2 Row Barley vs 6 Row Barley
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2 Row Barley vs 6 Row Barley
I'm planning on using an America recipe and I've noticed it calls for 'Pale Malt (6 row)'. I seem to remember reading in a book I sadly no longer own that there is a difference between 6 row and British 2 row. At a homebrew level, is this something I should worry about, or can I substitute gram for gram with no issues?
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Re: 2 Row Barley vs 6 Row Barley
Substitute it, it’ll be fine.
UK barley is a bit more rich and flavoursome than either US 2-row or 6-row, so to really reproduce US recipes it’s sometimes worth replacing some of the pale malt with a pilsner or lager malt.
But until you’re really trying to hone a recipe it’s not really worth worrying about that.
UK barley is a bit more rich and flavoursome than either US 2-row or 6-row, so to really reproduce US recipes it’s sometimes worth replacing some of the pale malt with a pilsner or lager malt.
But until you’re really trying to hone a recipe it’s not really worth worrying about that.
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Re: 2 Row Barley vs 6 Row Barley
As Jocky says, there's a difference between US and British Barley, just as the difference in climate. Barley is grown around where I live, with East Anglia and Border Counties and others famous for what they produce. I've only seen 6 row barley when walking across farming land now used for other purposes. British breweries did use it in the past for its higher enzyme content when a large proportion of the mash was unmalted adjuncts. British barleys have less enzymes and less protein content, so will produce a clearer beer with better flavours but can take longer to convert carbohydrates to sugars. If you want more protein, buy a lower grade malt, or as Jocky says, some of the poorer lager malts, most modern ones are today well modified.
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Re: 2 Row Barley vs 6 Row Barley
Thanks guys!