Best Red X Malt

[stevej]

Has anyone tried best red x malt, got some delivered today from the home brew company

 

[MyQul]

Sorry Steve, gonna have to 'mod' ya. You've posted in the wrong forum

 

[stevej]

:clap:
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[MyQul]

Actually come to think of it, I now have you at my mercy Mwaaaaahh! :twisted:

 

[stevej]

Its about time you done some work Mr Mod :rofl:

 

[MyQul]

Its about time you done some work Mr Mod :rofl:

I am doing some work - just looking for the ban user button

 

[stevej]

I would give you a direct but ive lost the function

 

[stevej]

Stop bumping my thread please Mr MyQul, im guessing this base grain is not popular? Mr Clibit any ideas on a recipe ;-)

 

[brisboy]

I tried it in what I called a biere de gard (which it probably wasn't) but turned out the right colour. I used 1 kg Heidelberg (kolsch) 500 g red x and 50 g roasted barley in a 4.5 l batch. Came out a lovely colour and very tasty.

 

[clibit]

I've never heard heard of base red X!

 

[clibit]

Never heard of Best red X. HBC site says..

Perfectly suited for amber beer, wheat beer, Alt, ale and dark beer.
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Usage Rate
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Up to 100 % of the grain bill (100 % recommended for red-tinted beers).

So it's a base malt that's been malted to produce a red colour. I would try a pale recipe, maybe just the red X plus hops, and make a 5 litre batch to try it out. Or a red ale, brown ale or porter. USE red X in place of some or all of the Maris Otter. See what difference it makes.

 

[stevej]

As ive used this on a few brews thought id add a bit of a comment !
If you want a nice red ale without adding other different grains this is the one to use ends up a lovely ruby red colour :thumb:

 

[clibit]

I bet you bought 25kg.

 

[stevej]

I bet you bought 25kg.

How did you guess? actually i have just bought another 25kg do you want some lol?

 

[brisboy]

My usual grain supplier recommends doing a stepped mash with this to get a good red colour and a nice fermentable wort. Can't remember the exact numbers unfortunately.

 

[clibit]

The numbers are in this cool article about red X.

https://nationalhomebrew.com.au/brewers-blog/brewing-with-red-x

 

[stevej]

Interesting Article :thumb:

 

[brisboy]

The numbers are in this cool article about red X.

https://nationalhomebrew.com.au/brewers-blog/brewing-with-red-x

Yup, that's the one I was refering to. :mrgreen:

 

[brisboy]

From the same website, I thought you guys might be interested in this product. http://nationalhomebrew.com.au/beer/grains-and-malts/gladfield-malt-red-back-malt

Using similar language to that used to promote the Red X malt but it's not clear whether it can be used as a base malt. The Red X is cheaper though, so...

 

[clibit]

It sounds like red X is a blend of malts.