Style: Imperial Red Ale
All StylesStyle Profile based on 20 recipes
BU:GU
1.13
Hops
9.9 g/L
Style Guidelines Brewers Association 2021
OG 1.085
FG 1.016
IBU 96
ABV 9.2%
SRM
Common Additions
- 100% Crystal (12%)
- 90% Pale (79%)
- 80% Toast (7%)
- 30% Roast (1%)
- 25% Pilsner (29%)
% of Imperial Red Ale recipes using each malt category (addition % in brackets)
Common Hops
- 55% Columbus
- 40% Centennial
- 25% Citra
- 20% Simcoe
- 20% Chinook
- 15% Cascade
- 15% Falconer's Flight
- 15% Amarillo
- 15% Cryo - Mosaic
- 15% Cryo Pop Original Blend
% of Imperial Red Ale recipes using each hop
Common Fermentables
- 45% Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L
- 30% Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L
- 30% Munich Dark (BestMälz)
- 30% Caramunich I (Weyermann)
- 30% BEST Red X (BESTMALZ)
- 30% Carared
- 20% Cara-Pils/Dextrine
- 20% Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L
- 20% Pale Malt, Maris Otter
- 15% Wheat, Flaked
Colour = malt category · bar = % of recipes
Common Yeasts
- 30% California Ale Yeast (WLP001) White Labs
- 15% American Ale (1056) Wyeast Labs
- 15% Safale American (US-05) Fermentis
- 15% Mangrove Jack's Hophead Ale M66
% of Imperial Red Ale recipes using each strain