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Irish Red Ale | 5 Gallon Beer Recipe Kit | Extract

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    • One of our best-selling kits of all time, Irish Red Ale is decidedly malt-forward with a distinct caramel flavor
    • Includes Northern Brewer and Willamette hops
    • Estimated ABV: 4.8%
    • Estimated IBUs: 39-46
    • Makes 5 gallons of finished beer

    Our Irish Red Ale recipe is hard to nail down as any specific style—similar to a big Amber Ale, but it's so unusual it does not really fit within any category. Malt character utterly dominates this beer's flavor profile, containing dark Crystal malts, including Special B, and a pinch of Roasted Barley for a deep, red color and a very distinctive caramel flavor. Irish Red Ale has been one of our most popular ingredient kits for many years, and continues to receive a lot of positive feedback from satisfied customers to this day. If you're going to be venturing into new realms of taste discovery, this is a winning ticket we can solidly recommend!

    • Makes 5 gallons
    • Estimated Original Gravity: 1.046-53
    • SRM (Color Range): 20-22
    • IBUs: 39-46
    • Estimated Alcohol Percentage: 4.5-5.0%


     

    Our recipe kits DO NOT include grain bags, yeast or priming sugar. To find our yeast recommendations, choose your preferred kit option above and then select the drop-down menu under “Yeast Options”.  For more info, click on the recommended yeast(s) below in the “You Might Also Need” section below. All included steeping grains will come milled.
     
    Liquid Malt Extract (LME) vs. Dried Malt Extract (DME)
    MoreBeer! recipe kits are offered in both Liquid Malt Extract and Dry Malt Extract so that our customers can choose the format that best suits their needs and brewing style. LME is a viscous liquid, similar in consistency to maple syrup. In addition to being the more affordable option, many brewers find LME easier to handle than dry extract. DME is more condensed and comes in a powder format that is similar to baking flour. Although it’s a little more costly, DME is naturally lighter in color and stays fresher for longer. We highly recommend DME when brewing light colored beers.
     
     

     

    Irish Red Ale | 5 Gallon Beer Recipe Kit | Extract

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        Description

        • One of our best-selling kits of all time, Irish Red Ale is decidedly malt-forward with a distinct caramel flavor
        • Includes Northern Brewer and Willamette hops
        • Estimated ABV: 4.8%
        • Estimated IBUs: 39-46
        • Makes 5 gallons of finished beer

        Our Irish Red Ale recipe is hard to nail down as any specific style—similar to a big Amber Ale, but it's so unusual it does not really fit within any category. Malt character utterly dominates this beer's flavor profile, containing dark Crystal malts, including Special B, and a pinch of Roasted Barley for a deep, red color and a very distinctive caramel flavor. Irish Red Ale has been one of our most popular ingredient kits for many years, and continues to receive a lot of positive feedback from satisfied customers to this day. If you're going to be venturing into new realms of taste discovery, this is a winning ticket we can solidly recommend!

        • Makes 5 gallons
        • Estimated Original Gravity: 1.046-53
        • SRM (Color Range): 20-22
        • IBUs: 39-46
        • Estimated Alcohol Percentage: 4.5-5.0%


         

        Our recipe kits DO NOT include grain bags, yeast or priming sugar. To find our yeast recommendations, choose your preferred kit option above and then select the drop-down menu under “Yeast Options”.  For more info, click on the recommended yeast(s) below in the “You Might Also Need” section below. All included steeping grains will come milled.
         
        Liquid Malt Extract (LME) vs. Dried Malt Extract (DME)
        MoreBeer! recipe kits are offered in both Liquid Malt Extract and Dry Malt Extract so that our customers can choose the format that best suits their needs and brewing style. LME is a viscous liquid, similar in consistency to maple syrup. In addition to being the more affordable option, many brewers find LME easier to handle than dry extract. DME is more condensed and comes in a powder format that is similar to baking flour. Although it’s a little more costly, DME is naturally lighter in color and stays fresher for longer. We highly recommend DME when brewing light colored beers.
         
         

         

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        KIT145-KIT445-Irish Red Ale(QR)
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        • 5 stars: 43 (88%)
        • 4 stars: 4 (8%)
        • 3 stars: 2 (4%)
        • 2 stars: 0 (0%)
        • 1 star: 0 (0%)
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        CEDAR VALLEY-JON W.
        One of our best batches!

        Brewed for my daughters wedding and everyone loved this batch.

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        Donald R M.
        Okay, not our favorite

        Thought we'd give it a try, but not our favorite.

        A
        ANTHONY G.
        Brewing Kit

        Best investment, beer tastes great better than any beer you buy in stores and costs lees to make yourself

        S
        Sy N.
        No Irish Luck Needed!

        Great kit! Everything came packaged up nicely and the directions were easy to follow. This is really great for someone new to home brewing because I came into the hobby knowing nothing about beer other than I don't like Budweiser. The brew day went well, fermentation got a little stuck, but overall the end result is a great beer! I would buy this kit again.

        R
        Rick R.
        Great kit for a tasty and easy brew.

        Great kit for an easy brew. Taste and color were very good. I’ve received positive feedback and requests for more when sharing bottles with friends. Highly recommend.

