Belgian Pils Malt Substitution

[MarcJWaters]

I screwed up a batch, and need to rebuy my grain bill. On it, it has Belgian Pils Malt, but my LHBS doesn't carry it. Adequate substitutions?

 

[Oldsock]

Any other pils will be fine (French or German would be closest). If it is a dark Belgian you could even get away with American pale, but for a pale/blonde beer I would go pils.

 

[MarcJWaters]

It looks like my only two options are Breiss Carapils and Castle Pilsen and Weyermann Pilsner. Thoughts?

 

[Pilgarlic]

The Weyermann should be fine. It's a german pilsner malt. Many Belgian breweries use german pilsner.

 

[Yooper]

Carapils is NOT the same! That's a brand name for a dextine malt that provides head retention. It doesn't have any diastatic power at all, so don't use that one! I like Weyermann- that's a good German maltster.

 

[Brewmasters Warehouse]

It looks like my only two options are Breiss Carapils and Castle Pilsen and Weyermann Pilsner. Thoughts?

Castle is a Belgian Maltster, and a very good one at that. All of the Belgian grains we carry are Castle.

Ed

 

[reddskinnfan]

I would go with the Weyermann's, if it were me buying.

 

[Houblon]

Castle is a Belgian Maltster, and a very good one at that. All of the Belgian grains we carry are Castle.

Go with the Castle malt! I like it far better than the Weyermann malts.

 

[Oldsock]

Castle is a Belgian Maltster, and a very good one at that. All of the Belgian grains we carry are Castle.

Ed

Agreed. Although I haven't used any of their other malts, from what I've read (Brew Like a Monk) their specialty malts are made by Dingemans.