Imperial Red October Ale Recipe

Recipe Info

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Imperial Red October Ale

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All Grain
4.5 Gallon(s)
6.5 Gallon(s)
60 min
75%
Hop-Forward Red

Fermentables

65% - 2-Row - US
10
32
2
Mash
20% - Munich - 60L - US
3
33
60
Mash
10% - Caramel/Crystal 80 - US
1.5
35
80
Mash
1% - CaraAmber - DE
0.2
34
27
Mash
4% - Caramel/Crystal 120 - US
0.6
35
120
Mash

Hops

Simcoe
1
Pellet
Boil
60 min(s)
13
40.7
Crystal
2
Pellet
Boil
15 min(s)
4.5
14.0
Cascade
1
Pellet
Boil
5 min(s)
5.8
3.6
Cascade
2
Pellet
DryHop
5 day(s)
5.8
0.0
Citra
1
Pellet
DryHop
5 day(s)
12
0.0

Yeast

Fermentis Safale US-05
81%

Other Stuff

Dextrose
1.5
lb
FlameOut

Mash Steps

Saccharification Rest
Infusion
152
60 min

Special Instructions

1.
Mash for 60 min. with 4.75 gal. @ 166 degrees F
2.
Sparge with 3.89 gal. @ about 185 degrees F
3.
2-3 weeks primary, 72 hour cold crash, rack to bottles, age 2 weeks

Tasting Notes (1)

MtSimonAquifer

Tasted on 10/22/2015 by MtSimonAquifer

Notes:

By far one of the tastiest beers I've brewed yet..definitely will be cloning this recipe! Not sure if the software took into consideration the added corn sugar when calculating abv, but it turned out as a 10%er. Very happy with this brew!

Comments

  • MtSimonAquifer

    Also, I am very impressed with US-05 once again. I was worried it wouldn't be able to handle a 1.085 OG with only one packet, but it did its job amd

    10/22/2015 11:45:37 AM
  • MtSimonAquifer

    od

    10/22/2015 11:45:38 AM
  • MtSimonAquifer

    Did it's job and did it well!

    10/22/2015 11:46:32 AM

Recipe Facts

Imperial Red October Ale
  • 4.50 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 6.50 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 60  min Boil Time
  • 1.083 OG
  • 1.016 FG
  • 58.3 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.70 BG:GU
  • 32.8° SRM Color
  • 75% Efficiency
  • 8.7% ABV Alcohol
  • 286 per 12oz Calories
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