tennesseean_87
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I want to make something like a special bitter without using any of the specialty malts I've set aside for other brews. I'm considering toasting some of my base malt, though I'm not sure about doing caramel malt.
What about trying to do a little bit of kettle caramelization for increased malt character? If that's a decent idea, how much would I want to reduce for how long? I'm thinking about boiling a half-gallon of the first runnings, which is less than half what I gather would be done for a Wee-heavy, and I probably wouldn't increase the boil time. Thoughts?
What about trying to do a little bit of kettle caramelization for increased malt character? If that's a decent idea, how much would I want to reduce for how long? I'm thinking about boiling a half-gallon of the first runnings, which is less than half what I gather would be done for a Wee-heavy, and I probably wouldn't increase the boil time. Thoughts?