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I recently had a little error with an online homebrew shop and need a little help figuring out what to do with the results.
I ordered 10# of Belgian Pilsner and 2# of Munich for a Belgian Golden. I actually ended up with 12# of Munich. Customer Service was nice and replaced my Pilsner along with a $20 gift certificate since my Labor Day brew weekend got ruined.
The Belgian turned out fine and is sitting in bottles now, but I am left with a conundrum...What do I do with the 10# of Munich malt?
My understanding is that Munich is kilned at a higher temperature than Pale malts, leading to a maltier profile but lower diastatic activity. Supposedly it can be used as a base malt and will convert on its own, but as Ive only done 2 all grain BIAB batches so far I am a bit nervous to go that route.
Any recipe suggestions? I thought of doing a 50/50 blend with 2-row and a bit of Chocolate malt for a porter, but as Ive never really used Munich, I dont know exactly what qualities it would bring to the beer.
Challenge: Id like to get a totally free batch out of this if possible. Under $20 on additional ingredients is a plus.
I ordered 10# of Belgian Pilsner and 2# of Munich for a Belgian Golden. I actually ended up with 12# of Munich. Customer Service was nice and replaced my Pilsner along with a $20 gift certificate since my Labor Day brew weekend got ruined.
The Belgian turned out fine and is sitting in bottles now, but I am left with a conundrum...What do I do with the 10# of Munich malt?
My understanding is that Munich is kilned at a higher temperature than Pale malts, leading to a maltier profile but lower diastatic activity. Supposedly it can be used as a base malt and will convert on its own, but as Ive only done 2 all grain BIAB batches so far I am a bit nervous to go that route.
Any recipe suggestions? I thought of doing a 50/50 blend with 2-row and a bit of Chocolate malt for a porter, but as Ive never really used Munich, I dont know exactly what qualities it would bring to the beer.
Challenge: Id like to get a totally free batch out of this if possible. Under $20 on additional ingredients is a plus.