Copper Hearth Irish Red Ale | All-grain Recipe Kit | 5 Gallons

Copper Hearth Irish Red Ale Recipe Kit | All-Grain | 5 Gallon brews 5 gallons of a polished copper-red ale with gentle caramel malt, light toast, restrained earthy hops, and a clean pub-ale finish.

Copper Hearth Irish Red Ale Recipe Kit | All-Grain | 5 Gallon

Copper Hearth is built for brewers who want an Irish red ale that is flavorful but still highly drinkable. The beer should show copper color, smooth malt character, light caramel, subtle toast, and just enough roasted barley to dry the finish without turning the beer roasty or stout-like.

This all-grain version gives you full mash control over body and fermentability while building the beer around a rich Maris Otter malt base.

Recipe Profile

• Style: Irish Red Ale
• Batch size: 5 gallons
• Original gravity: 1.053
• Final gravity: 1.013
• Estimated ABV: 5.2%
• Bitterness: 25 IBU
• Color: 18 SRM

Fermentation Requirements

Recommended fermentation temperature: 64–70°F. Steady ale fermentation temperature helps prevent hot, solvent-like, or overly fruity off-flavors.

Detailed Kit Contents

The kit ships with:

• Crisp Finest Maris Otter Malt: 159 oz
• Briess Caramel 40L Malt (Crystal): 6 oz
• Briess Caramel 120L Malt (Crystal): 6 oz
• Briess Roasted Barley: 5 oz
• East Kent Golding (EKG) Hops - U.K. Grown T-90 Pellets: 2 oz
• Fermentis SafAle US-05 American Ale Dry Yeast – 11.5g Sachet: 1

Flavor and Brewing Character

Expect a smooth, malt-led pint with copper-red color, light caramel, bread-crust malt, restrained earthy-floral hop character, and a lightly dry finish. The goal is balance: enough malt to feel satisfying, enough roast to sharpen the finish, and enough bitterness to avoid sweetness.

Why Brewers Choose the All-Grain Version

Choose the all-grain version if you want the most control over mash temperature, wort composition, and the final malt profile. It is a good fit for brewers who want a classic mash/lauter brew day and a balanced pub-style ale.

Default grain handling: All-grain recipe kits are milled by default, and the grains are packed together in a single bag unless a listing or order note says otherwise.

Brewing Notes

• Keep fermentation clean: Irish red ale should let the malt profile lead without heavy yeast fruitiness.
• Do not overdo roast: Roasted barley is here for color and a light drying edge, not stout-like intensity.
• Keep carbonation moderate: A smooth pub-ale presentation fits this beer better than sharp carbonation.
• Measure partial-pack additions carefully: Some ingredient packages may include more than the recipe requires, so follow the included instructions for brew-day amounts.

Packaging Support

Bottling this batch? Use Powdered Dextrose Priming Sugar and confirm your target volumes with the Priming Sugar Calculator. Kegging instead? Use the Keg Carbonation Calculator to dial in serving pressure and carbonation temperature.

Prefer a different brew-day format? See the Copper Hearth Irish Red Ale extract recipe kit.