WW Irish Red Ale 23/25 Litre Kit

Irish Red Ale Home Brew Kit – 23/25L

Brew Irish Red Ale at home with this complete 23/25L beer brewing kit from WilliamsWarn.

About the brew

An easy drinking pint. Our Irish Red Ale has a deep-amber, light-copper appearance from crystal and black malts included in the recipe. The malt focus gives this beer caramel, toffee and toasty notes and a slight dry, roasted-grain finish. The hops provide a moderate level of bitterness.

What's included

• 1.7kg Irish Red Ale liquid malt extract
• 1.5kg light dry malt extract
• 11.5g pack Nottingham ale yeast

Brewing profile

• Fermentation temperature: 18–28°C / 64–82°F
• Original Gravity: approximately 1.045
• Final Gravity: approximately 1.011
• Alcohol: approximately 4.5% ABV
• Bitterness: 23 BU
• Colour: 13 SRM / 26 EBC

These are typical WilliamsWarn recipe targets; actual readings can vary slightly with final batch volume and fermentation.

How to brew your Irish Red Ale in a BrewKeg25

Download the Irish Red Ale 23/25L Brewing Guide (PDF)

Printable step-by-step instructions, brewing tips and optional hop additions.

1. Clean and sanitise the BrewKeg, lid, fittings and sediment bottle according to your BrewKeg25 manual.
2. Rehydrate the included Nottingham yeast according to the yeast instructions, using approximately 250ml clean water near 25°C.
3. With the vessel's bottom valve closed, add around 2L hot water, then the 1.7kg Irish Red liquid malt extract. Stir to dissolve.
4. Add cold water to approximately halfway, pour in the 1.5kg light dry malt extract and stir well.
5. Add any optional, strained hop tea. Top up with clean cold water to the BrewKeg25 fill mark, aiming for around 25°C, and stir thoroughly.
6. Open the bottom valve to fill the sediment bottle, top up to the mark again, add yeast, seal and set the pressure relief valve according to the BrewKeg25 manual.
7. Ferment in the stated 18–28°C range. Around 25°C and four days are common WilliamsWarn guide values, but allow longer if fermentation is still active. Monitor pressure and confirm fermentation has completed.
8. Chill to around 1–3°C and clarify using WilliamsWarn Clarification Agent and the dosing procedure in your equipment manual.
9. Once clear and cold, connect your gas and dispensing tap as directed in the manual and enjoy.

This is a quick recipe guide. Please use the full BrewKeg25 manual for cleaning, pressure, clarification and dispensing safety instructions.

Recommended hops and ways to customise this beer

Optional hoppy Irish Red (25L): WilliamsWarn's own recipe uses 70g Nectaron hops and 30g Nelson Sauvin hops. Steep in approximately 80°C water for at least 20 minutes, strain into the BrewKeg before pitching the yeast, and then continue the standard brew. Both hop varieties are currently listed for sale; availability may change.

Yeast: The standard kit includes Nottingham ale yeast. An additional Nottingham sachet is sold separately if needed, but is not required for this standard recipe. We have not suggested an alternative yeast without a specific verified recipe.

WilliamsWarn previously suggested UK Golding for a traditional Irish Red, but it is not currently offered as a purchasable product, so it is not included among the recommended add-ons.

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