Irish Red Ale Recipe - Cardinal Red Ale

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Cardinal Red Ale

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All Grain
6 Gallon(s)
8 Gallon(s)
75 min
72%
All Grain Irish Red Ale homebrew recipe. This homebrew recipe uses the following ingredients: 2-Row - US, Munich - UK, Melanoidin Malt - US, Caramel/Crystal 40 - US, Caramel/Crystal 120 - US, East Kent Goldings Hops, Willamette Hops, Fermentis Safale S-04 Homebrew Yeast.

Fermentables

45% - 2-Row - US
6
37
1
Mash
36% - Munich - UK
4.75
37
9
Mash
9% - Melanoidin Malt - US
1.25
37
20
Mash
7% - Caramel/Crystal 40 - US
0.9
35
40
Mash
3% - Caramel/Crystal 120 - US
0.45
35
120
Mash

Hops

East Kent Goldings
1
Pellet
Boil
60 min(s)
6.3
18.4
Willamette
2
Pellet
Boil
10 min(s)
3.9
8.3
Willamette
1
Pellet
FlameOut
0 min(s)
4.9
0.0

Yeast

Fermentis Safale S-04
75%

Other Stuff

No other stuff in this recipe

Mash Steps

Saccharification Rest
Infusion
152
60 min

Special Instructions

No special instructions in this recipe

Tasting Notes (1)

Zazzzler

Tasted on 1/27/2016 by Zazzzler

Notes:

Not a fan of this beer. Beer is way too sweet. Wondering if its the hop combination or if I used too much Caramel/Crystal hops that turned it sweet. I don't think it was mash temp as I hit 150. Next time might reduce some caremel/crystal grains and change the hops.

Recipe Facts

Cardinal Red Ale
Irish Red Ale
  • 6.00 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 8.00 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 75  min Boil Time
  • 1.059 OG
  • 1.015 FG
  • 26.7 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.45 BG:GU
  • 14.6° SRM Color
  • 72% Efficiency
  • 5.7% ABV Alcohol
  • 198 per 12oz Calories
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