Although I have it in stock, I haven't used it. I have thought of giving it a try sometime soon. Thomas Fawcett is my source for the pale chocolate. They recommend using it in bitters, milds, and stouts at 3% to 5%.
Maybe when I am bored, I will give it a whirl, but for now...
In one of my bitters I use 1oz black malt and 3oz amber malt per 13lbs pale malt with pale crystals at 9 SRM. It comes out very bready. In my stronger bitter, I'll use 2oz black malt and 8oz amber with slightly more pale crystals per 15lbs pale malt at 12 SRM. This one is distinctly more toasty.
I love black malt. I have not tried Amber malt, though.
I am also interested in the comments about Carafa special, I must try this one. I am thinking about remaking my northern brown and subbing the chocolate I used in it. I may try that Carafa
Carafa special is great! It's got lots of delicious coffee/chocolate flavor at around 5% of your grain bill and because it's de-husked it doesn't give you any of that astringent, burnt bitterness that you would get from black patent or sometimes chocolate. I definitely recommend it in porters, stouts, and American brown ales.
I don't use it in bitters or pale ales at all. My amber has 60 grams (~2 oz) of it in 21 liters, though, and that works good for me. Dark beers, yeah, love it. But for me it has no place in bitters or pale ales.
I used chocolate in my Northern English Brown Ale. It is appropriate with that style. The chocolate was 4% of my total grain bill. It worked out fine in that style. I also used 1 lb. of Crystal 40L, which was 12% of the grain bill.
I'm sure I wouldn't like it in a pale. Would it even be pale after adding the chocolate?
I love black malt. I have not tried Amber malt, though.
I am also interested in the comments about Carafa special, I must try this one. I am thinking about remaking my northern brown and subbing the chocolate I used in it. I may try that Carafa
Second that. What actually is carafa? Is it just a trade name?
Second that. What actually is carafa? Is it just a trade name?
It is registered to Weyermann. They have a Carafa and a Carafa Special. The Carafa Special is generally what I see people referring to. It's a dehusked roasted barley available in 3 different roasts. The lightest starts in the 300 lovibond and the darkest is in the 500 range.
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