Red Dawn

Irish Red Ale BJCP 2008 – 09D

OG
1.040
FG
1.010
SRM
12.4
ABV
4.5%
IBU
23.1
Batch #
2007-13
Batch Size
5.25 gal
Brew Date
April 29, 2007
Tap Date
June 19, 2007
Cost
$19.50
BU/GU
0.58
ABW
3.1%
Kcal
131 12 oz
Real Extract
3.9° P
Attenuation
74% apparent
61% real

Fermentables

British Pale Ale Malt
8.00 lbs|75.3%
Type
Grain
Origin
United Kingdom
Color
2.2 SRM
PPG
26.0
Info
Moderate malt flavor. Used to produce traditional English and Scottish style ales.
75.3%
German Wheat Malt Light
1.00 lbs|9.4%
Type
Grain
Origin
Germany
Color
1.5-2.0 SRM
PPG
47.0
Info
Typical top fermented aroma; for wheat beers.
9.4%
German Light Munich Malt
1.00 lbs|9.4%
Type
Grain
Origin
Germany
Color
5.0-6.0 SRM
PPG
30.0
Info
For a malty, nutty flavor. Lagers, Oktoberfests and bock beer.
9.4%
German Melanoidin Malt
0.50 lbs|4.7%
Type
Grain
Origin
Germany
Color
23.0-31.0 SRM
PPG
53.0
Info
For amber lagers and ales, dark lagers and ales, Scottish & red ales. Imparts a reddish hue.
4.7%
British Roasted Barley
0.12 lbs|1.1%
Type
Grain
Origin
United Kingdom
Color
500.0 SRM
PPG
40.0
Info
Dry, roasted flavor, amber color. For stouts, porters and Scottish ales.

Hops

0.75 oz
Progress 5.6%
60 min Boil
0.25 oz
Progress 5.6%
30 min Boil
0.50 oz
Fuggle 4.5%
15 min Boil
0.50 oz
Fuggle 4.5%
3 min Boil

Non-Fermentables

1 tsp.
Irish Moss Spice
Boil15 min
1 tsp.
Gypsum Water Agent
Boil60 min

Yeasts

1 pkg
Edinburgh AleWLP028
White Labs

Mash Profile Infusion

Ideal Grain Temp
75°F
Ideal Tun Temp
150°F
Ideal Sparge Temp
168°F
Ideal PH
5.20

Mash Steps

Step 1
Dough In5 min
154°F
Step 2
Mash60 min
154°F
Step 3
Sparge 120 min
168°F
Step 4
Sparge 220 min
168°F

Fermentation and Aging

7 days
Primary
68°F
7 days
Secondary
68°F
28 days
Age
55°F

Water Profile Refreshe Purified Water

Ideal PH
5.2

Procedure

Latest BrewBlogs
Red Hulk SMaSH!
07/02/2026
No Hay Bronca - Negra
06/07/2026
Forty-Six and 2
05/26/2026
Olde 45 Reserve Cobra Kai
05/09/2026
ΛΛΛ and ΩM
04/26/2026
Tijd in de Bergen
04/19/2026
Liège 1914
03/29/2026
The Ministry of Silly Walks
03/08/2026
Staring Into Stupid
02/17/2026
No One Likes Us, We Don’t Care
01/17/2026
Upper Class Twit of the Year
01/01/2026
I Know Notzing!
11/30/2025
Liège 1914
11/16/2025
Espirit de Garre
10/26/2025
Petit de Garre
10/26/2025
All Mouth No Trousers
10/26/2025
Speakeasy
09/01/2025
Evil Empire
08/18/2025
She Only Speaks French, Roy - She Doesn't Speak Imbecile
07/13/2025
Ermahgerd
06/22/2025
People on 'Ludes Should Not Drive
06/02/2025
Box of Fluffies
05/04/2025
The Burden of Being Wonderful
03/30/2025
Biggus Dickus
03/09/2025
Sorry Your Mom Blew Up, Ricky
02/23/2025
Forty-Six and 2
02/16/2025
Tmavé Pivo
01/20/2025
Blackened
01/05/2025
Quatsch
12/08/2024
No Shirt, No Shoes - No Dice!
10/06/2024
Staring Into Stupid
09/22/2024
The Devil You Know
09/02/2024
Headlong
08/11/2024
Saison Octobre
07/14/2024
Ich Komme Zurück
07/08/2024
Golden Slumbers
06/22/2024
No Hay Bronca
05/27/2024
Godzella
05/11/2024
Die Eier von Satan
04/21/2024
Mars, Bringer of War (Antwerp)
03/16/2024
Mars, Bringer of War (Canadian/Belgian)
03/16/2024
Box of Fluffies
02/24/2024
Tijd in de Bergen
02/10/2024
By-Tor
01/14/2024
The Burden of Being Wonderful
12/28/2023
Three is a Magical Number
12/28/2023
Order of Cistercians
10/15/2023
Elle Diable
09/27/2023
Absolute Zero
09/09/2023
For The Rest of Us
08/22/2023
Forty-Six and 2
08/21/2023
Bière Brut de Saint Charles
08/06/2023
The Epic Rage of Furious Thunder (McPherson’s Beard)
07/31/2023
Humptoberfest
07/09/2023
Nek Minit
06/11/2023
Tmavé Pivo
05/28/2023
Šťastný 13
05/14/2023
I Know Notzing
04/16/2023
Saison du Tourpes
03/02/2023
Hakuna His Tatas
02/26/2023
Lumos
01/08/2023
Cold Lumos
01/08/2023
Senjutsu
12/15/2022
The Devil You Know
11/13/2022
Bière d'Alsaces
10/02/2022
Fetchez la Vache
09/09/2022
Liège 1914
08/16/2022
Quatsch
06/27/2022
Necromancer
06/12/2022
It's Just a Little Light Stalking
05/21/2022
I Was Way Worse Than Him When I Was His Age
05/21/2022
Espressione di Luppolo
04/24/2022
The Cold Vacuum of Space
04/10/2022
Tijd in de Bergen
03/27/2022
Polotmavé Upozornění
02/25/2022
Olde 45 Reserve Cobra
01/17/2022
Box of Fluffies
12/11/2021
Valor de L’Ange Gardien
11/27/2021
The Devil You Know
11/13/2021
Blessed and Cursed
10/24/2021
Papa Patersbier
10/13/2021
Hella Bitch
10/03/2021
Dark Fantasies
08/29/2021
Ga Haar het Licht Grisette
08/25/2021
Noire Comme Nuit
08/15/2021
Fetchez la Vache
07/25/2021
Golden Slumbers
07/01/2021
Humptoberfest
05/29/2021
Lord of Leicht
05/15/2021
Czechmate
04/18/2021
Timothy's Tripel
03/12/2021
Juice of Jesus
02/27/2021
Speakeasy
02/13/2021
Solera 2021 - Year Four
01/30/2021
Theowick Irish Pale
01/18/2021
Tmavé Pivo
12/30/2020
Tijd in de Bergen
11/30/2020
Papa Patersbier
11/21/2020
The Devil You Know
11/21/2020
Chitty Chitty Sweet and Gritty
10/24/2020