Carapils or MaltoDextrin

Ok. Planning out my next batch. an extract ESB or partial single-step infusion mash.

I have about a 1/2 lb of left over MaltoDex from a previous batch.

Do I:
A-do an infusion mash with the 1lb of carapils or

B-just get rid of the malto-dex in this batch since there are no other malted grains in the recipe

(Plan on mashing 2-3 lbs of english 2-row in my next brown ale in the near future. Just play with carapils in the brown ale?)

How will the Carapils do in an infusion mash, heard they can produce a cloudy finished product with a single-step infusion mash.

Grain bill:
7lbs Light DME
8oz MaltoDex. or 1 lb of carapils
1/2lb crystal malt 40lvb or 60lvb (thoughts?)
1 lb toasted 20lvb crystal (350° for 15 min)
Hop bill:
1oz willamette-60min
1/4oz nugget-60min
1 oz kent goldings-20min
1 oz fuggles-steep finish

Nottingham yeast (dry)

Irish moss
gypsum

Thanks in advance!

In bottle: Milk Stout
In fermentation: 0
On Deck: Steam Clone
Planning: ESB, Brown Ale

I've only used Cara-Pils a couple of times, but I do know a brewer that uses it regularly and haven't noticed any beers to be that cloudy.

I use cara-pils regulary with good effect and I havent noticed any cloudi ness I wonder if the effect was chill haze.

If you mash cara-pils with enough grain then you will not have a problem with it unless your mash technique is off.

I would go for B in your case today.

thanks for the info

B is it!

looking forward to doing a partial mash in my brown ale.