B brockettbrews Well-Known Member Joined Mar 23, 2012 Messages 565 Reaction score 1 Location Charlotte Mar 23, 2012 #1 i just got into homebrewing. want to make some oktoberfest beer. can i use crystal malt instead of german malt.
i just got into homebrewing. want to make some oktoberfest beer. can i use crystal malt instead of german malt.
dbreienrk1 Well-Known Member Joined Jan 9, 2010 Messages 383 Reaction score 11 Mar 23, 2012 #2 you can you crystal malt, but there are many other things to consider when brewing an oktoberfest. read about the style here... http://www.bjcp.org/2008styles/style03.php#1b
you can you crystal malt, but there are many other things to consider when brewing an oktoberfest. read about the style here... http://www.bjcp.org/2008styles/style03.php#1b
Bmorebrew Well-Known Member Joined Mar 30, 2010 Messages 473 Reaction score 14 Location Baltimore Mar 23, 2012 #3 Do you mean add some crystal malt to the beer? You can in small amounts, but it is not typical. If you meant to ask if you could use crystal in place of german base malt, no you cannot, crystal malt is a different type of malt than base malt.
Do you mean add some crystal malt to the beer? You can in small amounts, but it is not typical. If you meant to ask if you could use crystal in place of german base malt, no you cannot, crystal malt is a different type of malt than base malt.
OP OP B brockettbrews Well-Known Member Joined Mar 23, 2012 Messages 565 Reaction score 1 Location Charlotte Mar 23, 2012 #4 thanks