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That was really my take on the matter. But in a beer where you would have five percent of some thing like Cara 60 and five more of Cara 80 would make a different profile than a beer with just the 80 and add more for color adjustment, right? The flavor would be more subtle but still different.

I have been meaning to test this theory and my buddy and I have been discussing this for a while now. He states that when using heavier lovebond crystal malts it hides the flavor profile of the lighter crystals. I believe that each has their own contribution. In a recipe with the same base malt...

Thanks, for the feed back. However, I am still curious as to what mediums you might suggest for culturing the yeast or when to plate from one to the other medium.

I know this is a little far fetched. I wanted to culture a yest from a peanut shell and use it to create a lager beer. I had the idea of keeping it add lower temperatures in order to facilitate the growth of the yeast that work better at those temperatures. Does anyone know anything about gather...