Dustin Frothman Posted April 18, 2021 Report Share Posted April 18, 2021 Very good, though like the Coopers Dark Ale I think it will be even better at 3 months. Awesome colour. I’d like to dry hop next time a little like the Revolution Dark Lager to assist with head retention and for a bit of aroma. Say 20g or so in a hop ball. @Captain 3 Droids which hop pellet do you think would compliment this one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted April 18, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2021 24 minutes ago, Dustin Frothman said: Very good, though like the Coopers Dark Ale I think it will be even better at 3 months. Awesome colour. I’d like to dry hop next time a little like the Revolution Dark Lager to assist with head retention and for a bit of aroma. Say 20g or so in a hop ball. @Captain 3 Droids which hop pellet do you think would compliment this one? The Amarillo at 20g is great with 10g galaxy. I know you like your hops but this one is great if not over powered. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Frothman Posted April 18, 2021 Report Share Posted April 18, 2021 Just now, Captain 3 Droids said: The Amarillo at 20g is great with 10g galaxy. I know you like your hops but this one is great if not over powered. Thank you. I changed the photo as was trying to capture the colour a little better. It’s very crimson. 🤩 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Frothman Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 Second keg at 13 weeks secondary. Very true to the style. Particularly if served at 7 degrees. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Pretty Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 Got this on order. Sounds like this has good bitterness. Going to hop it with 25g each of Centennial and Simcoe. Should make a nice red IPA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted August 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 8 minutes ago, Robert Pretty said: Got this on order. Sounds like this has good bitterness. Going to hop it with 25g each of Centennial and Simcoe. Should make a nice red IPA. Hop combination sounds good, should be a nice brew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Collingwood Posted September 7, 2021 Report Share Posted September 7, 2021 Has anyone done the Irish red in a kegerator with nitrogen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted September 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2021 12 minutes ago, Greg Collingwood said: Has anyone done the Irish red in a kegerator with nitrogen No, only with bottle Co2, did pour with a creamy head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eltham Brauhaus Posted October 21, 2021 Report Share Posted October 21, 2021 I have just tried my 5 month old Irish Red Ale and while it was OK, it was nothing to write home about. A little too bland for me. Maybe that's just the style of that beer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Pretty Posted October 21, 2021 Report Share Posted October 21, 2021 That's the reason I hopped mind with 35g each of Simcoe and Centennial. Heard it has a nice bitterness to it. Still a few weeks away from trying one thou. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Pretty Posted November 12, 2021 Report Share Posted November 12, 2021 (edited) Irish Red hopped with 35g of Centennial and Simcoe. This is interesting, great colour, not super hoppy, nice bitter after taste. Not heavy like some hopped IPA's, very light body. Could really session on this. Bugger piss head Sunday. Could be a piss head Friday night 😊🍻. Edited November 12, 2021 by Robert Pretty 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Frothman Posted November 12, 2021 Report Share Posted November 12, 2021 28 minutes ago, Robert Pretty said: Irish Red hopped with 35g of Centennial and Simcoe. This is interesting, great colour, not super hoppy, nice bitter after taste. Not heavy like some hopped IPA's, very light body. Could really session on this. Bugger piss head Sunday. Could be a piss head Friday night 😊🍻. Looks good. I may have to give this one another go and use your hop combination some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted February 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2022 Have not this one for ages, in the Droid today. Although the recipe doesn’t call for any dry hops I’m going to give it 20g of Styrian Gold on day 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted May 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2022 On 10/2/22 at 7:32 AM, Captain 3 Droids said: Have not this one for ages, in the Droid today. Although the recipe doesn’t call for any dry hops I’m going to give it 20g of Styrian Gold on day 5. Just tapped after 14 weeks. Delicious in flavour and the 20g of Styrian hops have added mouthfeel and a smooth bitter finish. It has matured well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted May 22, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2022 At 9 weeks, just superb. coffee, chocolate, smooth finish. Delightful drink, great looking ale, redish hue, creamy head… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J P Posted May 22, 2022 Report Share Posted May 22, 2022 2 hours ago, Captain 3 Droids said: At 9 weeks, just superb. coffee, chocolate, smooth finish. Delightful drink, great looking ale, redish hue, creamy head… Looks scrumptious. Have been very curious about this one 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted