Extract Irish Red ale - Baggot Red

[kaymak]

Hey Guys,

Gonna brew this up next weekend

Let me know what you thinks, might think of dropping the 5 minute goldings addition prob gonna do a an esb aswell

Type: Extract
Date: 05/01/2010
Batch Size: 20.00 L
Brewer: Kev McKinney
Boil Size: 6.00 L Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: Brew Pot (3 Gallon)
Taste Rating(out of 50): 42.0 Brewhouse Efficiency: -
Taste Notes:

Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
2300.00 gm Light Dry Extract (15.8 EBC) Dry Extract 68.05 %
400.00 gm Lyle's Golden Syrup (0.0 EBC) Extract 11.83 %
300.00 gm Caramel/Crystal Malt - 30L (59.1 EBC) Grain 8.88 %
150.00 gm Caramalt - 20L (30 EBC) Grain 4.44 %
150.00 gm Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (145.0 EBC) Grain 4.44 %
80.00 gm Roasted Barley (591.0 EBC) Grain 2.37 %
23.00 gm Northdown [8.50 %] (60 min) Hops 25.4 IBU
20.00 gm Goldings, East Kent [4.80 %] (15 min) Hops 6.2 IBU
10.00 gm Goldings, East Kent [4.80 %] (5 min) Hops 1.2 IBU
1.00 items Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 min) Misc
20.00 L Dublin, Ireland Water
1 Pkgs Nottingham (Danstar #-) Yeast-Ale



Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.049 SG
Measured Original Gravity: 1.052 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.012 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.016 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 4.88 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 4.69 %
Bitterness: 32.8 IBU Calories: 493 cal/l
Est Color: 28.2 EBC Color: Color

[floydmeddler]

Looks like a nice beer although it looks pretty hoppy to fall into the Irish Red category. I would leave out the 15 min and 5 min hops and up the Northdown to 40IBUs. Would also leave out the golden syrup purely because I've only ever seen this in cream ale recipes.

For Irish Red, you want the malt and roasted barley to do the talking.

There's my half pennies worth!

[kaymak]

Cheers for the reply,

So would you just recommend the bittering hops and drop the taste and aroma?

[floydmeddler]

Yes I would definitely along with the golden syrup.

[kaymak]

So I have refined this recipe, still think it needs a hop addtion at about 20 minutes, let me know what you think

2500.00 gm Extra Light Dry Extract (5.9 EBC) Dry Extract 74.85 %
300.00 gm Caramel/Crystal Malt - 30L (59.1 EBC) Grain 8.98 %
300.00 gm Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (145.0 EBC) Grain 8.98 %
150.00 gm Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L (30.0 EBC) Grain 4.49 %
90.00 gm Roasted Barley (591.0 EBC) Grain 2.69 %
30.00 gm Northdown [7.80 %] (60 min) Hops 36.0 IBU
1.06 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 10.0 min) Misc
20.00 L Dublin, Ireland Water
1 Pkgs Nottingham (Danstar #-) Yeast-Ale



Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.047 SG
Measured Original Gravity: 1.010 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.011 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.005 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 4.68 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 0.65 %
Bitterness: 36.0 IBU Calories: 90 cal/l
Est Color: 29.1 EBC Color: Color

[floydmeddler]

That looks much more like an Irish Red Ale now.

That's gonny be lovely.

[kaymak]

Lovely stuff, cheers for the help Floyd

[floydmeddler]

Pleasure. Always happy to help a fellow Irish man.