Carapils

[DaveyT]

Hello
Just got hold of a bag of Carapils and, now it's in my hand, I'm not sure what to do with it.
As it's good for head retention and body, is it similar to wheat? If it is, is it something that is used as well as, or instead of, wheat?
I'm thinking of putting with some crystal malt. Again, would this be a bit belt and braces, as with the wheat?

Thanks
David

[WishboneBrewery]

My own ideas for Carapils are as a subtle body-builder for a pale 2.8% ABV beer.

[unclepumble]

My own ideas for Carapils are as a subtle body-builder for a pale 2.8% ABV beer.

I take it this is for work not for home?

If for home why would you want to, there's plenty of water in the tap.

UP

[WishboneBrewery]

ha ha ha, no its for home, I see it as a challenge to make something with enough body.
Max % Carapils, a fair amount of Wheat Malt or Torrified Wheat, Vienna & Pale Malts... Hot as it gets Mash, but still ferment with US-05 for a clean taste, probably late hop / Dry hop fairly heavy.

[swiggingpig]

Use it to make Broadsword Bitter, a very nice session beer.

Marc Ollosson - Real Ales for the home brewer - page 44
I brew mine re-scaled to 3.4%

On one nightmare of a brewday I ended up with crap efficiency which resulted in a 3.4% beer instead of 3.8%.

This was one of those lucky accidents as I found that at 3.4% it made a really good session beer where you can sink quite a few without feeling too squiffy

I personally find that carapils gives a nice body to a lower alcohol session beer especially with a high attenuating yeast like S-04.

[DaveyT]

Max % Carapils, a fair amount of Wheat Malt or Torrified Wheat, Vienna & Pale Malts...

What would a maximum percentage be?

Use it to make Broadsword Bitter, a very nice session beer.

Unfortunately, I haven't got the book. Any rough guides?

Thanks for the input, btw.

David

[WishboneBrewery]

http://www.themaltmiller.co.uk/index.ph ... ductId=114 Says 10% here.

[DaveyT]

Perfect, thanks!

David

[swiggingpig]

Try this

Recipe: Broadsword
Style: Standard/Ordinary Bitter
TYPE: All Grain

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size (fermenter): 20.00 l
Estimated OG: 1.036 SG
Estimated Color: 5.9 EBC
Estimated IBU: 36.3 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 78.8 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
2.85 kg Pale Malt, Maris Otter (4.5 EBC) Grain 1 88.9 %
0.36 kg Cara-Pils/Dextrine (3.9 EBC) Grain 2 11.1 %
60 g Fuggles [4.20 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 3 32.2 IBUs
20 g Styrian Goldings [3.80 %] - Boil 15.0 mi Hop 5 3.8 IBUs
1.00 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 15.0 mins) Fining 4 -
1.0 pkg SafAle English Ale (DCL Yeast #S-04) [25 Yeast 6 -

[DaveyT]

That's ace! Looks like a belter; thanks a lot. I'll give it a whirl!

David