Hot Head Red (AB Clone)
Specifics
General Information
Method: Partial Mash
Comments

9/15/07 - I had some trouble chilling the wort down to pitching temps (tap water was 80 degrees) which I think contributed to the flavor and aroma hop character being somewhat absent from the fermenting wort.

9/17/07 - Added dry hops, 1.5 oz Chinook to primary at 24 hours after pitching yeast.

9/25/07 - Transferred to secondary, tastes of alcohol and strong (but not overpowering) Chinook flavors.  I'm sure 3+ weeks in the secondary will mellow out the hops and let the malts come through. Color was a bit more orange than the real AB.  I have read that adding some crushed beano tablets can help bring the FG down a bit (Wikipedia Link) so I think I'm going to give this a shot, to squeeze a bit more alcohol out of the batch and get a more reasonable FG. 

9/29/07 - Took a gravity reading and sampled some with my new beer thief, the beano dropped it a few more points and the dry hop flavoring is already dying down.  The stuff is good though, real good.  I could drink the rest of the batch warm and uncarbed for all I care. 

10/8/07 - Transferred into a corny keg to further condition before carbonating.  There was a very fine sediment left at the bottom of the seconday, probably from dry hopping. Will take one last gravity reading when I hook up the gas to force carb the keg. 

12/7/07 - Poured last glass, had a bit of sediment at the bottom, perhaps from dry hopping.

Recipe
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Extracts
3.00 pounds Munton's Amber DME 27.3% of grist
6.00 pounds Briess Light DME 54.5% of grist
9.00 pounds Total Extract Weight 81.8% of grist
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Grains
0.50 pounds 4.5% of grist
0.50 pounds 4.5% of grist
0.50 pounds 4.5% of grist
0.50 pounds 4.5% of grist
2.00 pounds Total Grain Weight 18.2% of grist
Miscellaneous Ingredients (Non-Fermentable)
2 Tblsp. Irish Moss @ 60 minutes (Boil)  
Reference
Hops
1.00 ounces 12.2% Pellets @ 75 minutes
Type: Bittering
Use: Boil
12.2 AAUs
1.00 ounces 12% Pellets @ 0 minutes
Type: Aroma
Use: Dry Hop
12 AAUs
2.00 ounces Total Hop Weight 24.2 AAUs
1 Review
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Review by Cara
Aroma: 12 out of 12 Nice aroma
Appearance: 3 out of 3 very nice, clear red color. Head was great, texture was rough at first but smooth going down.
Flavor: 20 out of 20 great balance. First taste had a good strong flavor and left a medium aftertaste; not overpowering. Delicious!!!
Mouthfeel: 5 out of 5 Creamy, cold, great body
Overall Impression: 10 out of 10 Best one yet. Look forward to it again or something similar
Cumulative Score: 50 out of 50 Outstanding
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