Dearg Irish Red
Brewed: 11/02/2019 Kegged: 11/16/2019
For the 2019 Learn to Homebrew Day, I packed up my equipment and traveled to my friend Du's house.
The last time I brewed at someone else's house, I decided that the next time I would try an extract batch so that I wouldn't have to bring as much. More importantly, I would not have to clean up as much while "on the road".
So, I basically took Jamil's Irish Red recipe from Brewing Classic Styles and changed it into something that made sense to me.
It appears that the 2015 style guidelines for Irish Red are significantly different than the 2008 version that Jamil had designed his beer towards. Plus, I thought I'd go with fuggle hops ... because I wanted to ...
I decided to brew it as a lager just because I could.
It came out a nice sessionable, drinkable beer. Really nice balance of caramel and roast.
| Dearg Irish Red --- Batch 1 (243) |
| Style |
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Irish Red Ale |
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Batch Size |
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5.50 gal |
| Type |
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Extract |
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Boil Size |
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2.22 gal |
| Brewhouse Efficiency |
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72.00 |
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Boil Time |
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60 minutes | Recipe Characteristics
| Recipe Gravity |
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1.044 SG |
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Estimated FG |
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1.012 SG |
| Recipe Bitterness |
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22.5 IBUs (Rager) |
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Alcohol by Volume |
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4.2 % |
| BU : GU |
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0.509 |
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| Recipe Color |
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12.0 SRM |
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| Measured OG: |
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1.044 |
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Measured FG: |
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1.012 |
| ADF: |
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72 |
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Measured ABV: |
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4.5 | Ingredients
Ingredients
| Amt |
Name |
Type |
# |
%/IBU |
| 6.0 oz |
Crystal, Medium (Simpsons) (55.0 SRM) |
Grain |
1 |
4.9 % |
| 4.0 oz |
Roasted Barley (300.0 SRM) |
Grain |
2 |
3.3 % |
| 7 lbs |
Pilsner Liquid Extract (3.5 SRM) |
Extract |
3 |
91.8 % |
| 1.000 oz |
Magnum [12.40 %] - Boil 30.0 min |
Hop |
4 |
20.1 IBUs |
| 1.00 Items |
Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) |
Fining |
5 |
- |
| 1.000 oz |
Fuggles [4.50 %] - Boil 5.0 min |
Hop |
6 |
2.4 IBUs |
| 1.0 pkg |
SafLager West European Lager (DCL/Fermentis #S-23) [23.66
ml] |
Yeast |
7 |
- |
Mash Profile
If steeping, remove grains, and prepare to boil
wort Recipe Notes
Heat 2 gallons to 160ish. Steep grains for at
least half an hour.
Add Extract.
Boil and add hops as recipe
calls.
Chill to as close to 50 degrees as possible.
Ferment 1 week in
50's. Let rise to room temp for a week.
Keg.
Brewing Record
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(1.119 SG) |
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Pre-boil Vol |
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(2.22 gal) |
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