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What to do with 25kg of lager malt?..

Post by bigdave » Tue May 07, 2013 7:54 pm

I have no temp control so can't make a true to style lager but I could make a kolsch or a sparkling ale? Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

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Re: What to do with 25kg of lager malt?..

Post by Skittlebrau » Tue May 07, 2013 8:02 pm

You can make some lovely pale summery ales with this that will be pleasing in appearance to lovers of pale hoppy beers and die-hard aleophobes alike. That's what I'd do, anyhow.

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Post by zgoda » Tue May 07, 2013 8:37 pm

Golden ales, American ales, Belgian ales. Just to name a few.

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Re: What to do with 25kg of lager malt?..

Post by alix101 » Tue May 07, 2013 8:42 pm

Make a kolsch..1kg munich malt 100g of wheat 4kg of lager malt ..25 g of Northern Brewer for 90 mins jobs a good un....cheap and fantastic ....no need for lagering it despite what people say.
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Re: What to do with 25kg of lager malt?..

Post by seymour » Tue May 07, 2013 8:48 pm

All great ideas. The simplest answer is: brew anything you like. It's just a base malt like any other, except even lighter in colour and body and taste.

Did you see this thread yesterday? viewtopic.php?f=5&t=16517#p625247

I've had Mikheller's Single Hop IPAs, and I've had yours. I'd say this is exactly your kind of beer!
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Re: What to do with 25kg of lager malt?..

Post by JonoT » Tue May 07, 2013 8:51 pm

seymour wrote: The simplest answer is: brew anything you like.
well said. :beer:

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Re: Odp: What to do with 25kg of lager malt?..

Post by zgoda » Wed May 08, 2013 9:54 am

The problem might be, without significant experience, how would one know what he likes? To quote an old movie, "how can I like songs I don't know?". :)

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Re: What to do with 25kg of lager malt?..

Post by IPA » Wed May 08, 2013 1:19 pm

alix101 wrote:Make a kolsch..1kg munich malt 100g of wheat 4kg of lager malt ..25 g of Northern Brewer for 90 mins jobs a good un....cheap and fantastic ....no need for lagering it despite what people say.
If you wan't it without a chill haze I think a temperature stepped mash might be the order of the day here
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Re: What to do with 25kg of lager malt?..

Post by Matt12398 » Wed May 08, 2013 1:29 pm

Steam/California Common

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Re: What to do with 25kg of lager malt?..

Post by dean_wales » Wed May 08, 2013 8:07 pm

Are you looking for suggestions for lager malt based ales or are you looking to use up 25kg of it?

If you need to use it up get a good old Belgian Quad on the go - thats half the sack gone just like that!

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Re: What to do with 25kg of lager malt?..

Post by Belter » Wed May 08, 2013 10:07 pm

Just use it as you would any pale malt. The last smash I did was all lager malt. Tastes amazing. Next up is a Steam.

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Re: What to do with 25kg of lager malt?..

Post by bigdave » Wed May 08, 2013 10:53 pm

It's not do much a use it up as more of a how best to use it? situation. When I bought it I thought summer kolsch but don't want to waste the next few months drinking just one thing if there's a few good recipes/styles I could try out.

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Re: What to do with 25kg of lager malt?..

Post by rossa » Wed May 08, 2013 11:18 pm

One word - saison.

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Re: What to do with 25kg of lager malt?..

Post by seymour » Wed May 08, 2013 11:51 pm

rossa wrote:One word - saison.
Always a very good word, but then, a summer of drinking kolsch would certainly not be time wasted. :)

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Re: What to do with 25kg of lager malt?..

Post by rossa » Thu May 09, 2013 4:35 pm

seymour wrote:
rossa wrote:One word - saison.
Always a very good word, but then, a summer of drinking kolsch would certainly not be time wasted. :)
A summer drinking homebrew is never a waste !

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