Maris Otter, Golden Promise and US 2 Row

[nmelione]

Has anyone ever used Maris Otter, Golden Promise and US 2 Row in the same recipe to give some malt complexity without using specialty malts? Im thinking about doing this in my next DIPA.

 

[bobbrews]

Either of those are fine. There are subtle differences, but they are mostly very similar. British base malts are generally a tad richer and sweeter in character. Golden Promise is a bit sweeter than the others, so be cautious about using too much of it.

I generally find that a American 2-row or Pearl Malt base accompanied by rye, wheat, or vienna works best for my tastes. Sometimes I toss in some light caramel malt and corn sugar.

I really don't like toasty, bready, sweet grains in my IIPAs. The hop character is destroyed once you start using a lot of Munich, overdoing it with crystal malt, using Melanoidin or Victory, or fermenting with a yeast that accentuates maltiness.

 

[philosofool]

Has anyone ever used Maris Otter, Golden Promise and US 2 Row in the same recipe to give some malt complexity without using specialty malts? Im thinking about doing this in my next DIPA.

I've played around with my grain bill a little for IPA and DIPA. I like multiple base malts. Usually I go with 70-80% american pale malt, 5% 15L crystal, and the rest english pale malt. I like that combo. I've tried all maris otter American IPA and thought it was pretty good, but the malty sweetness was a little too much. Honestly, I'm still working on The IPA That I Love and malt will probably be the last thing I really tweak until it's nailed down. Still, something like the above is a likely path. I might drop the crystal and do more English. I never put Munich in my IPA.

 

[sandyeggoxj]

Allegedly the malt bill for enjoy by is 50% maris and 50% 2row. I brewed a dipa like that with 6% simple Sugar. It was very enjoyable.