I decided to brew a red ale, never have before so figured its time to look into this style. Some recipes are declared a Amber Red, some an Irish Red.
Grain bill, some use 2 row, some MO, some pilsner, some a mix.
Since this is supposed to be somewhat malty and of course red in color, additional grains have included (not all at once, depends on the recipe);
- Crystals; from 10l to 120l in varying degrees
- Carafoam and Carared
- Roasted barley
- Caramunich
- Special B
- Even mention of flaked corn
- and some others I can't remember now
Yeast: american ale, irish, english strains.
Sheesh.....hard to nail down a recipe. Recipes for this style are "all over the place".
Any guidance?
TIA
Grain bill, some use 2 row, some MO, some pilsner, some a mix.
Since this is supposed to be somewhat malty and of course red in color, additional grains have included (not all at once, depends on the recipe);
- Crystals; from 10l to 120l in varying degrees
- Carafoam and Carared
- Roasted barley
- Caramunich
- Special B
- Even mention of flaked corn
- and some others I can't remember now
Yeast: american ale, irish, english strains.
Sheesh.....hard to nail down a recipe. Recipes for this style are "all over the place".
Any guidance?
TIA