May 22, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2022 4 minutes ago, J P said: Looks scrumptious. Have been very curious about this one Its really worth a go 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Posted August 10, 2022 Report Share Posted August 10, 2022 Just started this one and changed my ISP (and wifi) so I have to actually go outside to check the droid like a savage. Curious to see if I get overflow given the Y2 - is that a Nottingham ale yeast or similar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted August 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2022 9 minutes ago, Wolf said: Just started this one and changed my ISP (and wifi) so I have to actually go outside to check the droid like a savage. Curious to see if I get overflow given the Y2 - is that a Nottingham ale yeast or similar? Y2 = T-58 yeast. Suitable mainly for British and Belgium style brews. Good with wheat based recipes as well. ”The right phenolic yeast for English & Belgian-style ales. Specialty brewer's yeast selected for its strong fermentation character, intense fruity and phenolic flavors – especially banana, clove and peppery notes. Suitable for a great variety of wheat-base beers and fruity-spicy oriented styles.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Posted August 12, 2022 Report Share Posted August 12, 2022 On 11/08/2022 at 7:51 AM, Captain 3 Droids said: Y2 = T-58 yeast. Suitable mainly for British and Belgium style brews. Good with wheat based recipes as well. ”The right phenolic yeast for English & Belgian-style ales. Specialty brewer's yeast selected for its strong fermentation character, intense fruity and phenolic flavors – especially banana, clove and peppery notes. Suitable for a great variety of wheat-base beers and fruity-spicy oriented styles.” Literally the yeast I used for my dunkel/abbey hybrid, didn't overflow on that at high temp but did on the Polski chocolate porter at low temps. Weird. Hopefully this brew finishes quickly, I'm having separation anxiety due to being unable to monitor it remotely. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquid Gold Posted December 26, 2022 Report Share Posted December 26, 2022 Hi all. Thinking of the Irish red next. Is this supposed to be like a Kilkenny Or Guinness? I.e when I keg do I carbonate it? (Or if I bottle it, don’t add the dextrose to my swing tops) so it serves flat? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted December 26, 2022 Report Share Posted December 26, 2022 Kilkenny, 1 hour ago, Liquid Gold said: Hi all. Thinking of the Irish red next. Is this supposed to be like a Kilkenny Or Guinness? I.e when I keg do I carbonate it? (Or if I bottle it, don’t add the dextrose to my swing tops) so it serves flat? Thanks Kilkenny Four Leaf is kinda like Guiness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquid Gold Posted December 26, 2022 Report Share Posted December 26, 2022 Thanks Rob. Sorry. My question was a bit indirect. I’ll try again. im wondering specifically about carbonation. Im assuming this red (and the four leaf you referred to) is a similarity to Kilkenny (and guinness respectively) in relation to carbonation and so wondering when I keg/bottle the red (and eventually the four leaf) that I don’t carbonate and simply serve from the keg/bottle after conditioning time is up? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick33 Posted January 1, 2023 Report Share Posted January 1, 2023 On 14/5/2022 at 8:43 PM, Captain 3 Droids said: Just tapped after 14 weeks. Delicious in flavour and the 20g of Styrian hops have added mouthfeel and a smooth bitter finish. It has matured well. At what point did you dry hop with the 20g Of Styrian? I just started my Irish Red last night and was surprised to find no hops at all. Although this is my first brew with the droid, I have done about a dozen extract batches and not once have I not put hops in a beer. One thing is for sure, this droid is badass! 12 hours in and fermentation has started. I haven’t been so happy to get a push notification in a long time! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thagomizer Posted January 2, 2023 Report Share Posted January 2, 2023 Geno, The Irish Red Ale brewprint does not expect any additional hops. If you had programed it for dry hopping, the droid would alert you when to add the dry hops. This would have required a "custom" setting and you would need to enter the temperatures and set the dry-hop slider to yes. As it is, I would recommend adding the hops at about 5 days. Then when the droid says it is finished, set it to "store" mode for a day or two. This will "cold crash" the brew and help settle the hops debris to the bottom. This would be automatic if the dry-hop slider had been set to yes. This setting is assumed on brewprint programs that include dry hops. Now, comes the question of filtering out the dry hops at kegging/bottling time. There are several options: Buy the BrewArt filter but order the fine mesh cylinder from Bouncer. (My preference) Use a "hop bomb" (closed SS screen container for the hops). This is the preferred method by @Eltham Brewing House Put the hops in a clean muslin bag (weighted down with a few SS ball bearings.) This is @Captain 3 Droids 's preferred method. Successful cold crashing almost eliminates the need for the above filtering techniques. 😀 Happy brewing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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