March it, the Irish Red Ale
So I decided to create a nice Irish Red Ale beer. I’m a big fan of this because it is light, malty and sweet. In The Netherlands where I live it is very rare to buy this kind of beer in the shop. Only the Irish Pubs serve it.
Brewlog
Summary
- OG 1.054
- FG 1.013
- ABV 5.31% (80% efficienty)
- IBU 24.61
- EBC 20.84
Brewed with the BIAB (brew in a bag) method single infusion 90 minute mash @ 66 degree celsius. 90 minute ~33 liter boil. With ~30 liter in the fermenter.
Ingredients
Amount | Ingredient | Color | Percentage |
---|---|---|---|
3.5 kg | Pilsner | 3 EBC | 53.5% |
2.2 kg | Marris otter pale | 8.5 EBC | 33.5% |
225 gr | Carared | 51 EBC | 3.4% |
195 gr | Flaked oats | 4.5 EBC | 3% |
175 gr | Abbey malt | 43 EBC | 2.7% |
150 gr | Carahell | 27 EBC | 2.3% |
75 gr | Pale chocolate | 600 EBC | 1.1% |
50 gr | Pale light chocolate | 1200 EBC | 0.8% |
———— | ———————- | ———- | ———— |
110 gr | Cane sugar (priming) | n/a | n/a |
Hops
Time | Amount | Variety | Alpha Acids |
---|---|---|---|
60 min | 25 gr | East Kent Goldings | 6.5 AA |
60 min | 35 gr | Fuggles | 6 AA |
Timing
- Brewed at: 20 Januari 2019
- Cold crash: 25 Januari - 3 Februari
- Seconday fermentation: 8 Februari 2019 (19 days)
- Bottle day: 4 March 2019 (43 days)
- Lager: 8 April 2019 (85 days)
Pictures
Mashing with BIAB
Wort transfer with solar water pump
Wort chill with copper spiral
Hop oil mirror (after cold crash)
Bottle cleaning
Bottle cleaning pole
Beer transfer and liquified sugar priming
Result before bottle lagering
Batch size, this is minus 1 gallon of infused beer
That’s all folks!