Rye Caramel Vs Brown Malt

[Smashin]

I've just recieved my first pack of cara-rye. My first impression of tasting it insitu is that of brown malt. Milf coffee/light roast flavour. The smell was certainly reminisant of rye (bready/biscuity).I had preconcieved impression that it woulf be some what crystaline (aka cara).
Can anyone add to their exprience with this malt in terms of end charateristics
-body
-sweetness
-other finished charateristic.

cheers in advance

Smashin

 

[brendo]

I've just recieved my first pack of cara-rye. My first impression of tasting it insitu is that of brown malt. Milf coffee/light roast flavour. The smell was certainly reminisant of rye (bready/biscuity).I had preconcieved impression that it woulf be some what crystaline (aka cara).
Can anyone add to their exprience with this malt in terms of end charateristics
-body
-sweetness
-other finished charateristic.

cheers in advance

Smashin

it doesn't really add sweetness - don't think of it as a crystal malt so much. Rye characters - spicey, peppery def come through but it is more roasty and toasty.

Love the stuff personally...

 

[dataphage]

I didn't get so much of the peppery peppery but some spice and roasty too with some nice bread-like notes. Adds some real complexity to the finish - did an english bitter where I paired it with carared for the crystal malts and it just blew my mind. Didn't taste like a 3.7% beer at all.

 

[Bribie G]

For a rye and caramel match made in Heaven, head for Dan's and get a bottle of the Russian Baltika 4 - this will recalibrate your beer buds and show you what rye is capable of :icon_drunk:

 

[beersom]

For a rye and caramel match made in Heaven, head for Dan's and get a bottle of the Russian Baltika 4 - this will recalibrate your beer buds and show you what rye is capable of :icon_drunk:

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That has rye in it ? ... really ? ... where did you find that out ?

 

[Bribie G]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltika_Breweries

Who can you trust if not Wikipedia

 

[beersom]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltika_Breweries

Who can you trust if not Wikipedia

Nice work ... have not had one of those since it first came on the market here 5-6 years ago.... might hafta re-visit it.

 

[Smashin]

Thanksfor the feed back and sorry the delay in getting back to it (pc problems). pretty much what i thought after tasting the grain, very keen to get this into my Belgian Pale ale 2morrow with just a hint of special B.

 

[Smashin]

Has anyone got the potential extract for Weyermanns Rye Caramel Malt or the dry yield fine grain.

Thanks in advance

Smashin

 

[Wolfy]

Has anyone got the potential extract for Weyermanns Rye Caramel Malt or the dry yield fine grain.

This is what my Beersmith tells me:
Caramel Rye (Weyermann)
Potential: 1.032
Dry Yield Fine Grain: 70.00%

 

[Smashin]

This is what my Beersmith tells me:
Caramel Rye (Weyermann)
Potential: 1.032
Dry Yield Fine Grain: 70.00%

Cheers Wolfy :icon_chickcheers: , I'll run with that for 2morrows brew.

Smashin