Irish Red Ale Recipe - Better Red Than Dead

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Better Red Than Dead

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All Grain
4.8 Gallon(s)
6.5 Gallon(s)
60 min
75%
All Grain Irish Red Ale homebrew recipe. This homebrew recipe uses the following ingredients: Maris Otter Pale - UK, Munich - Light 10L - US, CaraRed - DE, Extra Dark Crystal 120L - UK, Roasted Barley - US, Corn Sugar (Dextrose) - US, Fuggles Hops, Danstar Nottingham Homebrew Yeast.

Fermentables

75% - Maris Otter Pale - UK
6
38
3
Mash
13% - Munich - Light 10L - US
1
35
10
Mash
1% - CaraRed - DE
0.1
35
20
Mash
1% - Extra Dark Crystal 120L - UK
0.1
33
120
Mash
3% - Roasted Barley - US
0.25
25
300
Mash
6% - Corn Sugar (Dextrose) - US
0.5
46
0
Late

Hops

Fuggles
0.5
Pellet
Boil
60 min(s)
4.8
9.7

Yeast

Danstar Nottingham
80%

Other Stuff

No other stuff in this recipe

Mash Steps

single-step infusion mash
Infusion
153
60 min

Special Instructions

1.
Ferment at 65?F (18?C) to 68?F (20?C) until completion

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Recipe Facts

Better Red Than Dead
Irish Red Ale
  • 4.80 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 6.50 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 60  min Boil Time
  • 1.048 OG
  • 1.010 FG
  • 20.8 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.43 BG:GU
  • 13.5° SRM Color
  • 75% Efficiency
  • 4.9% ABV Alcohol
  • 158 per 12oz Calories
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Irish Red Ale

OG 0.995
1.120
OG: 1.036-1.046 / Your OG: 1.048
FG 0.995
1.120
FG: 1.010-1.014 / Your FG: 1.010
IBU 0
120
IBU: 18-28 / Your IBU: 10
SRM 0
40
SRM: 9-14 / Your SRM: 13.5
ABV 0
14
ABV: 3.8-5 / Your ABV: 4.9
BG:GU 0
2
BG:GU: 0.39-0.78 / Your BG:GU: 0.20

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