Irish Red Ale

[GregT5]

I ordered the Irish Red Ale pack from the online store.

 

Put it down in the FV yesterday afternoon. Checked it this morning, sitting at 18 deg and looks like a stout at the moment.

 

The roasted barley has added a fair bit of colour to this brew.

[Hairy]

I used Carared and roast barley in my Irish red and it is very dark.

 

If I hold it up to the light (and close my eyes) it looks red.

 

I would say in your case it has a lot to do with the volume of the beer. When you put it in a glass and light can penetrate it then it will probably have some reddish highlights.

[TimZ1525228685]

The colour will brighten up as the ferment goes on, too.

[Otto Von Blotto]

I used roasted barley and a little bit of black patent (along with crystal and chocolate) in an English ale recently, it came out a really deep ruby red color, and I didn't have to close my eyes to see it.[innocent] [biggrin]

[PhilboBaggins]

I used roasted barley and a little bit of black patent (along with crystal and chocolate) in an English ale recently' date=' it came out a really deep ruby red color, and I didn't have to close my eyes to see it.[innocent'] [biggrin]

 

+1. Made my sister in law a porter recently and it looks black as hell, but when you hold it to the light it's deep red. Roast barley frickin' rocks. [cool]