Red beer recipe?

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BeyerDyke Irish Red
http://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=49120

The rest of the HBT recipe database is here... there may be a couple other reds stashed in there somewhere...
http://www.homebrewtalk.com/forumdisplay.php?f=82

And if nothing else, you can ask for a recipe, someone will surely have one to your liking...
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2 cans (3.3 lbs ea.) John Bull light extract or equivalent
1/2 lb. Victory toasted malt
1 lb 80 lovibond crystal malt
2 oz Kent Goldings Hops (about 5-6%alpha acid)
2 oz. Willamette hops (5-6% alpha acid)
2 pks Munton's dry yeast (ale)

Steep grains in 2 gal. H2O - on low heat for 30 min until the
"tea" turns copper colored

Remove grains (either use a grain bag or strain into a different vessel).
Increase heat to high , stir in extract and bring to boil.
Add 2 oz. Goldings hops, boil for 45 min.
Add 1 oz. Willamette hops, continue boil for 15 min.
Add last oz of Willamette hops, turn off heat and steep
for 2 min.

Sparge wort into fermanting vessel. Add cold water to
make 5 gal. in volume. Pitch yeast when cool.
Ferment to completion, rack off into clean vessel, leaving trub on the bottom and bottle.

Bottling instructions:
Dissolve 5oz of corn sugar in hot water, add to racked off wort. Bottle as normal.

This will make a nice deep "red" beer that is not too heavy and easy to drink while being pleasantly hopped - akin to an English "Special Bitter"....Show more

This is my Fave Red Beer!


INGREDIENTS
1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle beer
1 (5.5 ounce) can tomato-vegetable juice cocktail
1 dash Louisiana-style hot sauce
1 dash Worcestershire sauce
1 pinch seasoning salt

DIRECTIONS
In a frozen beer mug combine tomato-vegetable juice, hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce and seasoning salt. Pour in cold beer....Show more

Sorry, I don't home brew.


**Peachy, that looks like a good recipe for a Red Eye, thanks I will have to try it....Show more