RedRye Recipe advice needed

[WillieP]

My local Home Brew store closed and our Homebrew Club ended up with the left over grains and hops that resulted from the closing. We did a grab bag kind of thing to distribute the bounty. We agreed to brew something with the ingredients from our grab bag. (Grab bag did not include base malts.)
Below is a recipe that I would like your input on:

BeerSmith 2 Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com
Recipe: RedRye
Brewer: Willie P
Asst Brewer:
Style: American Amber Ale
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (30.0)

Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 7.98 gal
Post Boil Volume: 5.73 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal
Bottling Volume: 5.50 gal
Estimated OG: 1.053 SG
Estimated Color: 14.9 SRM
Estimated IBU: 29.8 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 72.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
8.0 oz Rice Hulls (0.0 SRM) Adjunct 1 4.3 %
4 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 2 34.8 %
4 lbs White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM) Grain 3 34.8 %
1 lbs Carared (Weyermann) (24.0 SRM) Grain 4 8.7 %
1 lbs Cararye (65.0 SRM) Grain 5 8.7 %
8.0 oz Amber Malt (22.0 SRM) Grain 6 4.3 %
8.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L (80.0 SRM) Grain 7 4.3 %
0.50 oz Magnum [12.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 8 23.3 IBUs
0.50 oz Golding, U.S. [5.00 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 9 4.8 IBUs
0.50 oz Golding, U.S. [5.00 %] - Steep/Whirlpool Hop 10 1.8 IBUs
1.0 pkg American Ale II (Wyeast Labs #1272) [124 Yeast 11 -


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Light Body, No Mash Out
Total Grain Weight: 11 lbs 8.0 oz
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Name Description Step Temperature Step Time
Mash In Add 14.38 qt of water at 165.7 F 150.0 F 75 min

Sparge: Fly sparge with 5.77 gal water at 168.0 F


I can post a list of the grains and hops that I ended up with if that would be helpful.

Thanks in Advance!!
Willie P.

 

[Upthewazzu]

Its probably going to end up brown-ish with that caramel 80 & amber malt.

 

[WillieP]

Upthewazzu, I agree. All I've read on getting a truly red beer is that it's difficult. I'm kinda limited with using the grains out of the grab bag. I'm more concerned about drinkability than color. I'm reading that carared does not do all it's advertised to do.
Should still be beer though...