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Offline brewinhard

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Re: First American Red Ale Recipe Help
« Reply #30 on: February 07, 2016, 03:52:38 pm »
so i am brewing this right. the wort doesnt look red. it looks amber.  will it get more red as the wort continues ?

Blood red is THE hardest color to achieve IMO.  Many shades there to deal with.  Be happy with amber on your first go round. 

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Re: First American Red Ale Recipe Help
« Reply #31 on: February 07, 2016, 04:02:39 pm »
Blood red is THE hardest color to achieve IMO.  Many shades there to deal with.  Be happy with amber on your first go round. 


+1 For sure.
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Re: First American Red Ale Recipe Help
« Reply #32 on: February 07, 2016, 04:22:15 pm »
Blood red is THE hardest color to achieve IMO.  Many shades there to deal with.  Be happy with amber on your first go round. 


+1 For sure.

+2 Amber is much better than poop brown
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Re: First American Red Ale Recipe Help
« Reply #33 on: February 07, 2016, 04:29:06 pm »
I do not know what to change or what went wrong. I used carared and a touch of roasted barley and that shouldve been red.  no idea why it wasn't.  Was it a steep temp issue?  Should I have steeped the grains longer? 

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Re: First American Red Ale Recipe Help
« Reply #34 on: February 07, 2016, 06:01:52 pm »
http://beerrecipes.org/showrecipe.php?recipeid=6768#sthash.Ft5R2GMR.dpbs

I put my twist on this recipe for a ruby red beer.  But I have only done one ruby beer.  Its the crystal 120 and the roasted barley 500srm.  My only thought is maybe you can do a steep on some 120 and some more roasted barley, call your LHBS and run out for some more grains.
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Re: First American Red Ale Recipe Help
« Reply #35 on: February 08, 2016, 08:54:13 am »
Blood red is THE hardest color to achieve IMO.  Many shades there to deal with.  Be happy with amber on your first go round. 


+1 For sure.

+2 Amber is much better than poop brown

+3 give it another go and bump up the SRM a point or so.

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Re: First American Red Ale Recipe Help
« Reply #36 on: February 08, 2016, 09:05:06 am »
My current red lager is indeed red and is calculated at 13 SRM using 100% red x. I am curious about trying to hit this same SRM using the usual suspects (roasted barley, dark crystal, etc) instead to see how close it comes.

What is the SRM estimate on this beer?
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Re: First American Red Ale Recipe Help
« Reply #37 on: February 08, 2016, 09:52:51 am »
according to beer smith srm was 15.7

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Re: First American Red Ale Recipe Help
« Reply #38 on: February 08, 2016, 10:17:24 am »
according to beer smith srm was 15.7

Was the sample in a hydrometer? Just wait until the beer is finished an in a pint glass to truly judge it and adjust from there.

My first attempt at 'red' colored beers was calculated at 16 SRM which was too dark in my opinion however I am sure it might be the sweet spot for others. I have always had issues with the 10-20 SRM range depending on what style I am brewing...

The other wildcard is when using roasted grains, there can be a wide range in color provided by the maltster.
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Re: First American Red Ale Recipe Help
« Reply #39 on: February 08, 2016, 10:20:48 am »
well its fermenting away and ill just see what happens when its done fermenting. but it just never looked red.  see what happens when I transfer it in 10 days or so.

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Re: First American Red Ale Recipe Help
« Reply #40 on: February 08, 2016, 10:44:09 am »
One key to getting RED is clarity. Once its all done, if you can, get it down to 30F for a few days and gell fine it. And/or serve it in narrow glasses.

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Re: First American Red Ale Recipe Help
« Reply #41 on: February 09, 2016, 12:37:41 pm »
I'll find out when I transfer it.  But when I transferred it into the fermenter, it was clear but amber.   Ive never had any issues with clarity or any of my recipes not turning out how they are supposed to. So this is a surprise to me.

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Re: First American Red Ale Recipe Help
« Reply #42 on: February 21, 2016, 08:19:33 pm »
I transferred this today and dry hopped.  Im pleasantly surprised that the red does come through now.  It is more amber than red but it does have red to it.  I compared it to Shipyard and Boulevard's Red IPA and theres are more copper than red, so needless to say Im very happy how red mine came out. I do not know why I was worried.

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Re: First American Red Ale Recipe Help
« Reply #43 on: February 21, 2016, 08:32:40 pm »
Good work! I still to this day worry about almost every beer I brew in one way or another. When the turn out great it kind of makes it that much better.
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