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“Kiss Me, I Brewed This” Irish Red Ale Recipe

This traditional Irish Red ale is a popular pounder, now updated with a gluten-reduced option.

Hops & Berries Jul 25, 2015 - 2 min read

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We’ve updated this recipe to include the addition of gluten-reducing enzymes, if you want a gluten-reduced beer. Without testing a finished batch, we can make no guarantees of the amount of gluten that will remain in the beer you brew, so test before you drink if you or your friends are sensitive to gluten.

Estimated OG: 1.056
Estimated FG: 1.014
Estimated IBUs: 27
Estimated ABV: 5.5%

ALL-GRAIN RECIPE

MALT/GRAIN BILL

9 lb (4.8 kg) Maris Otter
1.75 lb (794 g) flaked maize
1 lb (454 g) Heritage Crystal
0.13 lb (59 g) British roasted barley

HOPS SCHEDULE

1.25 oz (35 g) Kent Golding at 60 minutes
0.75 oz (21 g) Kent Golding at 5 minutes

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DIRECTIONS

Mash grains at 150°F (65°C) for 60 minutes. Boil for 60 minutes following the hops schedule. For a gluten-reduced beer, add 10 ml (one vial) of White Labs Clarity Ferm when you pitch the yeast.

YEAST

Irish Ale

EXTRACT RECIPE

EXTRACT/GRAIN BILL/ADDITIVES

7.25 lb (3.3 kg) Maris Otter liquid extract
1 lb (454 g) Heritage Crystal
0.13 lb (59 g) British roasted barley
5 oz (142 g) table sugar at 5 minutes

HOPS SCHEDULE

1.25 oz (35 g) Kent Golding at 60 minutes
0.75 oz (21 g) Kent Golding at 5 minutes

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DIRECTIONS

Steep specialty grains at 155°F (68°C) for 20 minutes. Boil for 60 minutes following the hops and additives schedules. For a gluten-reduced beer, add 10 ml (one vial) of White Labs Clarity Ferm when you pitch the yeast.

YEAST

Irish Ale

Recipe courtesy of Hops & Berries (hopsandberries.com) Fort Collins, Colorado.

Interested in brewing other gluten-free beverages? Check out Issue 6 (April/May 2015) of Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine® for more about gluten-free/gluten-reduced beer, cider, and mead. Get your back issue today!

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