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Big Dog Red

This is a great, easy pleasing Irish Red that's fairly inexpensive. I steeped the grain bag at 140 for 30 minutes, turned the heat up, and took it out at the beginning of the boil. Using a secondary is key to getting better clarity (a hallmark of the style)- and irish moss might not be a bad idea (it is irish, after all).
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Beer Style
Irish Red Ale
Recipe Type
Extract
Brew Date
Aug 11, 2009
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malt and fermentables
% LB OZ Malt or Fermentable ppg °L
44% 3 0 Amber Dry Malt Extract 45 13
30% 2 0 Extra Light Dry Extract 44 3
7% 0 8 Honey 35 1
7% 0 8 American Crystal 40L 34 40
6% 0 6 Belgian Biscuit Malt 35 24
6% 0 6 Belgian Special B 30 220
Original Gravity
1.054
(1.048 to 1.056)
Final Gravity
1.015
(1.013 to 1.016)
Color
16° SRM / 31° EBC
(Light Brown to Medium Brown)
Mash Efficiency
75%

hops

use time oz variety form aa
boil 55 mins 1.0 Goldings, East Kent pellet 4.5
boil 20 mins 1.0 Pearle pellet 7.5
Bitterness
4.5 HBU
22.2 IBU
ƒ: Average
BU:GU
0.41

yeast
Wyeast Irish Ale (1084)
ale yeast in liquid form with medium flocculation
Alcohol
5.2% A.B.V.
4.0% A.B.W.
Calories
177 per 12 oz.
Units: U.S. Metric
comments
Something very clever (not to mention beery).

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