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This Irish red ale is a balanced, easy-drinker with moderate malt character full of caramel and toasted notes. The deep reddish color comes mainly from a blend of crystal malts and a small dose of roasted barley. The hop bitterness is in the mid range for the style however the touch of roast barley does make the beverage seem slightly more bitter than the IBU level would indicate.
This kits gives you all the ingredients you need (malt, hops and yeast) to brew this beverage.
All malts for this kit come milled and are supplied mixed in one bag. Grains are not milled until the kit has been purchased. Milled grains will last for up to one year provided they are kept sealed in the bag they come in. If you are not brewing right away please put the hops in the freezer and the yeast in the fridge to keep them fresh.
Kit Specs:
Quantity of malt - 4.9kg
Color - 12.5 SRM
IBU's - 23
ABV - 4.8% (70% mash efficiency and 23L final volume)
Yeast - Lallemand Nottingham
To add this recipe to your beverageSmith, simply click the download button below and open the file with your beverageSmith program. Alternatively, save the file, open your beverageSmith application, click on "File" menu (top left), select "Open File" and navigate to the downloaded file. Once open you can customize this recipe to your equipment.