brown malt in a bitter
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Re: brown malt in a bitter
A small amount of a roasted grain can add a nice touch of complexity in a low grav bitter. I have an ordinary bitter recipe (S.G. 1.037) that I wasn't real happy with until I added four ounces; three gallon batch, of victory malt.
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jim williams
Re: brown malt in a bitter
done. 5% brown malt in a bitter. It's in the fermenter now. Color is perfect. I'll post back for anyone that might be interested.
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jim williams
Re: brown malt in a bitter
It's turned out to be quite an amazing best bitter. That little bit of brown malt really made for a complex aroma that you can't really put your finger on. Definitely not out of place. Really nice. I'll do it again. Highly recommended.De-Geert wrote:Any updates yet?
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De-Geert
Re: brown malt in a bitter
Great! Worth a try than.
So you did 5% Brown, and 95% MO? Or did you also add crystal or something else?
So you did 5% Brown, and 95% MO? Or did you also add crystal or something else?
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jim williams
Re: brown malt in a bitter
MO 88.5%De-Geert wrote:Great! Worth a try than.
So you did 5% Brown, and 95% MO? Or did you also add crystal or something else?
Victory 5.9%
Brown malt 5%
Chocolate malt 1.2%
That's pretty much my standard best bitter malt bill, except this time I added the brown malt. Color slightly darker. Not much, but, what it did to the aroma is really great.