Well I finally got round to kegging a batch of beer. It’s an Irish Red Ale that I call my “Big Fella Ale” after Michael Collins (Irish Red Ale – IRA, get it?)
I’ve put the recipe below in case anyone wants to make it. It really turned out great, and is one of my house beers now (along with my dunkelweizen), that I will keep one of on tap at all times.
Here is the video
And the recipe…
Big Fella Irish Red Ale
Specialty/Steeping Grains:
• 0.75 lbs Crystal Malt – 60 lovibond
• 1 oz Black Patent Malt – 471 lovibond
• 0.5 lb Briess Victory Malt – 25 lovibond
Fermentables
• 2 lbs. Light DME
• 3.3 lbs Light Muntons LME
Hop additions
• 1 oz. Willamette Hops 4.6 % AA (60 min)
• 1 oz. Willamette Hops 4.6 % AA (5 min)
Yeast
• Wyeast 1084 Irish Ale yeast
Original Gravity – 1.045
Final Gravity – 1.010
ABV – 4.5%
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