calculation here is way off.) The herbs in the secondary are optional; it's good either way. Both yeasts may not be necessary, but I like complexity.

Fermentables

43% - Pale 2-Row - US
5
37
1
Mash
43% - Munich - Light 10L - US
5
35
10
Mash
4% - Caramel/Crystal 60 - US
0.5
36
60
Mash
4% - Caramel/Crystal 90 - US
0.5
35
90
Mash
4% - Biscuit Malt - BE
0.5
36
23
Mash

Hops

No hops in this recipe

Yeast

Danstar Nottingham
80%
Fermentis Safale S-04
75%

Other Stuff

sweetfern leaves, dried
3
oz
Boil
sweetfern leaves, dried
1
oz
FlameOut
juniper berries, crushed
2
tsp
Secondary
bitter orange peel, dried
2
tsp
Secondary
meadowsweet leaves, dried
2
tbsp
Secondary

Mash Steps

Saccharification Rest
Infusion
150
60 min

Special Instructions

1.
Rack into secondary after one week.
2.
Bottle after a week or so in secondary.

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Recipe Facts

Sweetfern Red Ale
Irish Red Ale
  • 5.00 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 6.50 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 60  min Boil Time
  • 1.062 OG
  • 1.014 FG
  • 0.0 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.00 BG:GU
  • 15.0° SRM Color
  • 75% Efficiency
  • 6.2% ABV Alcohol
  • 209 per 12oz Calories
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