owner: Michael Erwin | started: 02/11/2008 | last updated: 05/26/2008
Recipe: | status: Finished
2/21/2008 - Pitched 9:30 PM, with OG: 1.050.
2/22/2008 - Activity started some time this afternoon.
2/23/2008 - Blow-off done this morning. Surprisingly quick, I hope everything's working.
2/28/2008 - SG: 1.018. Apparent attenuation: 64%. Seems like the yeast has given up. Should use secondary fermentation, but I don't have the equipment. So, I bottled it anyway. The hydro sample (always finds its way into my mouth!) was incredible. It was exactly what I expected an Irish Red to be, except 10 times better. Looking forward to this one. Harvested 2 bottles of G2 yeast, stored in garage with s-locks.
3/6/2008 - Great beer, with a nice bitter bite. A little on the heavy side, definitely should've used 2ndary.
3/27/2008 - This has matured into an awesome Irish Red Ale. The hop profile is aggressive for this style, so much so that I might call it an Irish-American Red Ale :) Still a bit heavy, but definitely this recipe will be used again, with some modifications.
4/11/2008 - Only four bottles left, and saving them for a special occasion later this summer. I hate to see this one go!!! Boo hoo. I can't wait to try this one again and get it right. It was so good as imperfect as it was.
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