- Recipe based on Jeff Renner's McGinty's Irish-American Red Ale, from the HBD. Named for our red dog Piper. I make this beer a lot and it's excellent.
1-Sep-2006 -- 2-Sep-2006
Recipe (for 5 gallons final volume)
4.0 | pounds | (40%) | Briess 6-Row Malt |
3.25 | pounds | (32%) | Crisp Maris Otter Pale Malt |
2.0 | pounds | (20%) | Flaked Maize |
8.0 | ounces | (5%) | Crystal 60L |
4.0 | ounces | (2%) | Flaked Barley |
2.0 | ounces | (1%) | Chocolate Malt |
0.5 | ounces | U.S. Goldings whole hops, 4.0% AA (first wort hop) | |
1.5 | ounces | U.S. Goldings whole hops, 4.0% AA (60 minutes) | |
- White Labs WLP007 Dry English Ale, pitched at 67°F
- Starter: 3 quart starter (vial -> 3 quarts), continuously stirred, cooled, decanted, warmed
- Aeration: Drill aerator for two minutes after pitching
Water
- Fairbanks city water
- 37 quarts water treated with:
- 4 ml Potassium Metabisulfide solution (50ppm). Removes chlorine ion and chloramine, reduces oxidation
- 15 quarts mash water treated with:
- 1 teaspoon Gypsum.
- 0.7 ml 88% lactic acid.
Mash
- 15 quarts water @ 168°F, grist ratio of 1.5 quarts:pound @ 156°F (Held 90 minutes), Temperature 153 F at the end of mash.
Sparge
- 22 quarts water @ 180°F, drain
Boil
- Boiled 8.75 gallons for 120 minutes to yield 5.5 gallons wort
- Wort prepared after work on Friday, boiled the next morning (first wort hops remained in the wort overnight)
Fermentation
- Primary: bucket, 7 days, 66°F, Temperature range 66 - 68 F.
- Secondary: keg, 7 days, 66°F, 1.013 at transfer.
Packaging
- Kegged at 8 psi, 50°F (1.8 volumes CO2)
- Conditioned for 2 weeks
- Ready to drink on 30-Sep-2006
Properties
Starting Gravity: 1.048 | Final Gravity: 1.012 |
Original Extract: 11.9°plato | Apparent Extract: 3.1°plato |
Real Extract: 4.76°plato | |
Alcohol: 4.7% by volume | (3.7% by weight) |
Apparent Attenuation: 74.3% | Mash Efficiency: 74% |
Bitterness: 28 IBU | Color: 12 SRM |
BU:SG: 0.58 | BV: 1.21 |
Tasting Notes
- Excellent, as usual.
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