Irish Red Ale Recipe - Alpha Dog

Recipe Info

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Alpha Dog

by on
All Grain + Extract
19.9998 Liter(s)
25 Liter(s)
60 min
75%
From DIY DOG, converted to partial mash, replaced small amount of Crystal 350-400 L with 150 L, gravity came up short at 1.043, did this first one in distilled water with added minerals

Fermentables

12% - Maris Otter Pale - UK
0.5
38
3
Mash
30% - Cara Malt - UK
1.25
35
17
Steep
15% - Munich - UK
0.61
37
9
Steep
12% - Extra Dark Crystal 120L - UK
0.48
33
150
Steep
31% - Dry Malt Extract - Light - US
1.3
44
8
Extract

Hops

Nelson Sauvin
14.9997
Pellet
Boil
60 min(s)
11.3
22.1
Amarillo
9.9989
Pellet
FlameOut
0 min(s)
9
0.0
Nelson Sauvin
29.9994
Pellet
FlameOut
0 min(s)
11.3
0.0

Yeast

White Labs California Ale WLP001
72%

Other Stuff

Whirlfloc Tablet
1
each
Boil
Gypsum
0.007
kg
Boil
Calcium Carbonate
0.002
kg
Boil
Yeast Nutrient
0.001
kg
Boil

Mash Steps

Saccharification Rest
Decoction
65
30 min

Special Instructions

1.
Add ground grain bill to 9 L or 149 F water for 30 mins.
2.
Pour equal volume of 170 F water over grain bag into boil pot with 4 gals of 170 F water.
3.
Add hops at 60 mins and at flame out. Hold for 20 mins before cooling.
4.
Top off to 19 l in fermentor, ferment for 2 weeks and keg.

Tasting Notes (2)

pwelsh

Tasted on 1/25/2017 by pwelsh

Notes:

Really caramel up front, with nuttyness and then a dry, almost astringent finish. Not unpleasent, but unexpected from something that has good round mouthfeel up front. Maybe some tannins got in there during the mash/steep. Could up the hops slightly - Nelson Sauvin character is hard to detect.

pwelsh

Tasted on 1/25/2017 by pwelsh

Notes:

Not as sweet as predicted - likely due to low OG. Slightly astringent in the end - could tannins have made it in during mash/steep?

Comments

  • pwelsh

    Crystal is huge, but not in a caramel way, more astringent like a loaf of rye bread. Less sweet than my ideal, hopping is indistinct.

    3/5/2017 5:45:58 AM

Recipe Facts

Alpha Dog
Irish Red Ale
  • 20.00 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 25.00 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 60  min Boil Time
  • 1.047 OG
  • 1.013 FG
  • 22.1 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.47 BG:GU
  • 21.0° SRM Color
  • 75% Efficiency
  • 4.4% ABV Alcohol
  • 156 per 12oz Calories
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