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        Frank S.
        Great Irish Red Ale

        We just finished drinking the first batch and it had great flavor and was a hit for everyone that tried it.

        M
        Matthew B.
        Fantastic Red Ale

        By far my favorite kit I have tried to date. Wasn't sure how I would like it so I started with the 1 gallon, but had to brew the 5 gallon soon after. An easy to follow recipe. Highly recommend this kit

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        XC Race Yucaipa
        Spot-on Red

        This Irish Red kit turned out great!Great flavor and color. With a proper label on the bottle you’d never know it was homebrew. I’ll make this again for sure.

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        Tom B.

        Easy to brew. Great tasting beer.

        T
        Todd S.
        Very Good Red Ale

        Pitched the yeast a month ago and force carbonated. The beer has very good color and malt flavor. It’s continuing to improve with tim and is a very good Red Ale. It’s earned a spot in the rotation.

        J
        Jerry Wagner
        Irish Red

        This was my first brew in many months and I wanted to start with a kit. Eveything was there and batch is in carboy bubbling away. Once I have a taste then I will know more

        C
        CEDAR VALLEY-JON W.
        nice flavor

        Dark red color, zesty taste with a light hop finish.

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        Nick F.
        One of my favorites!

        I have made this kit several times and I believe it will be permanent on one of my taps. A favorite with company that doesn't last very long. I have used several different types of yeast but prefer Nottingham. A big kit with big flavor.

        P
        Peter F.

        Great tasting beer, comments from friends tell me I'll make this again...

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        John Watzke
        Great beer

        I made this beer several times and has always been great. This batch is still brewing but I'm sure it will be great also. I made the extract kit only because I ordered it by mistake instead of the full grain. I've make full grain now but both kits are great!

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        Joshua C.

        I've drank so much of this that I actually don't like it anymore. But everyone I've shared it with wants more! They're insatiable animals!

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        Fraser M.
        Relaxing Experience Brewing this batch of Irish Red!

        Shipment was received from MoreBeer in 3 days. I brewed that night! 7 days in primary fermenter, then racked to secondary for 7 more days. Fermented at 65F. At bottling, the Irish Red looked clear, with lovely aroma. Currenty maturing at 76F post bottling....can’t wait to start popping caps in 2 more weeks!

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        Paul K.
        Irish Red Ale

        My past experience with Irish red has been excellent. I have tried another online distributor who shall remain nameless but they are from the Midwest. I thought that the more beer was better tasting. It is currently fermenting so I can’t give a definitive answer yet. Give me a couple of weeks and the answer will be in

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        CodeSection
        Just OK

        It was nothing special. It is different, just not to my liking.

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        todd b.
        Awesome

        This one delivers. Great color, great taste, easy to drink. On point with the style. 5.2% for me. Won't last long. Will buy this again.

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        Wade S.
        Irish Red Ale

        This turned out very good. A very dark red color with all the Irish Red flavor. It's been getting even better with age.

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        Brent M.
        very good

        I will brew this again, lots of flavors. I am looking for the staple red I will always have on tap. Yours is one of the better ones.

        W
        William P
        Irish Red

        Beer came out excellent, Christmas gift for my son. He likes it very much. Great flavor.

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        patrick craig w.
        Irish Red Ale extract kit

        This was a very good beer. I fermented around 64deg and it turned out smooth and very refreshing. I will deffinently make it again.

        M
        Maple City Brewer
        My signature brew

        Great tasting easy making Ale. Great tasting malt with a nice touch of hops. My friends and fellow home brewers all ask for this one.

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        ajnorton
        A+++ Would brew again

        I've made a few beer kits and this is the best one yet. Color is nice, lots of flavor from the dark grains without a lot of bitterness. It ended up a little cloudy, but I think I failed to cool the wort down fast enough. Creamy texture with a nice layer of foam on top.I used a single packet of S-05 yeast, worked great!

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        Bryce
        Best kit I've made

        I completely forgot about this beer. I made this beer in August. Kegged it in March. I have made probably 10 home brews of different styles and this is the best I have had. I would recommend this kit to anyone who wants a nice malty easy to drink beer.

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        amishplumber
        Talk about getting you money's worth!!!

        Love this kit. Very healthy grain portions and a simply wonderful end product. Its the one I grab first every time! I make a lot of beer, but I make the MOST of this one...Superb product!

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        sirtrgreen
        Might have been good

        This was my first time brewing and it came out terrible. This kit is definitely not fool prof. The taste is sour on the finish and I don't think any amount of time conditioning will help it. The problem was my burner in the house wasn't hot enough to bring 3 gallons of wort to a boil, so I ended up over cooking it. That said, I did learn a lot about the process and what not to do. The flavor of the beer is there with good head retention but the off flavor at the end just kills it. I cooked up a batch of October fest this weekend using my outdoor burner and everything went by the book. We'll see if I have learned anything in a couple weeks.

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        Paul L
        Great tasting!

        Excellent taste, highly reccomended.

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        Jessica R
        Go to brew.

        This beer is easy to brew and the results are fantastic. Great malty flavor and this always goes fast.

        C
        CHRIS A
        excellent recipe

        Wonderful beer, excellent color, aroma and taste.

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