[musseldoc]

First, anyone used amber malt in an irish red?  What are your thoughts on the flavor impact?  What percentage of the grain bill would/did you use it?

Second, in terms of roasted barley, do you use 300^o (e.g. Briess roast barley), 475^o (e.g. muntons roast barley) or 550^o (e.g., muntons black barley) lovibond varieties?  Do you really notice significant differences in flavors?

[Pandabeer]

Cara red, cramunich or some red x from bestz malt  imo to much roast barley and u gonna loose the red ale traditional flav .

[musseldoc]

I don't mean to be rude, but that offers me no help with the questions I posted.  Can you tell me about the flavor of Amber malt and whether it has a place in an irish red?  Have you used it? How much would you use?  Regarding roasted barley, do you have any thoughts on the 3 varieties I listed?

[HoosierBrew]

I don't mean to be rude, but that offers me no help with the questions I posted.  Can you tell me about the flavor of Amber malt and whether it has a place in an irish red?  Have you used it? How much would you use?  Regarding roasted barley, do you have any thoughts on the 3 varieties I listed?

I've never used Amber in Irish Red but I can say that, to me, it has a dry biscuit malt character with a slight roastiness. I wouldn't use over 10% personally. Jim made a pretty looking Irish Red with Red X malt - that could be a nice option.

[Wort-H.O.G.]

i dont use amber malt in my irish. its similar to melanoidin, biscuit malt, victory,aromatic.  my base is maris otter, so already enough of the biscuit bready contribution. i also use 300srm roasted barley

this is one of my simple irish recipes I love:


Amt            Name                                                Type            %/IBU

10 lbs     Pale Malt, Maris Otter              (3.0 SRM) Grain          90.9 %
12.0 oz  Carared (Weyermann)          (24.0 SRM) Grain          6.8 %
4.0 oz    Roasted Barley                       (300.0 SRM) Grain      2.3 %
1.00 oz  Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] - Boil 45.0 min Hop      14.4 IBUs
1.00 oz  Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop      7.8 IBUs
1.0 pkg   Irish Ale (Wyeast Labs #1084) [124.21 ml] Yeast  -

[69franx]

That looks great Ken! And to OP, sorry no experience with amber malt or brewing Irish red, but I might now