Red Ale - SUGGESTIONS

[morrissey1977]

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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[tommiwommi]

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

 

[SOGOAK]

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

 

[MaltLicker]

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. 

 

[morrissey1977]

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.