Eric's Irish Red Ale
Brewed: 01/22/2012 Bottled: 02/09/2012
 For my first birthday after beginning SheppyBrew, my beer model got me the Bewitched Red Ale w/Mellow Amber brew pack from Mr. Beer. On the next Presidents' day, I used it to make Eric's Red Ale.
The beer has evolved over several batches, but has always been deep-redish amber in color with a heavenly malty flavor. I have been moving it from almost no bitterness to a bit higher on the BU / GU ratio, but it is still more on the malty side of the ratio. It has always run about 5.5 % Alcohol (by volume).
This was one of my favorite beers, and I had planned to make sure I had this "on tap" at all times. Unfortunately, I let myself go quite a long time without brewing it.
Malty goodness. Yummy beer.
I have decided to retire Eric's Red with Mr. Beer ingredients, and make myself an all-grain recipe for this beer. I already have Quarter Life Crisis, but Eric's Red AG will be less hoppy. This AG version will be more of an Irish Red, although probably a bit more hop flavor and bitterness than you would usually associate with an Irish red (not by much). You can read about Eric's Red on my blog: http://blog.ericshepard.com/search/label/Eric%27s%20Red
| Eric's Irish Red (AG) --- batch 7 |
| 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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All Grain |
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Boil Size |
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7.00 gal |
| Brewhouse Efficiency |
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75.00 |
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Boil Time |
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90 minutes |
Recipe Characteristics
| Recipe Gravity |
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1.053 SG |
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Estimated FG |
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1.013 SG |
| Recipe Bitterness |
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27.6 IBUs (Rager) |
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Alcohol by Volume |
|
5.3 % |
| BU : GU |
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0.521 |
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| Recipe Color |
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11.9 SRM |
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| Measured OG: |
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1.056
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Measured FG: |
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1.011
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| ADF: |
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80%
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Measured ABV: |
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6%
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Ingredients
Ingredients
| Amt |
Name |
Type |
# |
%/IBU |
| 9 lbs |
Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) |
Grain |
1 |
86.7 % |
| 12.0 oz |
Carared (20.0 SRM) |
Grain |
2 |
7.2 % |
| 6.1 oz |
Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L (80.0 SRM) |
Grain |
3 |
3.7 % |
| 4.0 oz |
Chocolate Rye Malt (250.0 SRM) |
Grain |
4 |
2.4 % |
| 0.38 oz |
Columbus (Tomahawk) [17.00 %] - Boil 50.0 min |
Hop |
5 |
22.9 IBUs |
| 0.50 tsp |
Irish Moss (Boil 15.0 mins) |
Fining |
6 |
- |
| 0.50 tsp |
Yeast Nutrient (Boil 10.0 mins) |
Other |
7 |
- |
| 1.00 oz |
Crystal [3.10 %] - Boil 5.0 min |
Hop |
8 |
2.0 IBUs |
| 0.25 oz |
Columbus (Tomahawk) [17.00 %] - Boil 5.0 min |
Hop |
9 |
2.7 IBUs |
| 1.0 pkg |
SafeAle American Ale (Fermentis #US-05) [25.00 ml] |
Yeast |
10 |
- |
Mash Profile
Mash Steps
| Name |
Description |
Step Temperature |
Step Time |
| Mash In |
Add 12.98 qt of water at 163.7 F |
152.0 F |
60 min |
Batch sparge with 2 steps
(1.50gal, 3.50gal) of 168.0 F water
Recipe Notes
Make yeast starter out of harvested US05 a few
days ahead of time.
Pitch as close to 60 F as possible. Keep temp below 65
for 2 days, then let it warm up to room temp (but lower than 72)
Ferment
about 2 weeks.
Batch prime with 4oz table sugar. Carbonate 2 weeks. Condition
as long as able (2 months?)
Brewing Record
| Brew Date: |
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1/22/2012
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Strike Temp: |
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?
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| Mash Temps: |
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?
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| Pre-boil OG |
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1.044 (1.049 SG) |
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Pre-boil Vol |
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7.5 gal (7.00 gal) |
| Actual Mash Efficiency |
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85%
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Pitch Temp |
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60
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| Fermentation |
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Day 1: Took off quick still around 60
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| Day 3:64 |
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