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[Big Nake]

So I mentioned over HERE that I'm about to embark on a pale ale journey the likes of which ye have never seen. Many of those pale ale recipes were going to be Rahr Pale Ale malt mixed with some small amount of various crystals just to get the beer to 7-9 SRM and lend some carmelly goodness. I still have 11 pounds of the RedX so does it seem reasonable to make some of these with the base malt being maybe 60-75% Rahr Pale Ale and the rest of the base malt RedX? Could be nice right? Whatchu think?

[SchwanzBrewer]

Sounds good to me.

[Poptop]

At the very least it would allow for some neat color experiments.  Some how with those estimated percentages I envision a pink ale.  And that would remind me of a beer I had from 2nd Shift that had hibiscus in it for both flavor and color.  Brilliant.

[BlKtRe]

Look at my Red X IpA in the other thread and you will get a idea of a two grain grist looks like using Canada Pale Malt.

[Big Nake]

Look at my Red X IpA in the other thread and you will get a idea of a two grain grist looks like using Canada Pale Malt.

B: What was your percentage of Canada Pale Malt to RedX? I'm thinking like 7 lbs Rahr Pale Ale with 2-3 lbs RedX... something in that area.Brother Poptop: I'm not sure that it will be PINK but a pale red-amber is probably reasonable. This way, I could also slightly supplement my sack of Rahr Pale Ale malt and squeeze an extrabatch or two out of it.EDIT: Okay, over HERE (Page 6) I see that your IPA was 16.5% RedX and it still has quite a bit of color to it. Interesting. I'm thinking maybe I should bring it into the 10-15% range for a similar but more pale color.

Edited by KenLenard, 23 October 2014 - 09:41 AM.