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People compare it to Caraaroma ... it's nothing like it.
Hey Nick, can you specify the difference?
Cheers
People compare it to Caraaroma ... it's nothing like it.
I used 9% spec B in an Arrogant Bastard clone (AIPA) great colour, went well with loads of Chinook.Another Necro....
...I am LOVING this grain...is anyone using it in bizarre and/or unexpected ways (yet still to do with brewing beer - I don't care if you roll around in it wearing a stocking on your head and weeping for your lost potential) ? I've used it now in an amber, an esb, an 'irish' red. I had some on hand and was inspired to start chucking it around a bit more after one of Argon's comments about an amber ale he'd used it in.
I've found it's one of those grains that munching on it makes you pucker, but sitting there in the background it can do marvellous things. I'm keen to use it with wy1318 in a %7ish English Old type thing (I used it with 1318 in the red thing).
Cheers. :icon_cheers:
I used 9% spec B in an Arrogant Bastard clone (AIPA) great colour, went well with loads of Chinook.
Hey Nick, can you specify the difference?
Cheers
Wow thats a lot of flavour going on. The reason why I asked was that my HB shop doesn't stock Spec B and you stated they were different.Best way to do that would be to get you to smell and taste the two - there, the difference is easier to describe.
For me, Special B is the grain version of sticky date pudding. Caraaroma is darker but milder, and I find is amazing when combined with American/NZ hops in APAs as it lends a dried apricot/nectarine thing to the beer. It's quite "Milo". Caraaroma is very red too.
Caraaroma is sharper; Special B softer. Toffee vs fudge.
As always, this is a "taste" thing so YMMV. I like to use 10% Caraaroma in AAAs.
Wow thats a lot of flavour going on.
Caraaroma and Special B are the heavyweights of the spec malts.
This may help http://www.brew.is/files/malt.html