Batch 24 - Shillelagh Whack Irish Red

Got an Irish Red brewed last weekend with a little help from some friends....

Also thanks, Dave, for the new burner that results in substantially less black dust to clean from the bottom of the brew kettle after the boil. Yay for laziness in cleaning!

Recipe Specifications
Brew Date: 1/23/2010
Recipe Batch Size: 5.50 gal
Recipe Boil Size: 7.00 gal
Estimated Pre-boil OG: 1.043
Estimated OG: 1.053 SG
Estimated Color: 13.1 SRM
Estimated IBU: 22.5 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 58.00 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Actual OG: 1.043 SG
Actual FG: 1.010
Actual ABV: 4.29%


Ingredients
Water Additions
Prepare 8.66 gal Water for Brewing Amount Item Type
0.44 gm Calcium Chloride (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
0.77 gm Epsom Salt (MgSO4) (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
2.31 gm Baking Soda (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
2.31 gm Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
3.52 gm Salt (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
5.83 gm Chalk (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
5.50 gal Dublin, Ireland - Modified for Irish Red Water


Grain Bill
Ingredients for Mashing Amount Item Type % or IBU
8.50 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) UK (Paul's) (3.0 SRM) Grain 72.34 %
1.50 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine (Briess) (2.0 SRM) Grain 12.77 %
1.00 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 10L (Briess) (10.0 SRM) Grain 8.51 %
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt British - 35L (Hugh Baird Carastan) (35.0 SRM) Grain 4.26 %
0.25 lb Roasted Barley (Paul's) (300.0 SRM) Grain 2.13 %


Hop Schedule/Boil Additions
Boil Ingredients Boil Amount Item Type
60 min 1.50 oz Fuggles [4.50 %] (60 min) Hops
15 min 1.00 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 15.0 min) Misc




Yeast/Other
Ingredients for Fermentation Amount Item Type % or IBU
1 Pkgs Irish Ale (Wyeast Labs #1084) Yeast-Ale


Mash
Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 11.75 lb
Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge Step Time Name Description Step Temp
60 min Mash In Add 14.69 qt of water at 170.1 F 154.0 F



Notes



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Batch 17 - Sionnach Rua Irish Red

6.0 lb Pale LME
0.60 lb Paul's British Crystal 50L
0.25 lb Briess Crystal 10L
0.25 lb Paul's Roasted Barley

1.5 oz Golding 4.5% - 60 minutes
0.5 oz Golding 4.5% - 15 minutes
1 tsp Irish Moss - 15 minutes

Pitch with Wyeast 1084 Irish Ale (smackpack)

OG: 1.054
FG: 1.012
ABV:5.51%

Competition Notes:
Bluebonnet Brew-off (2009)
Category: 11 Scottish and Irish Ale - first round 41.8/50 second round 29/50
Got high marks in the first round, not sure why the big drop off
Category: 42 New Entrants - first round 32 - didn't make second round cut
Overall Notes: Might be a little too hoppy - could use more roasted barley to pop up the color, the first round judges thought it was excellent, but the overall feel of the second round was that the caramel notes were too low, and that it was slightly undercarbonated. Also some haze and weak head noted - hopefully would improve with aging.

Celtic Brew-off (2009)
Category: 9D Irish Red Ale - first round 41/50
Overall Notes: Clean, nice style, good color, good use of hops.