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[Rick]

After a 20 hour day of work yesterday, I deserve this brewday! HerrHiller and I wanted to come up with a malty but not so sweet Irish Red with a roasty/toasty background. Here's my version, a session beer on the low end of the style guidelines:

Original Gravity: 1.045
Terminal Gravity: 1.011
Color: 18.0
Alcohol: 4.44%
Bitterness: 20

Grain:
3.75 kg (8.25 lb) Maris Otter
225 g (0.50 lb) Special Roast Malt
170 g (6 oz) Crystal Malt 60°L
170 g (6 oz) Crystal Malt 120°L
170 g (6 oz) Pale Chocolate
Hops:
14 g (0.50 oz) East Kent Goldings (7.2%) - 60 min
14 g (0.50 oz) East Kent Goldings (7.2%) - 0 min
Yeast:
1 pack WYeast 1335 British Ale II - ferm temp pitch at 65ºF and let rise to 68-70ºF

Mash temp: 152ºF for 60 min

Diabhal Rosta = Roasted Devil in Gaelic, crystal malts + pale choc = 666

[Rick]

Brew day went smooth! My OG was a few points high, 1.048. I boiled off a little more than I usually do. Hydro sample was very tasty. Toasty toffee with a nice malty finish, just what I was looking for.

I'll report back on St. Patty's Day with my results!


The sparge is a goin'


Sparge, almost ready to start boiling!


35 minutes into the boil


Hydro sample, nice color!

[Big Nake]

Looks nice. I like me a red beer for St. Patty's Day. Please report back on how it tastes! Cheers.

[ncbeerbrewer]

Nice looking recipe and beer Rick. Hope the 1335 ferments it well. I like that yeast from using it so far too. Yes report back the results on this one. Cheers

[Rick]

Finally kegged up the Rosta last night and forced carbed over night. I think HerrHiller and I hit exactly what we were going for. It has a pleasant malty sweetness with hints of caramel, dark stone fruits, and a touch of floral hop flavor. Finishes with a mellow roast followed by a delicate hop bitterness that balances everything out. Highly recommended recipe!


I'll post up a better pic when the yeasties and other particles settle out a bit. The color is on the darker side of the style but there are beautiful reddish-orange hues.

Here's the gravity sample, a little better look at the color.