Honey Oat Red Ale

[MrMarbleHead]

OG: 1.059
FG: 1.010
SRM: 11.4
IBU: 13.8
Fermentation Data: Primary for 12 days at ~68deg Secondary for 14 days ~68deg
Yeast: WLP002
Base Malt: Maris Otter

Recipe Type: All Grain
Batch Size (Gallons): 11
Boiling Time (Minutes): 60
Additional Fermentation: ?cold condition?

Similar to OFlans Creamy Honey Red Ale, they were spawn of a discussion on another board. I didn't get the efficiency i was hoping for the first time around, but all in all the beer was quite good and finished close to what I was shooting for. It is a sweeter beer with a strong honey overtone from the honey malt, and I think that the Oat Malt adds a nice roundness to the finish of the beer. The color was right on to what I was aiming for, a nice deep amber red. I think that the noble hops really helped to balance and not overpower the beer.

Grain:
15lbs Maris Otter
7lbs Oat Malt
3lbs Honey Malt
3lbs Carared (20L)
.25lbs Crystal 120L

Hops:
1oz EKG 60min
.5oz EKG 20min
.5oz Styrian 20min
.5oz Styrian Flame out

Yeast:
WLP002

Mash:
Single Step at 150 for 60 min (1.25 to 1 ratio), sparge 170.

[Ó Flannagáin]

I really enjoyed both yours and mine. Was a great concept that turned into a really good beer.

[MrMarbleHead]

Round two on this one, Brewing it up this weekend. No major changes to the recipe. I will have to find some hop substitutions though, I am pretty sure that the LHBS won't have what I need. Also I should get better Eff with my new mash tun so I can hit my original numbers I was shooting for, 1.065-1.070 range.

Updates to follow.

[MrMarbleHead]

Putting in an order for the couple of malts I am missing to brew this one up this weekend, should be good, gonna do the Old Ale and the HORA, Probably one on Sat and one on Sunday.

[MrMarbleHead]

Just pulled a sample off of the latest batch of this and, DAMN! Pitching that huge yeast cake of S-04 into this really chewed it up. Finished out in a week, at 1.012. According to beersmith it is Ringing in at 7.5% this round. Gonna have to put up a warning above the tap handle for guests :D

Tastes great, I can't wait to get this one on tap again.

[MrMarbleHead]

Just tapped the first keg of the HORA, and it is really tasty this year. The Alcohol notes that I picked up at kegging have faded and is very smooth and drinkable now.

[mburtis]

hmm might have try this one. I tried O'flans version and everyone loved it. That was like the brew day from god, everything went smooth, every number was hit exactly and it was a damn good beer. guess ill add this one to the list