Difference Between Malts?

[jadk42]

Got a recipe that calls for lager malt but I havent got any. Started me thinking about the differences between different malts. What happens if you substitute pale malt for a lager malt ?
David

 

[Kleiny]

slightly darker color and a more malty flavor.

lager malts are kilned at low temps and pale (ale) malt is kilned at higher temps resulting in darker and more flavour in your malt

also can be different varieties of barley and different diastatic powers but thats not likely to worry you unless your using high adjunct amounts.

Kleiny

 

[sinkas]

Mails hey, freudian slip no doubt

 

[white.grant]

I think "lager malt" is a bit of a misnomer. Malts are defined by their growth pattern, flavour and kilning (amongst other things) not what type of delicious beer you make make out of them.

cheers

grant

 

[Sammus]

Mails hey, freudian slip no doubt

yeah probably, perhaps he's getting some lager malt sent to him in the mail?

 

[Fourstar]

IMO you wont notice a difference, if anything it iwll taste better than commercial lager malt. Even better, do a 1/2 pale malt and a 1/2 pilsner malt to get the slight sweetness you get from a pilsner malt. Might give it abit more complexity. Either way its base malt, unlikly you will notice much if your fermentation is not up to scratch. if it is... send me a bottle of your finest