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European Sour Ale - Flanders Red Ale


A sour, fruity, red wine-like Belgian-style ale with interesting supportive malt flavors and fruit complexity. The dry finish and tannin completes the mental image of a fine red wine.

Flavor Profile: Intense fruitiness commonly includes plum, orange, black cherry or red currant flavors. A mild vanilla and/or chocolate character is often present. Spicy phenols can be present in low amounts for complexity. Sour flavor ranges from complementary to intens

Ingredients: A base of Vienna and/or Munich malts, light to medium cara-malts, and a small amount of Special B are used with up to 20% maize. Low alpha acid continental hops are commonly used (avoid high alpha or distinctive American hops). Saccharomyces, Lactobacillu

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Top 10 Flanders Red Ale Recipes

Title Size ABV IBU OG FG Color Method Views
Flanders Red
25 L 6.45% 13.51 1.058 1.009
All Grain 6648
Rare Barrel Flanders Red
7.5 gal 5.74% 4.71 1.057 1.013
All Grain 4025
Flanders Red
11 gal 5.64% 5.59 1.054 1.011
All Grain 3656
O'Higgins Red Ale
24 L 5.64% 11.63 1.051 1.008
All Grain 2888
Provisional Sour Brown Ale
5 gal 6.35% 12.5 1.057 1.009
All Grain 2851
Zed's Dead Red
38 L 5.82% 15.13 1.060 1.015
All Grain 2634
Ultraviolet
20 L 6.97% 7.8 1.062 1.009
All Grain 2610
wine barrel brew
9 gal 6.65% 12.93 1.061 1.010
BIAB 2443
Fast-Flanders Red 2
13 L 6.21% 10.47 1.052 1.004
BIAB 2373
Days Gone Bye Red Sour Ale
11 gal 5.1% 3.67 1.053 1.014
All Grain 2352

Newest Flanders Red Ale Recipes

Title Size ABV IBU OG FG Color Method Views
Is red Oak-ay?
20 L 6.02149% 15.7251 1.057 1.011
BIAB 40
Rouge d’ Lacomb Roselare 2025
5 gal 5.51% 23.48 1.052 1.010
All Grain 39
Flanders Red V2
50 L 5.38% 7.25 1.046 1.005
All Grain 57
Flanders Red/Oud Bruin
5 L 5.94% 10.71 1.057 1.011
extract 70
Ned
465 gal 6.61% 14.62 1.072 1.021
All Grain 181
Sour Barrel
7.5 gal 6.33% 0 1.064 1.016
All Grain 117
The Juice Sour
109 gal 7.83% 16.72 1.069 1.010
All Grain 195
Rouge d’ Lacomb Flanders Style 2024
5 gal 7.2% 7.84 1.060 1.006
All Grain 204
Quiero Poncharte
120 L 6.91% 24.47 1.069 1.017
All Grain 150
flanders red
19 L 7.07% 10.99 1.072 1.018
All Grain 330

Fermentables Used In Flanders Red Ale Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Country Category Type Color PPG Avg. Usage Usage Range
Special B 133 Grain crystal malt 115°L
34 4% 0% - 11%
German - Vienna 66 German Grain base malt 4°L
37 40% 3% - 92%
Aromatic 55 Grain base malt 38°L
33 5% 2% - 11%
Munich 47 Grain specialty malt 6°L
37 21% 3% - 100%
American - Vienna 44 American Grain base malt 4°L
35 36% 4% - 65%
Belgian - Pilsner 39 Belgian Grain base malt 1.6°L
37 45% 13% - 80%
Munich - Light 10L 34 Grain specialty malt 10°L
33 19% 5% - 49%
Flaked Corn 31 Adjunct raw 0.5°L
40 12% 2% - 21%
German - Pilsner 29 German Grain base malt 1.6°L
38 33% 8% - 69%
Aromatic Malt 28 Grain specialty malt 20°L
35 9% 2% - 100%

Hops Used In Flanders Red Ale Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Average AA Avg. Usage Usage Range
East Kent Goldings 43 5 88% 23% - 100%
Saaz 20 3.5 68% 25% - 100%
Hallertau Mittelfruh 19 3.75 92% 29% - 100%
Magnum 18 15 78% 15% - 100%
Fuggles 11 4.5 83% 43% - 100%
Hallertau Hersbrucker 11 4 88% 33% - 100%
Tettnanger 9 4.5 87% 37% - 100%
Kent Goldings 9 5 100% 100% - 100%
Domestic Hallertau 7 3.9 93% 50% - 100%
Styrian Goldings 5 5.5 67% 34% - 100%

Steeping Grains Used In Flanders Red Ale Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Country Category Type Color PPG Avg. Usage Usage Range
Special B 3 Grain crystal malt 115°L
34 40% 25% - 50%
Belgian - CaraVienne 2 Belgian Grain crystal malt 20°L
34 46% 25% - 67%

Yeasts Used In Flanders Red Ale Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Laboratory Type Alcohol Tolerance Flocculation Attenuation Min. Temp Max. Temp
Wyeast - Roeselare Ale Blend 3763 77 Wyeast Ale 0.11 Variable 80% 65°F 85°F
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05 13 Fermentis / Safale Ales Low Medium 81% 54°F 77°F
White Labs - Flemish Ale Blend WLP665 12 White Labs Ale Med-High Low/Med 83% 68°F 80°F
White Labs - Belgian Sour Mix WLP655 10 White Labs Ale Med-High Med/Low 75% 80°F 85°F
Lallemand - WildBrew Philly Sour 8 Lallemand Wilds & Sours Medium High 85% 68°F 77°F
The Yeast Bay - Mélange - Sour Blend 7 The Yeast Bay Wilds & Sours Low Medium 85% 68°F 78°F
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001 6 White Labs Ale High Medium 76.5% 68°F 73°F
Wyeast - German Ale 1007 5 Wyeast Ale 0.11 Low 75% 55°F 68°F
White Labs - Abbey Ale Yeast WLP530 5 White Labs Ale High Med-High 77.5% 66°F 72°F
Omega Yeast Labs - Lactobacillus Blend OYL-605 5 Omega Yeast Labs Bacterial Cultures 0.12 N/A 0% 68°F 95°F

Other Ingredients Used In Flanders Red Ale Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Type Use Avg. Usage Usage Range
Gypsum 29 Water Agt Mash 15% 0% - 100%
Lactic acid 21 Water Agt Mash 72% 5% - 100%
Epsom Salt 18 Water Agt Mash 9% 0% - 43%
Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) 16 Water Agt Mash 11% 0% - 48%
Whirlfloc 12 Water Agt Mash 55% 5% - 100%
Baking Soda 9 Water Agt Mash 5% 0% - 14%
Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) 6 Water Agt Mash 15% 0% - 100%
Irish Moss 6 Fining Boil 84% 9% - 100%
Wyeast - Beer Nutrient 6 Other Boil 69% 27% - 100%
Phosphoric acid 6 Water Agt Mash 46% 0% - 100%

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