April 3rd, 2010
Irish Red Ale Brew Day
Posted by
John in
Brew Log
Good brew morning to you… The Irish Red Ale is in the fermenter and sitting in my coat closet off the living room.
Here are some photos from the day:
Just some notes from the brew day:
- I cold steeped the grains overnight so they were ready in the morning. It appeared to work, I guess. It tasted the way I think it should have tasted.
- During the boil, I could see the redness. It was black ruby red so I am optimistic about the color.
- Jamil’s recipes call for a 7 gallon boil. I am on full boil over alert on every hop addition. My 9 gallon kettle is just big enough to handle it.
- I pitched just a 1 liter starter made with the WLP004 strain. That stuff is clumpy…Cluuuuuuuhmpy. I had to swirl for about 15 minutes just to get it all back into suspension.
Anyway, brew on.
on May 14th, 2010 at 8:54 pm
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