Updated Niagara Red Brew Session

Brew for the float trip, a perennial favorite. Mash temps came in a little high today, started at 153.5 and ended around 153.3, should be fine. I'm trying a new yeast for this batch. Mangrove Jack M15-Empire Ale Yeast. Okay, I got distracted while measuring my mash water, I added an extra gallon of water, so I boiled longer and more vigorously than normal. I ended up with 5.75 gallons of 1.059 wort, it's a beautiful red color, the wort tasted great. Since I'm using a lower attenuating yeast, this should be a rich-full bodied Irish Red. Looking forward to the results. I've checked gravity twice and it seems to be done at 1.018 which is a bit higher than I expected, but the beer tastes pretty dry, and not sweet, it really tastes pretty good even flat and warm. I'll let it clear a bit more and then bottle. Looking forward to tasting this when conditioned. Bottled today 04/17/2023, ended up 55 bottles of very nice tasting Irish Red, it wasn't as clear as I'd expected it to but the sample really tasted nice, full bodied and flavorful. This ended up around 5.5% ABV.