Jazzafish
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Ok Brewers,
I just wanted to start this thread regarding different base malts and the flavour comparisons. This is not about saying one malt is better. It is about the flavour profile that the particular base malt gives in relation to other base malts you have tried.
I have used the following base malts and have noted the following about their flavour after a house sacch temp of 66 to 67*C:
Joe White Export Pilsner
Single infusion fine for 70 to 80% efficiency.
Double decoction didn't change enough to be worth the effort, just gave a small hint of melanoidal type sweetness.
Gave a straw like colour without other malts in grist.
Very neutral in flavour.
Medium low body.
Aroma of a standard local beer
Substitutes ok for JW Ale if you add 1 to 2% of caramalt
Joe White Traditional Ale
Single infusion fine for 70 to 80% efficiency.
Gave a golden colour without other malts in grist
Slightly sweeter than the export pils
Medium low body
Aroma of a standard local beer
Powells Ale
Single infusion gave a 60 to 70% efficiency
A straw to golden colour
Bland in flavour in comparison to Joe White Ale
Medium low body
Aroma of a standard local beer
Called for more specialty malt, like an extra 2 to 3% crystal malt to meet the tastes on a pale ale recipe with Joe White Ale
Powells Organic Pilsner
Single infusion gave a 55 to 65% efficiency, protien rest helped later brews
Straw colour
Very bland in colour and aroma.
Low body
Better used when malt is dominated by other flavours/aromas.
Specalty malt can be increased without fear of cloying.
Bairds Marris Otter
Single infusion gave a 75 to 85% efficiency
Golden colour, but darker than the JW Ale
Medium to full body, creamier than the JW Ale
Sweeter than JW. I find that reducing the crystal by 2 to 3% gave results on par with my pale ale recipe using JW Ale
More of a malt aroma than the JW Ale.
Bairds Golden Promise
Single infusion gave an efficiency of 70 to 80%
Golden in colour, slightly below Marris Otter
Medium but creamy body
I find this malt to be in between JW Ale and Marris Otter in flavour and aroma, but very close to marris otter.
Well there you go, that is my take on base malts and how they compare to each other... based on my past brews.
Now I'm keen to know yours, especially those who use Weyermann, Barret Bunson or Blue Lake and how you find they compare to other base malts on the market.
Cheers,
Jarrad
I just wanted to start this thread regarding different base malts and the flavour comparisons. This is not about saying one malt is better. It is about the flavour profile that the particular base malt gives in relation to other base malts you have tried.
I have used the following base malts and have noted the following about their flavour after a house sacch temp of 66 to 67*C:
Joe White Export Pilsner
Single infusion fine for 70 to 80% efficiency.
Double decoction didn't change enough to be worth the effort, just gave a small hint of melanoidal type sweetness.
Gave a straw like colour without other malts in grist.
Very neutral in flavour.
Medium low body.
Aroma of a standard local beer
Substitutes ok for JW Ale if you add 1 to 2% of caramalt
Joe White Traditional Ale
Single infusion fine for 70 to 80% efficiency.
Gave a golden colour without other malts in grist
Slightly sweeter than the export pils
Medium low body
Aroma of a standard local beer
Powells Ale
Single infusion gave a 60 to 70% efficiency
A straw to golden colour
Bland in flavour in comparison to Joe White Ale
Medium low body
Aroma of a standard local beer
Called for more specialty malt, like an extra 2 to 3% crystal malt to meet the tastes on a pale ale recipe with Joe White Ale
Powells Organic Pilsner
Single infusion gave a 55 to 65% efficiency, protien rest helped later brews
Straw colour
Very bland in colour and aroma.
Low body
Better used when malt is dominated by other flavours/aromas.
Specalty malt can be increased without fear of cloying.
Bairds Marris Otter
Single infusion gave a 75 to 85% efficiency
Golden colour, but darker than the JW Ale
Medium to full body, creamier than the JW Ale
Sweeter than JW. I find that reducing the crystal by 2 to 3% gave results on par with my pale ale recipe using JW Ale
More of a malt aroma than the JW Ale.
Bairds Golden Promise
Single infusion gave an efficiency of 70 to 80%
Golden in colour, slightly below Marris Otter
Medium but creamy body
I find this malt to be in between JW Ale and Marris Otter in flavour and aroma, but very close to marris otter.
Well there you go, that is my take on base malts and how they compare to each other... based on my past brews.
Now I'm keen to know yours, especially those who use Weyermann, Barret Bunson or Blue Lake and how you find they compare to other base malts on the market.
Cheers,
Jarrad