Malt choices? RED COLOR

[jstraight]

I WANT TO BREW AN IRISH RED, BUT I DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO Melanoiden Malt.
WHAT ARE BEST SUBSTITUTES?

 

[daksin]

Irish reds often have some munich malt, a fair amount of crystal, and a tiny bit of roasted barley or black patent to bump up the caolor. Use an online recipe calculator like brewtoad to estimate your color before brewing.

 

[bajaedition]

I have been using CaraRed the last year with real good results

found it for sale last year at More Beer and have used it for red coloring ever since.

 

[CaribouBrewmasters]

Crystal 50 or higher but as you go higher, watch your levels. Carastan too. Small ammounts of roasted barley help improve the color to make a more crimson red, rather than amber red.

 

[lstrowge]

I've also used about 4-5 oz of Roasted Barley for a 5 gal batch. I'm actually also adding about 12oz of Rye malt to an Irish Red recipe this Sunday to give it a red boost. Plus I want a wee bit of Rye flavor in it.