Rhesus Ruby Ale

Rhesus Ruby Ale

Smooth, malty and delicious, with a lovely deep red colour.

If you like a Hobgoblin, you should like this

Method

1. Steep speciality grains in 15 pints water at 60-65C for 30 mins.
2. Remove grains. Allow to drain into boil.
3. Add LME, stir to dissolve, make to 20 pints and bring to rolling boil.
4. Add 20g each of Fuggles and Styrian Hops. Maintain rolling boil. Start timer.
5. At 30 mins add another 20g each Fuggles and Styrian Hops Moss.
6. At 45 mins add 1 teaspoon Irish Moss.
7. At 58 mins add add another 10g each Fuggles and Styrian Hops Moss.
8. At 60 mins, turn the heat off.
9. Chill wort.
10. Strain into primary fermenter. Make to 40 pints. Estimated OG 1056
11. Add yeast. Ferment. (7 days, 20C )
12. Transfer to secondary fermenter. Ferment. (14 days, 20C).
13. At SG 1013 or so...Keg to 30psi. Or bottle with teaspoon of sugar for each bottle, or equivalent syrup..
14. Age. 3 weeks at 16C . If you can wait.
14. Enjoy
15. Post what its like/suggestions for improvement.

Ingredients

  • 3.48 kg Pale Liquid Extract (15.8 EBC)
  • 170g Cara-Pils/Dextrine (3.9 EBC)
  • 150g Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (118.2 EBC)
  • 90g Chocolate Malt (886.5 EBC) Grain 2.31 %
  • 20 g Fuggles Hops [4.50% Alpha Acids]
  • 20 g Styrian Goldings Hops [5.00 %Alpha Acids]
  • 20 gm Styrian Goldings
  • 20 g Fuggles
  • 10 g Fuggles
  • 10 g Styrian Goldings 1 teaspoon Irish Moss
  • 1 or 2 pks Danstar Nottingham Ale Yeast

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Philfyern said on October 22, 2010 at 3:15a.m.
US Equivalent Version - Hefty Bird set-up - 33 pint total with 20 pint boil :

6.33 lb Pale Liquid Extract (8.0 SRM)
0.31 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM)
0.27 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM)
0.16 lb Chocolate Malt (450.0 SRM)
0.59 oz Styrian Goldings
0.59 oz Fuggles
0.59 oz Styrian Goldings
0.59 oz Fuggles [4.50 %]
0.28 oz Styrian Goldings
0.28 oz Fuggles [4.50 %]
Philfyern said on October 22, 2010 at 3:17a.m.

Est Original Gravity: 1.056 SG

Est Final Gravity: 1.013 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.55 %
Bitterness: 26.1 IBU
Calories: 43 cal/pint
Est Color: 16.8 SRM

Heftybird said on October 24, 2010 at 10:05a.m.
Right then after we have made 'old bastard' I'll give this a go!
Deecoleman said on October 24, 2010 at 4:58p.m.
THis is inspiring me to give this beer brewing thing a go. What kind of equipment does a novice beer brewing type need?
Philfyern said on October 24, 2010 at 6:03p.m.
You would need :

A big pan-type thing to boil stuff up in - needs to be well over 20 pints.

A 25 litre or so plastic bucket to do the initial primary brew in, like this
http://www.simplynatural.org.uk/acatalog/25litre_Fermentation_Vessel_by_Youngs.html

A more enclosed bucket to do the secondary brewing in, like this
http://www.simplynatural.org.uk/acatalog/25_Litre_Wine_Fermenter.html
with a bung and airlock
http://www.simplynatural.org.uk/acatalog/Plastic_Airlock_with_Rubber_Bung.html

And a length of tubing to get from one unto t'other, like this
http://www.simplynatural.org.uk/acatalog/Syphoning_Equipment.html

You can just use a primary fermenter, but results wont be as good (lots of debate on this one).

Thats pretty much all you'll need to get beer out the end but then you'll need to bottle it. You can use the same tubing. You'll just need loads of second hand bottles. If they have a swing top, fine, if not, you'll need a crown capper like this
http://www.simplynatural.org.uk/acatalog/Crown_Bottle_Capper_Youngs.html
and some caps.

Bottling is a right pain.

Or you can buy a barrel, but they arent cheap.


For the brew, you would need the ingredients and a muslin bag.


Inessence, the brewing bit is relatively easy. The time consuming part is keeping everything clean and sterilising it before use, and bottling.



Heftybird said on October 26, 2010 at 1:02a.m.
dee,
to get started I went to my local homebrew shop and bought a basic starter kit. I then bought a kit with all the ingredients in it and followed the instructions. I used 3 kits and then decided i could freestyle it.
I now ferment it all in large glass carboys. I think i probably brew about every 6-7 weeks. I would do it more often but I simply don't have the time and I don't want to annoy karen.
Heftybird said on October 26, 2010 at 1:07a.m.
I also have a special bottling bucket with a tap on the bottom which makes bottling easier. It is still the worst aspect of beer making though....cleaning, sterilising and filling usually takes me about 3 hours.
Philfyern said on October 27, 2010 at 5:22a.m.
I agree. Buy a 'getting started' type set of equipment and then practice a few times with a kit before trying your own recipes. Maybe club together?

Philfyern said on December 16, 2010 at 6:33a.m.
And we're off. Finally got this one on one.

As a tip, pregnant wives returning from an evening out throw up when they smell this.

Should be good to drink beginning of February.