Name that Malt

[mysterio]

Left looks like crystal malt, right looks like torrified wheat or something

[ColinKeb]

crushed walnuts are you going to use it as crystal ? might be interesting to see what happens , it isnt just crystal without the husks is it?

[ColinKeb]

crushed walnuts are you going to use it as crystal ? might be interesting to see what happens , it isnt just crystal without the husks is it?

[ColinKeb]

he hadnt been "sampling the goods" had he ?

[ColinKeb]

hmm never tried that

[oblivious]

Looks a bit like wheat malt to me

[Wez]

"name that malt" can we call him Alan?

[steve_flack]

Looks like torrified wheat to me. It doesn't look like any light crystal malt I've seen (and I've seen a few )

[steve_flack]

It's definately wheat something as it doesn't have a husk.

[Garth]

I agree with Steve and mysterio, it looks like torrified wheat,

sorry for the large pictures but Photobucket is taking an age tonight to do anything.

my torrified wheat, yours just seems a little more crushed



and this is some wheat malt I have

[steve_flack]

So you've got no dark malt at all? Hmmm... looks like a cream ale or light quaffing beer. Howabout a low grav (1.035-1.040) - low color MO + 'wheat whatever' hopped with saaz or hallertau doen with either Nottingham or US56? Actually - 30th June? Stick with nottingham - U556 can be a slow settler.

If you going for 1.035 I'd aim around 20-25 IBU with a nice big flavour and aroma addition. Don't go above 10% of the wheat in case it's torrified - too much makes your beer taste like shredded wheat.

[Andy]

It certainly ain't crystal! All the crystal I've got from HBB looks like, errrr, crystal

Next time ask for Dom, he's the HBB malt man

[Andy]

I had some spotty YTS lad getting the ingredients together and the bloke behind the counter gave the impression he didn't know that much about it all either. I phoned an order through first thing but it must have got misplaced...I did get a nice beer towel souvenir though

I know the guys you mention and yes, they're not the ones who deal with homebrew orders. Shame! I always wait until Dom's in the shop or EMail an order through for his attention.

[oblivious]

I like S-04, but recipe could be done in 10 days and then straight to keg and force carbonate and it will ready in no time

[steve_flack]

I like S-04

I think it a bit too distinctive for a beer this light. A clean, attenuative yeast (like Nottingham) would do a better job IMO.

BTW DaaB I reckon it will be a nice quaffer. I might move the Saaz to 15 or 10 minutes from the end to keep a bit more of the flavour but that's a personal thing. I hope the weather's nice and the beer's cool - should go down a storm.