Friday, December 25, 2009

Irish Christmas Red Ale

OK, so I'm not irish, but it is christmas, and what's more festive than red ale and green hops?

Found the grain bill and inspiration for the hops from a Smithwicks clone. Only 5 more months...

8lbs Marris Otter
.75 Crystal 60
.5 Carapils
.16 Roasted Barley

60 1oz Kent Goldings 5%
20 .5oz Fuggles 4.5%
5 .5oz Fuggles 4.5%

Preheated with 2 gals boiling
3 gals @ 167 for a 154 mash 1 hr 1.3:1 ratio
1.5 gals boiling mashout 15
3 gals @170 sparge

FG 1.045
Wyeast 1084 Irish Ale @68
Fermenting happily @64

1/3/10 - Moved to secondary 1.010. Not really red, we will have to see in a pint glass. Curious why fg is so high again. Perhaps the higher mash temps?