St. Patty's Day

[stanze]

Does anyone have a good all grain Irish beer recipe they would like to share? I'm looking to brew something for St. Patty's day this year.

Thanks!

[dvdaniels]

I have one that is kind of unconventional but always gets rave reviews.

Recipe: Murphys Irish red
Brewer:
Asst Brewer:
Style: Irish Red Ale
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (35.0) Excellent irish red but just a little dark.

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 5.00 gal
Boil Size: 6.82 gal
Estimated OG: 1.063 SG
Estimated Color: 17.4 SRM
Estimated IBU: 24.5 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 65.00 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
10.00 lb Pilsner (2 Row) Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain 76.16 %
2.00 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 15.23 %
1.00 lb Oats, Flaked (1.0 SRM) Grain 7.62 %
0.13 lb Roasted Barley (300.0 SRM) Grain 0.99 %
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (60 min) Hops 19.3 IBU
0.30 oz Centennial [10.00 %] (15 min) Hops 5.2 IBU
0.13 oz Ginger Root (Boil 12.0 min) Misc
0.25 oz Orange Peel, Bitter (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs Irish Ale (White Labs #WLP004) Yeast-Ale


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Light Body
Total Grain Weight: 13.13 lb
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Single Infusion, Light Body
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
75 min Mash In Add 16.41 qt of water at 161.4 F 150.0 F
10 min Mash Out Add 10.50 qt of water at 200.2 F 168.0 F

[bmock]

Wow. Ginger/Orange/Oat with lots of caramel. Hopped with Americans using the lesser AA first and then fermented on Irish yeast. I think you win the prize. That has first place in the Unconventional Beer contest.

[dvdaniels]

Its one of those "you wont believe it until you try it" beers. The only thing I did not like is it wound up on the darker shade but since it probably wont win any competitions (due to its unconventional nature) I leave the recipe as it is.