Pelikan
Well-Known Member
Is Malto Dextrine the same thing as Carapils (aka Dextrine malt)?
Cara-Pils/Dextrine Significantly increases foam/head retention and body of the beer. Also sold under the names "Dextrine" and "Cara-Foam"
This is from BeerSmith. Is there a difference between Malto Dextrine and just Dextrine? Why are they grouped as one?
Sounds good. So where does someone get malto-dextrine? Is it the same stuff body builders use (ie: Carbo-load, etc)? Would lactose accomplish the same thing, or is lactose just a sweetener (ie: would someone use one or the other, or both)?
So if a recipe calls for 1 cup of MD how much Carapils would be required to product the same effect (interested solely in the head retention and body)? Could the same effect be produced at all? Would there be any notable differences in the finished product by using one versus the other?
For reference I'm wondering about modifying BeirMuncher's Black Pearl Porter to employ Carapils rather than the MD.
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