Should I Add 200g Carapils To Cpa Recipe To Add A Little Head Retentio

[BeerSwiller]

Hi guys,

Just about to get another CPA brew happening, would there be anything wrong with adding say 200g of carapils into this recipe to add a little head retention?

thoughts??

 

[Bribie G]

Good move - however are you an AG brewer? If so I'd go flaked wheat in the mash. I stick Carapils in just about anything where I'm looking for head and lacing, even stouts.

 

[np1962]

If AG then there should be enough wheat in the recipe.

 

[goatherder]

Yep, wheat malt for CPA. You'll get the head retention but not the additional body you'll get with carapils.

 

[BeerSwiller]

Yep AG Brewer

Im doing a 23lt batch with 200g wheat, i might turn up the wheat to 300g to try and help retention instead of using the carapils?

 

[bowie in space]

Why not use both?

 

[goatherder]

10 or 15% wheat wouldn't be out of place in the style. I use 10%.

 

[BeerSwiller]

thanks guys,

added 300g wheat and will see how this goes, i probably dont want to add any body as im already adding 300g sucrose to 'thin' the body.

cheers!