I had a can of ‘Leprechaun’s Belle’ by Deep Creek and really liked it. Although it aims to be an ‘Irish Red’, I’d say it was much better than a typical Irish Red, more of a ‘craft beer’ take on the style. It’s a lot darker and more roasty so I reckon that it has more than the typical amount of roast barley. For my Irish Red recipe I went with a generous (for the style) amount of roast barley and a bit more than the typical amount of hops.
Brew Notes
Strike temp: 73°
Mash: 68.5° (start) – 66.5° (middle), 1 hr mash
Vol in kettle after mash & sparge: 30L
SG after mash: 1.046
OG: 1.058
Cooled to 18°
Rehydrated S-04 yeast at 29°, cooled to 22° with wort before pitching
Fermentation quick to start. About 24 hrs after pitching found pressure had climbed over 35 psi and temp up to 19.7°. Dropped pressure back to 15 psi and set temp to 19°. Main fermentation was don in 2 or 3 days. Raised temp to 21° and left for another week, cold crashed for 3 days before kegging.
Style Information
Name:
Irish Red Ale
Recipe Type:
All Grain
Grains & Extracts
| Maris Otter Malt |
4.2 kg |
|
| Munich I |
0.4 kg |
|
| Gladfield Medium Crystal |
0.2 kg |
|
| Roasted Barley |
0.15 kg |
|
Hops
| Fuggles |
0.05 kg |
5.7% |
0.285 |
30 |
|
| Fuggles |
0.05 kg |
5.7% |
0.285 |
5 |
|
Adjuncts
| Calcium Chloride |
Water Agent |
Boil |
4g |
minutes |
|
| Gypsum |
Water Agent |
Boil |
4g |
|
|
| koppafloc |
Fining |
Boil |
2g |
|
|
Yeasts
Mash Steps
| Saccharification Rest |
Infusion |
45 |
68 C |
Boil
Amount:
27.3 liters
Water Description:
Time:
30 minutes
Target Batch Size:
26 liters
Profile
Estimated OG:
1.045
Estimated FG:
1.011
Estimated ABV:
4.45%
Actual OG:
1.057
Actual FG:
1.014
Actual ABV:
5.64%
Tasting notes
Tasting good, something along lines of 'Leprechaun's Belle' with roasty notes but a bit sweeter. Colour is even darker than that beer though, more of a brown than a red.
