landis
Well-Known Member
To start this one off I'm an extract brewer with specialty grains. Some day all grain might be nice, but I'm making some good extract brews so I'm going to stick with trying to make the best brews I can.
Anyway, my question is about the Crystal Malts. Do the different variants (10L - 120L) have different flavor profiles or is it strictly color? From John Palmers book he says that 10-15L usually has a slightly higher malt yield. I asked someone at the LHBS and he said that he thought the taste of the 60L was more bitter than the rest for some reason, and 40L and 80L were just a little sweeter. I've also heard that the higher range (120L) tends to have more of a caramel/toffee taste.
All this to be said - I'm working on perfecting a simple house pale ale and I'm trying to get the best combination of malts. My first batch was with Crystal 60, and my second was with crystal 40. The 40L batch is still fermenting now, but I was just wondering if its worth trying 10 and 20 or if there really is no flavor difference, just color.
Thanks.
Anyway, my question is about the Crystal Malts. Do the different variants (10L - 120L) have different flavor profiles or is it strictly color? From John Palmers book he says that 10-15L usually has a slightly higher malt yield. I asked someone at the LHBS and he said that he thought the taste of the 60L was more bitter than the rest for some reason, and 40L and 80L were just a little sweeter. I've also heard that the higher range (120L) tends to have more of a caramel/toffee taste.
All this to be said - I'm working on perfecting a simple house pale ale and I'm trying to get the best combination of malts. My first batch was with Crystal 60, and my second was with crystal 40. The 40L batch is still fermenting now, but I was just wondering if its worth trying 10 and 20 or if there really is no flavor difference, just color.
Thanks.