I believe the true style of an Irish Red is ALE and not lager.
Here is a good recipe for Irish Red also attached is the Beersmith Format File
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Joe's Irish Red Ale
Brew Type: All Grain Date: 7/2/2006
Style: Irish Red Ale Brewer: joe
Batch Size: 5.00 gal Assistant Brewer: Sue
Boil Volume: 5.49 gal Boil Time: 60 min
Brewhouse Efficiency: 71.1 % Equipment: My new brew stuff
Actual Efficiency: 69.3 %
Taste Rating (50 possible points): 45.0
A nice smooth malty red, doing it again this weekend, my son want's a case of it for his 21st birthday!
Ingredients Amount Item Type % or IBU
9.00 lb Maris Otter (Crisp) (4.0 SRM) Grain 86.8 %
0.75 lb Barley, Flaked (Briess) (1.7 SRM) Grain 7.2 %
0.50 lb Crystal Dark - 77L (Crisp) (75.0 SRM) Grain 4.8 %
0.12 lb Chocolate (Crisp) (630.0 SRM) Grain 1.2 %
1.00 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00%] (60 min) Hops 15.4 IBU
0.50 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00%] (5 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep) Hops -
0.91 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs Irish Ale (White Labs #WLP004) Yeast-Ale
Beer Profile Estimated Original Gravity: 1.055 SG (1.044-1.060 SG) Measured Original Gravity: 1.054 SG
Estimated Final Gravity: 1.015 SG (1.010-1.014 SG) Measured Final Gravity: 1.010 SG
Estimated Color: 15.4 SRM (9.0-18.0 SRM) Color [Color]
Bitterness: 15.4 IBU (17.0-28.0 IBU) Alpha Acid Units: 1.0 AAU
Estimated Alcohol by Volume: 5.2 % (4.0-6.0 %) Actual Alcohol by Volume: 5.7 %
Actual Calories: 239 cal/pint
Mash Profile Name: Single Infusion, Full Body Mash Tun Weight: 4.00 lb
Mash Grain Weight: 10.37 lb Mash PH: 5.4 PH
Grain Temperature: 15.6 C Sparge Temperature: 75.6 C
Sparge Water: 2.29 gal Adjust Temp for Equipment: FALSE
Name Description Step Temp Step Time
Mash In Add 13.43 qt of water at 77.7 C 70.0 C 45 min
Mash Out Add 5.37 qt of water at 91.4 C 75.6 C 10 min
Mash Notes
Simple single infusion mash for use with most modern well modified grains (about 95% of the time).
Carbonation and Storage Carbonation Type: Corn Sugar Carbonation Volumes: 2.4 (2.1-2.6 vols)
Estimated Priming Weight: 4.1 oz Temperature at Bottling: 20.0 C
Primer Used: -1/2 cup Age for: 4.0 Weeks
Storage Temperature: 20.0 C