Copper Hearth Irish Red Ale | Extract Recipe Kit | 5 Gallons

Copper Hearth Irish Red Ale Recipe Kit | Extract | 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 | Extract | 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 extract version keeps the brew day shorter while using steeped specialty grains to build the beer's copper color, caramel depth, and light roast dryness.

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:

• Briess CBW® Golden Light LME | 3.3 lbs Liquid Malt Extract: 2
• 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
• Muslin Steeping Bag 5 x 15 for Grains, Hops and Spices: 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 Extract Version

Choose the extract version if you want a more accessible brew day with the same Irish red direction. The extract supplies the main fermentables, while the steeping grains provide color, caramel, toast, and the dry finish that keeps the beer balanced.

Default grain handling: Included steeping grains are milled by default and packed together for the recipe 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 all-grain recipe kit.