Most of my current ale recipes switch between British 2 row (Maris Otter) and domestic 2 row. I use the british base malt for my IPA, Porter & wheats. domestic for my common & two pale ale recipes.
I want to start buying 2-row in bulk but haven't yet because of how I switch between these base malts in my recipes. I like my recipes (nabbed from others mostly) and don't necessarily want to change them up. Where I am a newb is the different characters amongst these base malts. Is switching from the Maris to domestic really going to have a noticable affect on my final product? Is using the Maris throughout all going to improve those batches where I use domestic?
Locally I get domestic for .94 lb and the Maris for 1.69 lb. They sell the 50# bags at 1/2 this per lb rate. I'd gladly foot the bill for a 50 of Maris if superior. If its more of a sell job I'd also gladly save the $ and go with domestic. No, I haven't brewed batches switching it up to see if I can tell the diff...
I want to start buying 2-row in bulk but haven't yet because of how I switch between these base malts in my recipes. I like my recipes (nabbed from others mostly) and don't necessarily want to change them up. Where I am a newb is the different characters amongst these base malts. Is switching from the Maris to domestic really going to have a noticable affect on my final product? Is using the Maris throughout all going to improve those batches where I use domestic?
Locally I get domestic for .94 lb and the Maris for 1.69 lb. They sell the 50# bags at 1/2 this per lb rate. I'd gladly foot the bill for a 50 of Maris if superior. If its more of a sell job I'd also gladly save the $ and go with domestic. No, I haven't brewed batches switching it up to see if I can tell the diff...