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Gnarly Red Rooster 
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| Brewer: Ron "bluesman" Price | |
| Batch Size: 5.50 gal | Style: Imperial Red Ale (A) |
| Boil Size: 8.26 gal | Style Guide: BJCP 2008 |
| Color: 16.1 SRM | Equipment: Bluesman 1000 |
| Bitterness: 96.7 IBUs | Boil Time: 90 min |
| Est OG: 1.074 (17.9° P) | Mash Profile: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge |
| Est FG: 1.010 SG (2.5° P) | Fermentation: Ale, Single Stage |
| ABV: 8.5% | Taste Rating: 30.0 |
| Amount | Name | Type | # |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.00 oz | Rice Hulls (0.0 SRM) | Adjunct | 1 |
| 3 lbs 12.00 oz | Munich Malt - Dark (20.0 SRM) | Grain | 2 |
| 3 lbs 12.00 oz | Pilsner (2 Row) Ger (2.0 SRM) | Grain | 3 |
| 3 lbs 12.00 oz | Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) | Grain | 4 |
| 8.00 oz | Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) | Grain | 5 |
| 8.00 oz | Carared (20.0 SRM) | Grain | 6 |
| 4.00 oz | Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 SRM) | Grain | 7 |
| 2.00 oz | English Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) | Grain | 8 |
| 1 lbs 8.00 oz | Cane (Beet) Sugar (0.0 SRM) | Sugar | 9 |
| 1.50 oz | Columbus (Tomahawk) [16.1%] - Boil 60 min | Hops | 10 |
| 1.00 oz | Mt. Hood [7.5%] - Boil 20 min | Hops | 11 |
| 1.00 items | Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15 min) | Misc | 12 |
| 1.00 oz | Falconer's Flight [11.4%] - Boil 15 min | Hops | 13 |
| 1.00 oz | Centennial [10.9%] - Boil 10 min | Hops | 14 |
| 0.75 oz | Amarillo [10.8%] - Steep 0 min | Hops | 15 |
| 0.75 oz | Centennial [10.9%] - Steep 0 min | Hops | 16 |
| 0.75 oz | Columbus (Tomahawk) [16.1%] - Steep 0 min | Hops | 17 |
| 1.0 pkgs | California Ale (White Labs #WLP001) | Yeast | 18 |
| 1.00 tsp | Yeast Nutrient (Primary 3 days) | Misc | 19 |
| 1.00 oz | Centennial [10.1%] - Dry Hop 0 days | Hops | 20 |
| 0.75 oz | Amarillo [9.5%] - Dry Hop 0 days | Hops | 21 |
| 0.75 oz | Simcoe [13.0%] - Dry Hop 0 days | Hops | 22 |
Taste Notes
11/3/2012 -Used Imperial Red Ale water profile for 10gal total - Poland Spring Water -mashout @ 168F -collected 4gal first runnings -Utilized Fly Sparging for the first time -added 2oz English Chocolate over top of mash just prior to fly sparge -fly sparged 4gal @ 186F -pre-boil volume = 7.75gal -pre-boil 13.6Plato=1.054 -used Hop Rocket for finishing/aroma hopsRatings
I brewed this for a competition this weekend at a local brewery. I scaled it up to 12.5 gallons and it went well. I ended up using san diego super yeast due to the high alcohol content
by FirstStateBrewer