Orange coloured beer?

[suffolkbeer]

Hi there
Any ideas on how I can brew an orangey coloured beer? What malt combinations would be good for this? I’m planning and orangey Pale ale/session ipa !!

 

[MyQul]

A small amount of roasted barley (like 50g in a 23L batch) with give you an amber type colour. Irish red ale reciepes do this to achieve their colour

 

[suffolkbeer]

Would this work as a late addition (at last 10 mins of mash)? Therefore avoiding bitterness from the roasted barley??

 

[MyQul]

Probably, but the RB is a teeny amount (remeber only 50g in a 23L brew length) So Id doubt you'd notice any bitterness

 

[suffolkbeer]

Thanks, I’ll try it!

 

[MickDundee]

I can’t remember who it was, so I’m absolutely no use, but I remember commenting on somebody’s picture of their NEIPA saying it looked like they had dry-hopped with an orange highlighter pen.

EDIT: what a difference having a decent search function in the forum makes, it was @wfr42 and the post in question is here: https://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/threads/new-england-ipa.66042/#post-618479

 

[suffolkbeer]

Thanks MD I’ll look at that!

 

[Thumper]

A small amount of roasted barley (like 50g in a 23L batch) with give you an amber type colour. Irish red ale reciepes do this to achieve their colour

When I read orange I assumed suffolkbeer meant that great pineapple juice colour common to American IPAs and pale ales.

 

[MyQul]

When I read orange I assumed suffolkbeer meant that great pineapple juice colour common to American IPAs and pale ales.

I'm not sure exactly what colour he's after tbh, but RB will give a deep amber colour. If that's too dark he may need to look at alternatives

 

[suffolkbeer]

To be honest I’ve been asked to make a beer that looks orange and tastes of oranges too! So I’m thinking of a alcoholic orangina, lol

 

[Ben034]

Caramunich should give a nice orange hue. Maybe about 5%

 

[strange-steve]

For flavour and colour I think an Amarillo NEIPA is what you need. Have a look at stigman's at the top of this thread, a beautiful orange colour.

 

[foxy]

Would this work as a late addition (at last 10 mins of mash)? Therefore avoiding bitterness from the roasted barley??

If you want to avoid the harsh tannin's from the roasted barley cold steep overnight and either add to the fermenter or the last 10 mins of the boil, (just the liquor not the grain)

 

[AdeDunn]

The Mosaic smash I made using IREKS pale ale malt came out orange, somehow... lol You could always try something like that.