red foam

[mmahut]

Hi folks,

I'm looking for a way to give my beer red foam/head. Any idea how to accomplish that? I would prefer to not use any artificial colorant. I was thinking of maybe hibiscus or rooibos?

I need your ideas!

 

[unionrdr]

That's a good question. Head color usually follows malt color insomuch as malts used to give color & extra flavor are concerned. But changing head color alone?!....

 

[Double_D]

Here's my vote:
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[skibb]

Peppers! Or raspberries. I don't think it's possible with malt alone. Hibiscus may work but its more pink than red.

 

[Teromous]

I drank a cherry melomel that had a pink/red body and thin pink foamy head. I don't know if that helps at all but if your beer was light enough I'm sure it would adopt some of the same properties as mead.

 

[two_hearted]

The hibiscus beers that I've had have had white heads.

...say that 5 times fast.

 

[Teromous]

The hibiscus beers that I've had have had white heads.

...say that 5 times fast.

I can second this. Unfortunately I don't think it's the route to go.

 

[unionrdr]

Peppers! Or raspberries. I don't think it's possible with malt alone. Hibiscus may work but its more pink than red.

It is with mine. The combination of malts used,that is to say.

 

[shelly_belly]

I make rooibos kombucha and carbonate it highly but it always has a white head.

 

[Teromous]

It is with mine. The combination of malts used,that is to say.

Yeah I get a pretty good red-brown color from rye. People say Carared gives a good red tint color as well, but I don't think I've used it before from immediate recollection.

 

[unionrdr]

I got a pound of German melanoidin malt to split between to IPA recipes in place of a smaller amount of chocolate malt I used before. It's supposed to give a red color. We'll se what 8ozs does.