Homebrew Imperial Red Ale Recipe Build

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Jenny and I look into what makes an Imperial Red Ale and build a recipe based on our research! I was surprised to learn it’s a relatively new style compared to most of what we all brew. *Recipe & links in description*

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Broken Stitches Imperial Red
Imperial Red Ale
8.7% / 20.3 °P
Recipe by
Flora Brewing

All Grain

Grainfather G30 110V
72% efficiency
Batch Volume: 5.5 gal
Boil Time: 60 min

Mash Water: 6.53 gal
Sparge Water: 0.01 gal / 0.01 gal HLT water
Top-Up Water: 1.67 gal
Total Water: 8.21 gal
Boil Volume: 6.53 gal
Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.077

Vitals
Original Gravity: 1.084 (actual 1.09)
Final Gravity: 1.018 (actual 1.014)
IBU (Tinseth): 70
Colour: 14.5 SRM

Mash
Temperature — 152.6 °F — 45 min

Malts (17 lb 8 oz)
14 lb (80%) — Briess Brewers Malt 2-Row — Grain — 1.9 °L
2 lb (11.4%) — Avangard Vienna Malt — Grain — 2.8 °L
1 lb (5.7%) — Briess Caramel Malt — Grain — 44.9 °L
8 oz (2.9%) — Simpsons Crystal Dark — Grain — 100.2 °L

Hops (6 oz)
2 oz (41 IBU) — Northern Brewer 8% — Boil — 60 min
3 oz (21 IBU) — Centennial 7.5% — Boil — 10 min
1 oz (8 IBU) — Northern Brewer 8% — Boil — 10 min

Miscs
1.6 g — Calcium Chloride (CaCl2) — Mash
1.6 g — Epsom Salt (MgSO4) — Mash
1.6 g — Gypsum (CaSO4) — Mash

Yeast
2 pkg — White Labs WLP001 California Ale 80%

Fermentation
Primary — 65 °F — 14 days

Carbonation: 2.4 CO2-vol

Water Profile
Ca2+ 62
Mg2+ 15
Na+ 40
Cl- 55
SO42- 64
HCO3- 151

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IN METRIC:

Broken Stitches Imperial Red
Imperial Red Ale
8.7%(Actual 9.7%)
Recipe by Flora Brewing

All Grain
Grainfather G30 110V
72% efficiency
Batch Volume: 20.82 L
Boil Time: 60 min

Mash Water: 24.7 L
Sparge Water: 0.04 L / 0.04 L HLT water
Top-Up Water: 6.32 L
Total Water: 31.06 L
Boil Volume: 24.72 L
Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.077

Vitals
Original Gravity: 1.084
Final Gravity: 1.018
IBU (Tinseth): 70
Colour: 28.5 EBC

Mash
Temperature — 67 °C — 45 min

Malts (7.938 kg)
6.35 kg (80%) — Briess Brewers Malt 2-Row — Grain — 3.5 EBC
907 g (11.4%) — Avangard Vienna Malt — Grain — 5.9 EBC
454 g (5.7%) — Briess Caramel Malt — Grain — 118 EBC
227 g (2.9%) — Simpsons Crystal Dark — Grain — 265 EBC

Hops (170.1 g)
56.7 g (41 IBU) — Northern Brewer 8% — Boil — 60 min
85 g (21 IBU) — Centennial 7.5% — Boil — 10 min
28.3 g (8 IBU) — Northern Brewer 8% — Boil — 10 min

Miscs
1.6 g — Calcium Chloride (CaCl2) — Mash
1.6 g — Epsom Salt (MgSO4) — Mash
1.6 g — Gypsum (CaSO4) — Mash

Yeast
2 pkg — White Labs WLP001 California Ale 80%

Fermentation
Primary — 18.3 °C — 14 days

Carbonation: 2.4 CO2-vol

Water Profile
Ca2+ 62
Mg2+ 15
Na+ 40
Cl- 55
SO42- 64
HCO3- 151

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