Red Ale - SUGGESTIONS

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morrissey1977

• Apr 22, 2009

• #1

I am going to brew my first Red Ale tomorrow when I get home form work. I feel I have a good recipe to work from but I am curious to see what key ingredients others have used to make a GOOD red ale.

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• Apr 23, 2009

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I have a secrect love for munich malt and goldings finish hops... my 2 cents

 

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• Apr 23, 2009

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How Red? Most of my light-as in not dark beers are orangeish red.  Specifically my IPA and APA are that way.

 

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• Apr 24, 2009

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Since Irish Red is usually malty and only medium attenuated, a small amount of roasted barley helps dry out the finish and provide some of the red tones.  Melanoidan malt also is quite red. 

 

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morrissey1977

• Apr 24, 2009

• #5

Thanks for the advise...for my 5 gal batch I used 6 gal of pale 2 row and steeped in 1 lb of crystal 60L and .25 lb of roasted barley...looks really nice post 24 hrs. Bubbleing well.