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Beer is the water  of the macho man. A cold and refreshing beer is prime sustenance to a firm machismo. The most coveted beer is the homebrew. A beer brewed by macho hands, fermenting in a cold, dark basement and then bottled is simply perfection. At the heart of a every crafted homebrew is a great recipe. Here is the official Mas Macho Red Ale recipe. Happy brewing!

The Mas Macho Red

• Type: Extract
• Brewer: Perod Lope and Paulito Cebolla
• Batch Size: 5.02 gal
• Boil Size: 2.45 gal
• Boil Time: 60 min
• Equipment: Brew Pot (3 Gallon)
• Taste Rating(out of 50): 45.0
• Brewhouse Efficiency: 0.0

Beer Profile

• Est Original Gravity: 1.055 SG
• Measured Original Gravity: 1.052 SG
• Est Final Gravity: 1.014 SG
• Measured Final Gravity: 1.016 SG
• Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.3 %
• Actual Alcohol by Vol: 4.7 %
• Bitterness: 18.7 IBU Calories: 233 cal/pint
• Est Color: 12.2 SRM

Ingredients

• 6.61 lb Black Rock Light Malt Extract (3.0 SRM) Extract
• 1.10 lb Ireks Light Caramel Malted Barley - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain
• 0.20 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L (80.0SRM) Grain
• 0.20 lb Roasted Barley (300.0 SRM) Grain
• 0.01lb Greek Mountain Thyme Herb
• 5 Cloves (1 per gallon)
• 1/4 cup Caramel sauce Sugar
• 1.76 oz Goldings, East Kent [4.80%] (60min) Hops
• 0.44 oz Goldings, East Kent [4.80%] (15min) Hops
• 0.25 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 min) Misc
• 1.10 lb Greek Thyme Honey (1.0 SRM) Sugar
  1 Pkgs British Ale (Wyeast Labs #1098) [Starter 125 ml] Yeast-Ale

Directions

Steep grains, herb and cloves in 4L of 150 o F water for 30 minutes. Remove grains and sparge with 4L of 170o F water. Stir in extract, honey and caramel sauce then bring to a boil. Add first hop addition. Boil for 45 minutes then add second hop addition. Boil 15 minutes more, then add to fermenter filled with 3 gallons of cold water (top-up to 5 gallons if necessary). When temperature drops below 76o F, pitch yeast and aerate well. Ferment at ale temperature for two weeks. Bottle with 3/4 cup of corn sugar.