Irish Red Ale Recipe - Red X Red

Recipe Info

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Red X Red

by on
All Grain
6 Gallon(s)
7 Gallon(s)
60 min
76%
All Grain Irish Red Ale homebrew recipe. This homebrew recipe uses the following ingredients: Best Red X Malt, Mt. Hood Hops, Liberty Hops, Fermentis Safale S-04 Homebrew Yeast, Potassium Metabisulfite, Calcium Chloride, Gypsum, Baking Soda, Irish Moss.

Fermentables

100% - Best Red X Malt
10
36
12
Mash

Hops

Mt. Hood
1
Pellet
FirstWort
60 min(s)
5.7
18.8
Liberty
0.5
Pellet
Boil
15 min(s)
3.9
3.2
Liberty
0.5
Pellet
Boil
10 min(s)
3.9
2.3
Liberty
0.5
Pellet
Boil
5 min(s)
3.9
1.3
Liberty
0.5
Pellet
FlameOut
0 min(s)
3.9
0.0

Yeast

Fermentis Safale S-04
75%

Other Stuff

Potassium Metabisulfite
0.5
each
Mash
Calcium Chloride
0.5
tsp
Mash
Gypsum
0.5
tsp
Mash
Baking Soda
0.25
each
Mash
Irish Moss
1
tsp
Boil

Mash Steps

Saccharification Rest
Direct Heat
152
60 min
Mash-Out
Direct Heat
168
15 min

Special Instructions

1.
Ramp up temperature to 158* between 30 and 60 minutes
2.
Ferment at 60* for 7-10 days.
3.
Raise temperature to 68* for 3-5 days.

Tasting Notes (2)

Dan-K

Tasted on 8/30/2016 by Dan-K

Notes:

Maybe US-05 would be better.

Dan-K

Tasted on 8/28/2016 by Dan-K

Recipe Facts

Red X Red
Irish Red Ale
  • 6.00 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 7.00 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 60  min Boil Time
  • 1.046 OG
  • 1.011 FG
  • 25.6 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.56 BG:GU
  • 11.8° SRM Color
  • 76% Efficiency
  • 4.4% ABV Alcohol
  • 151 per 12oz Calories
Clone This Recipe

Irish Red Ale

OG 0.995
1.120
OG: 1.036-1.046 / Your OG: 1.046
FG 0.995
1.120
FG: 1.010-1.014 / Your FG: 1.011
IBU 0
120
IBU: 18-28 / Your IBU: 26
SRM 0
40
SRM: 9-14 / Your SRM: 11.8
ABV 0
14
ABV: 3.8-5 / Your ABV: 4.4
BG:GU 0
2
BG:GU: 0.39-0.78 / Your BG:GU: 0.56

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