Best Source For Specialty Malts In Oz

[pbrosnan]

Hi all,

I was looking for some of the more exotic varieties such as Belgian Biscuit or Honey malt. This has been prompted by looking at recipes in a recently purchased copy of Beer Captured. Obviously I don't expect to be able purchase these things in Perth. We're lucky to be able to buy liquid yeast but I thought one of the ES HBSs might have something. Had a look at Grumpy's and Grain and Grape and ES Brewing but not much choice there either.

cheers

Patrick.

 

[Aaron]

Had a look at Grumpy's and Grain and Grape and ES Brewing but not much choice there either.

cheers

Patrick.

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Give them a call. Try Goliath and JM too. They will often have stuff that is not yet listed on their sites.

 

[pbrosnan]

Thanks Aaron, what's JM's web address?

 

[Aaron]

Thanks Aaron, what's JM's web address?

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www.jovialmonk.com.au

 

[dickTed]

JM doesn't appear to have any specialty malts. There's none on his price list.

 

[Jovial_Monk]

I do have specialty malts, it is that the website is far from complete.

I have no biscuit malt (have imported it in the past for own use) but a bit of home toasting will take care of that.

Never seen honey malt listed in Oz, I do have some at home but it must be 3 or 4 years old and not sure how good it still is. Substitute some melanoidin.

Jovial Monk

 

[dicko]

Hi all,

I saved from another post from this forum that Wyermann Caraamber is a substitute for belgian biscuit malt if this helps.

Cheers

 

[neonmeate]

Hi all,

I saved from another post from this forum that Wyermann Caraamber is a substitute for belgian biscuit malt if this helps.

Cheers

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i usually substitute fawcetts amber malt for biscuit - i think it's pretty similar. cara-amber is a cara-malt so not quite the same thing.

 

[pbrosnan]

I did use some Melaniodin, had about 800g left so wacked in the lot. That means I had 79% pils, 12.7 melanoidin and 7.9% wheat. Thans for the info on substitutes.