Far West Irish Red Ale

Very tasty brew that makes it hard to put down your glass.

Brewer:	cannon m		Email:	cannoncmorgan@aol.com
Beer:	Far West Irish Red Ale		Style:	irish red ale
Type:	Extract w/grain		Size:	5 gallons
Color:	25 HCU (~14 SRM)		Bitterness:	27 IBU
OG:	1.050		FG:	1.012
Alcohol:	4.9% v/v (3.8% w/w)
Grain:	.5 lb. Belgian pale 1.0 lb. American crystal 40L
Steep:	Prior to steeping grains, toast .5 # whole uncrushed malt(3° L) in the oven @350° F for 10 min. Remove from oven and crush/crack malt, then add to 1# of 40° L crushed crystal malt. Add malts to brewpot w/ 1.5 gallons water. Bring up temp to 154° F, let steep for 30 min, strain, sparge.
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.038	6.5 gallons
	6 lb. Amber malt extract
	Bring 6.5 gallons(including steeped grain extraction) to boil add extract, Northern Brewers hops.Boil 58 minutes , add Tettnanger hops. At 60 min flameout. Chill (on occasion I add 2.5# local Clover honey to boil at 50 mins into boil, which kicks up O.G. nicely and adds a lovely flavor to finished beer, warning extremely tasty! 8)~ )
Hops:	1.00 oz. Northern Brewer (7% AA, 60 min.) 1 oz. Tettnanger (aroma)
Yeast:	1084 Irish Ale Yeast (WYEAST)
Carbonation:	Force Carbonate @ 25psi

Recipe posted 08/18/10.