Irish Red Ale Recipe - Gouge Eye Irish Red Ale

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Gouge Eye Irish Red Ale

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All Grain
5 Gallon(s)
6.5 Gallon(s)
60 min
75%
My first all grain recipe!

Fermentables

87% - 2-Row - US
10
37
1
Mash
4% - Caramel/Crystal 40 - US
0.5
35
40
Mash
4% - Caramel/Crystal 120 - US
0.5
35
120
Mash
4% - Roasted Barley - US
0.5
25
300
Mash

Hops

Golding
1.25
Pellet
Boil
60 min(s)
4.8
20.4

Yeast

Wyeast London Ale III 1318
73%

Other Stuff

No other stuff in this recipe

Mash Steps

Mash
Infusion
155
60 min

Special Instructions

1.
Heat 3.8 gallons (Brew 365 calculator) to 170 degrees-mash tun warm up. Add ph 5.2 stabilizer.
2.
When mash tun temp drops to 168 degrees, dough in grains, stir.
3.
Target mash temp. is 155 degrees. Mash for 60 min at 155 degrees
4.
Heat 5.0 gallons sparge water to 170 degrees. (Per Mash & Sparge Water Calculator- @ Brew 365)
5.
At 60 min, do iodine check for starch to sugar conversion.
6.
Start vourlof until first runnings are clear.
7.
Slowly drain mash tun completely into boil kettle (note volume collected)
8.
Batch sparge: Pour 170 degree sparge water into mash tun. Stir gently (no foam). Rest 10 minutes
9.
Re-do vourlof & re-drain mash tun completely.
10.
Target wort collection is 6.3-6.5 gallons. Measure with graded dowel stick. Check OG.
11.
Boil wort. Add 1.25 oz of Pellet hops x 60 minutes after hot break
12.
Add rinsed immersion chiller at 10 minutes. Add whirlfloc tablet at 10 minutes.
13.
Chill wort to 75 degrees, transfer to sanitized fermenter, check FG, aerate wort, pitch yeast.
14.
Ferment @ 65 degrees x 7 days.
15.
Rack to secondary for 7-14 days.

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Recipe Facts

Gouge Eye Irish Red Ale
Irish Red Ale
  • 5.00 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 6.50 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 60  min Boil Time
  • 1.063 OG
  • 1.017 FG
  • 20.4 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.33 BG:GU
  • 21.5° SRM Color
  • 75% Efficiency
  • 5.9% ABV Alcohol
  • 212 per 12oz Calories
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