Base malt: Pale Ale malt v Ale malt (2row)

[Blind Dog]

Have a look here BD:

http://www.fawcett-maltsters.co.uk/malts.htm

Wes

TF and other uk malsters produce a range of pale ale malts, but not a specific malt called a pale ale malt. I don't ever recall anyone ever referring to a pale ale malt in the UK, they're referred to by the varietal name (Maris otter, halcyon etc). If you went in a decent UK HBS and asked for pale ale malt you'd probably end up with something belgian, not that there's anything wrong with that. Pale malt was the common catch all (eg graham wheelers book) for pale ale malts.

And now my brain hurts

 

[verysupple]

Do you go for floor malted or pnuematic malted verysupple?

Wes

I use Simpsons. From their website I don't think they do floor malting so even though I've never heard of "pnuematic malting" it must be that.

EDIT: Typo and clarifying that I have heard of "floor malted". I'm not a complete novice.

 

[Not For Horses]

Floor malted barley makes you more sexy. It's science.

 

[wessmith]

TF and other uk malsters produce a range of pale ale malts, but not a specific malt called a pale ale malt. I don't ever recall anyone ever referring to a pale ale malt in the UK, they're referred to by the varietal name (Maris otter, halcyon etc). If you went in a decent UK HBS and asked for pale ale malt you'd probably end up with something belgian, not that there's anything wrong with that. Pale malt was the common catch all (eg graham wheelers book) for pale ale malts.

And now my brain hurts

Exactly, BD. My concern was the term was being used loosely here in Aus. Barretts do not have a "pale ale malt" as such, just a "pale malt" or an "ale malt" QED

Wes

 

[technobabble66]

Floor malted barley makes you more sexy. It's science.

I use pneumatically malted barley, because...

"... I'm too sexy for my malt ... "