Latest revision as of 21:38, 27 September 2010

Redhead Ale w/grains

Ingredients:

Trying again, I'm going to start with the basic RedHead recipe and try adding some fresh malt to give it better color and refine the flavor a bit more. Same as last time, which I screwed up by shocking it after bottling.

• 1 can (3.3 lbs) light liquid malt extract
• 1 can (3.3 lbs) amber liquid malt extract
• 1/2 lbs Cara Red malt
• 2 oz black patent malt
• 1 tube White Labs Dry English Ale yeast
• 1 oz fuggle hops pellets
• 1 oz soverign hops pellets
• 1 tsp irish moss
• 5 oz. priming sugar

Brought ~1 gallon of water to 160F, removed from heat, added grains and soaked for 45 minutes. Brought ~2 gallons of water to a boil, removed from heat, added LME and wort from the soaked grains. Returned to heat, brought to 180F, added soverign hops and started a 1 hour timer. At 30 minutes, added the irish moss. At 15 minutes remaining added the fuggle hops pellets. Cooled in a sink of water to ~100F. Poured into primary and added cold water to bring volume up to 5 gallons. Pitched at 86F. -Morrigu 18:44, 6 September 2010 (EST)

IG: 1.052 @ 86F = 1.055 @ 68F

Racked to secondary. Some off flavors, but still good. -Morrigu 14 September 2010

Bottled. Good flavor and color. Off flavors are gone. -Morrigu 27 September 2010

FSG: 1.014 @ 74F = 1.015 @ 68F = 5.24% ABV

Started with Chadius Bottled with Anne