Thursday, September 9, 2010

Next Brew: Rolled Up Irish Red

Now that Off Paper Lager is in the fermenter, I am gathering resources for my next project, Rolled Up Irish Red.  If things go well, I will be brewing it next Saturday.

Rolled Up Irish Red is my attempt at a beer that tastes somewhat like Jeremiah Red, a craft brew put out by the restaurant chain BJ's.  When I lived in Dallas, I used to drink Jeremiah Red quite a bit after work.  However, I haven't found a beer that emulates that flavor, so I'm trying for myself.  The recipe, as I have tweaked it in Beersmith, will be this:

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 5.00 gal
Boil Size: 3.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.075 SG
Estimated Color: 15.3 SRM
Estimated IBU: 25.8 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: - %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
8.50 lb Pale Liquid Extract (8.0 SRM) Extract 76.85 %
1.00 lb Amber Liquid Extract (12.5 SRM) Extract 9.04 %
1.00 lb Rice Extract Syrup (7.0 SRM) Extract 9.04 %
0.25 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 2.26 %
0.25 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 SRM) Grain 2.26 %
0.06 lb Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 0.54 %
1.25 oz Northern Brewer [8.50 %] (60 min) Hops 17.6 IBU
0.50 oz Northern Brewer [8.50 %] (30 min) Hops 5.4 IBU
1.00 oz Northern Brewer [8.50 %] (5 min) Hops 2.8 IBU
0.25 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs Irish Ale (White Labs #WLP004) Yeast-Ale

I plan on fermenting it for a week at 68 degrees, then racking it to a secondary for a couple of weeks at 68 degrees before bottling for a month or so.  Here's hoping. . .

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