A couple tweaks to my Red Ale recipe

Beer Recipes
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I dropped the 2 oz of black roasted barley for color and used 2 oz of chocolate malt instead. Usually I FWH with an ounce of cascade then flavor and dry hop with UK Fuggles. But this time I used Goldings for everything instead. Also I don’t think I am going to dry hop this batch.

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Recipe: Ralph’s Knucklehead Red with goldings
Brewer: Roger
Asst Brewer: Ralph the Wonderdog
Style: Irish Red Ale
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (30.0)

Recipe Specifications

Boil Size: 6.20 gal
Post Boil Volume: 5.20 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.00 gal 
Bottling Volume: 5.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.052 SG
Estimated Color: 15.3 SRM
Estimated IBU: 29.1 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 72.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:

Amt                  Name                                    Type          #        %/IBU       
9 lbs                Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM)          Grain        1        88.9 %       
12.0 oz              Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM)    Grain        2        7.4 %       
4.0 oz                Special B Malt (180.0 SRM)              Grain        3        2.5 %       
2.0 oz                Chocolate Malt (450.0 SRM)              Grain        4        1.2 %       
0.80 oz              Goldings, East Kent [6.40 %] - First Wor Hop          5        22.9 IBUs   
1.20 oz              Goldings, East Kent [6.40 %] - Boil 5.0  Hop          6        6.2 IBUs     
1.0 pkg              SafAle English Ale (DCL/Fermentis #S-04) Yeast        7        -

Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Light Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 10 lbs 2.0 oz

2

Red is in my to do list, but the last one disappointed me so much I’ve put it in the maybe some day list. Working on a perfect IPA, APA, and Blonde first.

I kept coming up with a fruity note I just can’t tolerate!

3

I bet the Special B adds a nice malty sweet touch.  Have you found this to be true?  I use 4-6 oz. of C-120 but may try the Special B next time.

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Yes I have bboy. I have been using it in my red ales for years. I actually had my recipe perfected but decided to do a little tweaking anyway. I am not sure why.