Red X Malt

[sboyajian]

Looking forward to hearing back. For now, I only could get my hands on 3 lbs of RedX so I'll either create a recipe with that or wait until I can get more.
I love Rye malt with Cascade, Chinook and Centenial as well as Columbus.

I screwed up the Chinook/Cascade Rye IPA by using old hops that had almost no aroma and flavor, but the malt profile was good.

The Red X/Target SMaSH took 3rd place out of 10 entries in the 5th Annual Hop Blossom Homebrew Comp in Winchester VA for the Dark/European Lagers category with a 35/50.

 

[TastyAdventure]

Brewing a Red tropical IPA today. 55% Red X (wanted it to be more but my scale at home sucks)
28% Vienna to make up for the loss of Red X (I've read they're comparable)
10% 2 row.
8% wheat


Not using 100% Red X this time because after going to 1.060 with red X before, I found what I read to be true- over 1.050 of 100% Red X can be a little cloying and too strong of malt profile, even in a beer where that's what I was going for.
Using El Dorado, Azacca, and a little mosaic hops

 

[Tarpon87]

Not using 100% Red X this time because after going to 1.060 with red X before, I found what I read to be true- over 1.050 of 100% Red X can be a little cloying and too strong of malt profile, even in a beer where that's what I was going for.
Using El Dorado, Azacca, and a little mosaic hops

Have to agree with this 100%. I was going for a red tropical/fruity ipa. Used 80% red x, 20% flaked oats. Bittered with warrior and used el dorado, belma, and huell melon...flame out and whirlpool and dryhop. The maltiness overpowers it all. OG was 1.076. Beer is a fantastic imperial red ale, but thats not what i was going for.

 

[Beer-lord]

I brewed a beer yesterday with 40% Red X (40% 2 row, 16% Munich and 4% Red Wheat) because last time I used 90% Red X, I felt it was somewhat one dimensional. Good but didn't excite me.
Beautiful color!

 

[John Murray]

I have a 6 gallon batch in fermenter now, any suggestions on dry hopping amounts for this brew?

I used Amarillo and mosaic during the brew day and its been 7 days so far.

I'm thinking maybe just 2 ounces, one of each Mosaic and Amarillo about 5 days out from kegging

 

[kh54s10]

I have a 6 gallon batch in fermenter now, any suggestions on dry hopping amounts for this brew?

I used Amarillo and mosaic during the brew day and its been 7 days so far.

I'm thinking maybe just 2 ounces, one of each Mosaic and Amarillo about 5 days out from kegging

That is totally personal preference. And what you are trying to accomplish. An IPA would take a lot more hops than a plain Red Ale. It also depends on how much and when you added the hop during the boil.

 

[lumbergh]

I have some Red X malt that I've been wanting to try out for an APA or IPA. I'm not sure about hop combos. These are the hops I have. I'm not sure about hop timing and amounts

Columbus cryo
mosaic
crystal
Cluster
Nugget
Green bullet
Loral
Mandarina Bavaria

 

[lumbergh]

Just brewed a batch with 70% red x, 30% 2 row, mosaic hops and cellarscience Cali yeast.

 

[lumbergh]

I finally kegged this. It had a great fruity smell and I didn't dry hop.

 

[lumbergh]

I will definitely dry hop next time. Not too bad though

 

[bloombrews]

I love this malt. Used it 3 times in IPA's and pales and still want to play around with it. Used it 100% and about 80% but wonder how it would like some rye. I'm not so sure about it but have been playing around with an 70% Red X, 15% rye and the rest some Munich and Vienna.
Anyone tried rye with this malt yet?

I know this is old thread, but do you still use this malt? I just bought it and brewed a 100% Red X with Saflager 34/70 and 29 total IBU Perle hops. Fantastic tasting beer - Bready, malty but not sweat. I used the 34/70 so not to "hide" any traits of the malt,
Question - I wanted to use this with a Wheat beer or possibly a "Vienna lager" Red, with 70% RedX and 30 Vienna. How did your mixing with Vienna go?

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Used it in a Vienna lager today
Brewed 22 litres of Vienna Lager today.
3000g Vienna malt
1000g Pilsner malt
500g Red X malt
200g Cara Red
100g Carafa 3
Hops Magnum, Hersbrucker and Styrian Golding.
Yeast MJ M54
OG 1048

 

[bloombrews]

Used it in a Vienna lager today
Brewed 22 litres of Vienna Lager today.
3000g Vienna malt
1000g Pilsner malt
500g Red X malt
200g Cara Red
100g Carafa 3
Hops Magnum, Hersbrucker and Styrian Golding.
Yeast MJ M54
OG 1048

Never heard of Mangrove Jack yeast ?? This M54 lager yeast almost sounds like the very clean Saflager 34/70 that also can work at 64- 65F without any Ale-like off flavors
Let us know how it tastes after you get it done, and lagered a little.

 

[bloombrews]

Has Anyone compared - Great Western Caramel Steam malt, to Bestmalz Red-X ?
I absolutely love Red-X! I did a 100% RedX with Saflager 34/70, and all Perle hops, and this was one of my all-time best beers to date (188 batches since 1994)
Not sure if Great Western Caramel Steam is the same process as what the German maltster does??