How to Make Irish Red
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Skip the silly green beer and leprechauns, instead brew some Irish Red. This homebrew is a crowd-pleaser and easy to brew, too. Named for its signature red hue, Irish Red is a solid homebrew for St. Patrick's Day or anytime of the year.
Here's the Philly Homebrew Outlet recipe, adapted by Jim Fish:
Type: All Grain
Batch Size: 7 gal
Boil Size: 8.14 gal
Boil Time: 60 min
End of Boil Volume: 7.65 gal
Final Bottling Volume: 6.75 gal
Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage
Equipment: Anvil Foundry 10.5 (5 gal batch size)
Estimated Mash Efficiency: 75.5%
Ingredients:
| Amount | Name | Type | # | %/IBU | Volume |
| 8 lbs | Pale Ale, Finest Maris Otter (Simpsons) | Grain | 1 | 58.5% | .62 gal |
|
2 lbs 14.8 oz |
Vienna Malt (Double Eagle) (6.0 SRM) | Grain | 2 | 25.5% | .23 gal |
| 4.0 oz | Caramel Malt -120 (Briess) (120.0 STM) | Grain | 3 | 2.1% | .02 gal |
| 4.0 oz | Caramel Malt -40 (Briess) (40.0 STM) | Grain | 4 | 2.1% | .02 gal |
| 4.0 oz | Roasted Barley (300.00 SRM) | Grain | 5 | 2.1% | .02 gal |
| 1.00 oz | Challenger (7.50%) Boil 60.0 min | Hop | 6 | 21.1 | |
| 1.40 Items | Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 min) | Fining | 7 | - | |
| 1.00 oz | East Kent Goldings (EKG) (5.00%) (Boil 10.0 min) | Hop | 8 | 5.1 | |
| 1.00 oz | Fuggle (4.5%)- Boil 10.0 min | Hop | 9 | 4.5 | |
| 1.0 package | House (Imperial Yeast #A01) | Yeast | 10 | - | |
| 1.40 tsp | Yeast Nutrient (Primary 3.0 days) | Other | 11 | - |
Gravity, Alcohol Content and Color
Est. Original Gravity: 1.045 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.010 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Volume: 4.7%
Bitterness: 30.8 IBUs
Est Color: 12.0 SRM
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