Lil Red Riding Hood
This recipe has been modified. It will be used to blend with Hadrian's Wall which came out way too bitter.
Brewer: | Captain Ruary | Email: | - | |||||
Beer: | Lil Red Riding Hood | Style: | Irish Red Ale | |||||
Type: | Partial mash | Size: | 5.5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 2 IBU | |||||
OG: | 1.075 | FG: | 1.020 | |||||
Alcohol: | 7.1% v/v (5.6% w/w) | |||||||
Grain: | .5 lb. American Vienna .5 lb. American Munich .5 lb. American crystal 20L 1 lb. Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils) 2 oz. Belgian Special B 2 oz. Roasted barley .5 lb. American victory |
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Mash: | 65% efficiency | |||||||
Steep grains in 7 Quarts of water for 60 mins at 152° . Rinse 7 Quarts of water at 165°. |
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Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.118 | 3.5 gallons | |||||
8 lb. Light malt extract 1 lb. Brown sugar |
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Bring kettle to a boil, turn off flame, Add mash with 3-4Lbs LME to kettle, continue boil. Hold back 4-5Lbs of LME & Brown Sugar until flame out and add Irish Moss & Yeast Nutrient, Stirr with no flame for 15 minutes. Color SRM will be lighter maybe 15. |
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Hops: | .5 oz. Kent Goldings (5% AA, 15 min.) 2 oz. Cascade (aroma) |
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Yeast: | WLP004 Irish Ale Yeast | |||||||
Carbonation: | 1.8 volumes | Corn Sugar: 2.59 oz. for 5.0 gallons @ 70°F | ||||||
Tasting: | Normally I would shoot for an IBU between 25 - 35. This recipe is lower because it will be blended with "Hadrian's Wall" which came out twice as bitter as desired. |
Recipe posted 07/09/10.