IRISH CREAM RED ALE (KILKENNY STYLE) All Grain Recipe Walkthrough

[@owenconnolly3041]

Wow just found this Gem of a Channel !! Really good detailed info in a fun video !! GReat soundtrack too !! Cool Vibes !!!

[@EnclaveZA]

You aren't the first person I've heard mention let's call them "growing pains" with the grainfather systems. In my country they are easily 3 times more expensive than the digiboil or brewzilla. And having went with literally the cheapest 65lt option I've had 0 issues with anything. I'm so glad I didn't buy a grainfather or even the brewzilla. Alot of extras that aren't well made and can be added to a base system for minimal extra cost. I mean my mate has gone through 1 pump and 2 display units in 3 years spending more on replacements than I payed for a whole system double his size! I absolutely love your videos this is just my experience with higher priced all in one systems.

[@Rikkus81]

Haha, I love how you don't edit out the minor mistakes and mishaps from your videos. Reminds me of Tim Allen from Home Improvement.

[@Brastuy]

Thanks for the video, you should set yourself up a keezer, easy to do cold crash transfers and heaps of room for kegs, I've just set one up that'll hold 6 kegs with room to spare, love it

[@SimpleHomeBrew]

Hi Stu, a keezer was a thought but I don't have room. I have a KegKing three keg fridge and my little fridge in the shed it works, but, the convenience of a large keezer would be so good. I have 6 kegs and sometimes it's needed.

[@77transamguy]

I love Kilkenny Irish Red! Great video!

[@SimpleHomeBrew]

It's so good!

[@donnaverhulsdonk4786]

Nicely made and informative Pierre, love this/

[@SimpleHomeBrew]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@geoffo7968]

hi Pierre, i tried wetting the grain as per many say is a good idea. I didn't notice any difference in brew. But definitely more time consuming to clean sticky rollers . Enjoyed your video as usual !!

[@SimpleHomeBrew]

Interesting! I was thinking about giving it a go but after seeing your comment I think I will give it a miss.

[@cogeek797]

Looks great! Now I want to brew an Irish Red 🤣 Except I have my toast beer sitting in a fermenter, 3 full(ish) kegs in my kegerator and a Scottish wee heavy and Irish blonde waiting in the bullpen. Plus I need to think about a dry stout for Saint Paddy's day!

[@94Vape]

Great video, my friend, been looking forward to this!! I'm not to sure but the sparge tells me your mash got a bit stuck, idk, I've had a stuck mash before once and it just trickled out when I was sparging, should gush out, not sure tho cause you're brewing on a different system. I've done a bunch of brews since last commenting, got a white wine mead coming up, an ESB with my own freshly grown EKG hops and a lutra kveik pilsner. Cheers mate!!! 👌👍🍻

[@SimpleHomeBrew]

Hey Qunny94, I wondered where you had got to. I agree with you I too feel the mash got stuck, I may need to grind my grain a little thicker next time! I still got a good result at the end so I'm happy. I am yet to use Kveik yeast of any kind I hear so many good things about it. Thanks for popping in. Cheers.

[@kroddn3511]

Wetting the grain makes the husks smoother, so that they stay intact. They should not be too wet though. So I dont think you wet them because of the dust. Cool brew!

[@gavinbuckett260]

Hey mate, nice looking brew, I’ll have a look at that on Brewfather, cheers. How come you didn’t use any Fermcap to avoid boil overs ?

[@94Vape]

How have you been going with AG, mate? Did ya end up getting a brewzilla? Kit and kilo is good, you can make some bloody good beers with that but AG gives you a bit more freedom with brewing, can brew what you like and not limited to what lme you can get at the time. Cheers mate!! 👌👍🍻

[@gavinbuckett260]

Hi Quinny, yes AG is going great mate, I ended up going with the Digiboil, no complaints yet & have made some amazing beers, I think I’m up to batch 9 on my next AG. I do fifo work so looking to get the 65L Brewzilla and do a double batch on my time off, then ferment & CC whilst away as I’m purchasing the Inkbird WIFI , keg when home.

[@SimpleHomeBrew]

I have heard of Fermcap it has been a thought since I watch Bitter Reality Brewings video on it. I haven't needed to use it yet as I am always watching my boil. Thanks for the tip.

[@gavinbuckett260]

Hey mate, nice looking brew. Just one question, why didn’t you use some Fermcap ( Antifoam ) to avoid boil overs ?

[@SimpleHomeBrew]

Thanks for the watch! Cheers

[@darkvalebrewer93]

Nice brew buddy!! Gonna be a stonker 🤜🤛 . Making my kit brewing even more amateur than it already is 😂😂👍

[@davidwood8300]

Why no Flaked corn? Isn't that a major part of a cream ale

[@SimpleHomeBrew]

Hi @davidwood8300, I'm sure you mean flaked oats! I followed the recipe on Grainfathers website to try it. As it stands the beer was pretty good without it but, I will definitely be using flaked oats in my next batch. Cheers

[@sentineloffreedomforever1381]

Somehow I knew this was going to be a comedy when it started

[@SimpleHomeBrew]

Glad I could make you laugh 😉