Dr_Beersgood_Quaffenstein
Active Member
I am an all-grain brewer and I am wondering about how small additions of specialty grains or caramel malt impact overall flavor. For example, I am curious about whether or not adding small additions of 2ozs. would be perceivable in 5 gallon batches of beer. I realize this is certainly true with roasted barley, black malt and etcetera, but what about when using and or layering caramel malts like 120L or Special B with lower lovibond caramel malts. At what minimum amounts would these grains have noticeable impact on beer flavors? I see alot of recipes online asking for minute amounts of various malts and often wonder about how much of a contribution they play in these smaller quantities.