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[Big Nake]

I have made various versions of this beer but this one looks like it's going to be stellar. I had some RedX I wanted to use and put a relatively simple recipe together.

Czech Amber Lager

5.25 lbs Malteurop 2-row base malt
4.00 lbs RedX
4 ounces Carafoam
.33 ounces German Magnum pellets @ 14.7% for 60
1 oz Tettnanger pellets 2.4% for 15
1 oz Saaz pellets 2.4% for 10
1 oz Saaz pellets 2.4% for 5
Wyeast 2124 Beer Heaven® Bohemian Lager Yeast

OG: 1.052, FG: 1.012, SRM: 8*, IBU: 32, ABV: 5.0%

* I'm estimating the SRM because the Tastybrew calculator doesn't have RedX... I used Dark Munich as the placeholder in the recipe for the RedX. Mashed at 149.8° for 60 mins, single infusion. Water composition slightly favored chloride and all the pH readings fell nicely into place. The color of the wort looks REALLY nice. I remember the RedX coming across as super-malty. Here I have around 40% of the grist as RedX and the Cl:SO4 ratio may push the beer a little maltier too but the lower mash temp plus the late hops should keep the beer crisp and lively, hopefully. This is the 5th and last run of this 2124 but I have more waiting in the fridge. Cheers.

[Brauer]

Looks very nice.

[neddles]

Do you feel like the difference between the 2 row you used and pils would be lost with everything else you have going on here? Just curious about your thinking with the 2-row as opposed to the more traditional choice of pils.

[cavman]

Red X is a malt I will probably never use based on what I tend to brew/drink.

 

Brauer-use some some I can try it

[Steve Urquell]

You had me at Czech. Looks tasty Ken.

[Big Nake]

Do you feel like the difference between the 2 row you used and pils would be lost with everything else you have going on here? Just curious about your thinking with the 2-row as opposed to the more traditional choice of pils.

There are times when I look at a beer and say that there shouldn't really be much of a difference between using pils and 2-row in this particular beer. It may come down to how much pils and how much 2-row I have on hand. If the beer is a helles, a pils or some variety of gold lager (I might throw Kolsch into that mix), I would use pils, no question. The beer I took out of primary to get to the blob of 2124 was a red lager and I used Malteurop 2-row in that one too. I happen to have a new sack of Malteurop. I have a decent amount of pils malt too but I would like to keep it for some upcoming beers where pilsner malt might be more mandatory.

The resulting wort turned out to be a really nice-looking orange-amber color. I would call it around a 7-8 SRM and it looked like a sunset. I think the beer is going to turn out great. More later...

[Brauer]

Red X is a malt I will probably never use based on what I tend to brew/drink.

 

Brauer-use some some I can try it

Probably. It seems like it could be appropriate for a lot of what I brew/drink.

[cavman]

Probably. It seems like it could be appropriate for a lot of what I brew/drink.

exactly so go make an Irish Red or preferably an Alt with Red X