This will be my 3rd batch all grain. I'm pretty new around here, first-time post.
Anyway, my first two batches were from kits. I made a drive to my LHBS yesterday and picked up ingredients to brew my own recipes. Just noticed that the base malt he gave me was Briess Pale Ale when I had asked for (and my recipes state) a base 2-row domestic malt. I just checked the Briess website and they look pretty similar. In the specs, the Pale Ale malt color is 3.5 while the 2-row domestic is 1.8.
My question is... can I use these interchangeably for my base malt or should I drive back (it's about 1.5 hr round-trip as I'm in the boonies) and swap out??? I'm just learning all grain, but for the next few beers I'll be brewing up some American style IPAs. Will the pale ale malt work as a base malt? How will this change the beer?
Thanks in advance.
Anyway, my first two batches were from kits. I made a drive to my LHBS yesterday and picked up ingredients to brew my own recipes. Just noticed that the base malt he gave me was Briess Pale Ale when I had asked for (and my recipes state) a base 2-row domestic malt. I just checked the Briess website and they look pretty similar. In the specs, the Pale Ale malt color is 3.5 while the 2-row domestic is 1.8.
My question is... can I use these interchangeably for my base malt or should I drive back (it's about 1.5 hr round-trip as I'm in the boonies) and swap out??? I'm just learning all grain, but for the next few beers I'll be brewing up some American style IPAs. Will the pale ale malt work as a base malt? How will this change the beer?
Thanks in advance.