Creating a red IPA or Amber beer from beer kits?

[Berry454]

Hi guys

Gone on a beer brewing experience a few weeks ago and tried a red ruby IPA and completely fallen in love with it.

Was considering doing an all grain brew but I realistically just don’t have the time for it right now. So it got me thinking, what is a red IPA? It’s basically an IPA with dark malts added so then I thought about the possibility of adding dark malts to not only ipa kits but general beer kits as well.

Has anyone tried this? Would be very interested in hearing what sorts of quantities of caramalt / crystal malt ect you used to create a ruby IPA from a standard IPA kit. Or even any dark beer you have created from a beer kit using the addition of dark malts?

 

[foxy]

Hi guys

Gone on a beer brewing experience a few weeks ago and tried a red ruby IPA and completely fallen in love with it.

Was considering doing an all grain brew but I realistically just don’t have the time for it right now. So it got me thinking, what is a red IPA? It’s basically an IPA with dark malts added so then I thought about the possibility of adding dark malts to not only ipa kits but general beer kits as well.

Has anyone tried this? Would be very interested in hearing what sorts of quantities of caramalt / crystal malt ect you used to create a ruby IPA from a standard IPA kit. Or even any dark beer you have created from a beer kit using the addition of dark malts?

If I make an Irish Red Ale I use Voyager SM 40 Schooner malt which I doubt is available in the UK. SM 40 is a dark Munich malt so there would be a UK supplier for that, just hot or cold steep it to extract the colour then add it to your IPA kit.
This will help you.
https://crispmalt.com/news/brewing-...onventional kiln,reddish-brown colour to beer.

 

[jof]

There is nothing stopping you from using a kit for your base and doing a partial mini mash or even a grain steep with some dark grains.
You may also need to do a hop tea as well to get the flavour you want.
But allow for several attempts while you experiment & work out what's best for you

 

[fluketamer]

if you leave your kit in the heat for a few months the extract will turn nice and red. lol

 

[jof]

if you leave your kit in the heat for a few months the extract will turn nice and red. lol

Is that until the tin starts to bulge?

 

[fluketamer]

Is that until the tin starts to bulge?

its up until right before bulging starts but after dust starts to collect on the top.

 

[MashBag]

St Peters red IPA kit?

 

[Berry454]

Well I started a test batch of Amber IPA.

Dark Rock Hoppy Days IPA Kit

Mini mash 35 minutes @68c
500g medium caramalt
100g roasted barley

Ended up adding 500g dextrose as I wanted this in the 5.5% range and not 4.5.