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[Reddheadedstepchild]

I am in need of some grain suggestions for adding some red color to a beer besides barley. I want to add some redness with out greatly effecting flavor. Thanks.



Eric.

 

[gtpro]

Melanoidin malt, non-barley - red food coloring, sorry haha

 

[Pappers_]

I recently brewed a red ale and used a technique I learned from a fellow HBTer: add a small amount (0.2 lbs) of roasted barley when you sparge (do not mash it). It adds color but very little flavor. Can't tell you how the beer turned out yet, it's still bottle conditioning, but it is definitely red

 

[Reddheadedstepchild]

Briess pilsen (extra) light DME 5lb 8oz

Briess 2-row brewers malt 1lb.

weyermann melonoidin 8 oz

weyermann cara red 8 oz

biscuit 6 oz

Briess roasted barley 2 oz

This is the grain bill from a small PM I just bottled on st paddys day. I was just sort trying some things out. Well my fg sample tasted lovely, i was just disapointed becuase I was hopeing for a good red coloring and it was more of an amber at bottleing. I dont really want to change the flavor much but I def want it redder any ideas?

Eric.

 

[Pappers_]

Well, munich malt will give a little deeper, oranger tint than the two-row, if you wanted to substitute that. And a 40 - 60L crystal or caramel malt will add color too, in conjunction with the roasted barley. But the crystal will add flavor, also.

 

[gratus fermentatio]

+ 1 on the melanoidin. Regards, GF.

 

[beerjunky828]

I made a DIPA that used 18 lbs of 2-Row, 2 oz. Chocolate malt and 2 oz Roasted Barley and the SRM was 14. It is amazing how only 4 oz (1.388% of total grain bill) can bump the color up significantly and there is no flavor detection whatsoever.