Rich & Bobs Honey Red

Source: Bob Scogins
Recipe added: 07/03/99
Email: rrscgns@adnc.com
URL: www.adnc.com/web3/rrscgns/bob.htm

I have found that this recipe works well with any good liquid ale yeast, but the very best results seem to be with White Labs California Ale, or English Ale. Remember, if you are doing 5 gals, split everything in half. I brew it 6 times a year, and it never lasts long in my neighborhood. Enjoy.

Specifics

Recipe type: All Grain
Batch Size: 10 gallons
Starting Gravity: 1063
Finishing Gravity: 1.012
Time in Boil: 60 min.
Primary Fermentation: 7 days
Secondary Fermentation: 7 days
Additional Fermentation: none

Ingredients:

18 lbs Domestic 2 row
2 lbs Belgian Cara-Munich
12 oz Chocolate malt
6 oz Roasted Barley
3 lbs Honey
1 oz Northern Brewer 6.9 AA 60 min
1 oz Cascade 4.9 AA 10 min
4 oz Willamette 4.4 AA 5 min
1 oz Cascade 4.9 AA steep
2 oz Chinook 10.9 AA dry hop 1 week in secondary
1oz in each carboy
Yeast: see notes

Procedure:

Single infusion mash in 28 qts at 155 degrees for 60 min. Sparge with 30 qts, collect 12 gallons of wort. Boil for one hour, add hops to schedule. Add honey as soon as you turn off heat and add the last hops, stir well.

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