Belgium Caramel Pils

[AlkiBrewing]

Hoping somebody who knows more about grains than me could offer some advise. I'm looking at an IPA recipe that I want to brew and it calls for Belgium Cara Pils. My LHBS doesn't carry it so I'm wondering if someone could recommend a grain to substitute. Thanks!

 

[afr0byte]

Crystal 10

 

[sherma]

Dextrine is the same thing, if they have that.

 

[afr0byte]

Dextrine is the same thing, if they have that.

Belgian Caramel Pilsner isn't a dextrine malt. If the recipe calls for Briess CaraPils then yes, dextrine malt works.

 

[sherma]

Belgian Caramel Pilsner isn't a dextrine malt. If the recipe calls for Briess CaraPils then yes, dextrine malt works.

So this is a caramel malt that doesn't contain dextrins? Is that possible?

Granted, it is darker than dextrine/carapils, but surely it is still a dextrin malt.

OP, the carapils doesn't lend much sweetness, which the belgian caramel pilsner probably does, so you could probably use half carapils and half c10 and be reasonably close.

 

[afr0byte]

So this is a caramel malt that doesn't contain dextrins? Is that possible?

Granted, it is darker than dextrine/carapils, but surely it is still a dextrin malt.

Well, sure it'll contain some dextrines, but it's not what one would normally call a dextrine malt. It's not a Belgian version of Breiss CaraPils in other words. It's supposed to provide a bit of body and caramel sweetness, not just the body that Briess Carapils is intended to provide.

 

[sherma]

Well, sure it'll contain some dextrines, but it's not what one would normally call a dextrine malt. It's not a Belgian version of Breiss CaraPils in other words. It's supposed to provide a bit of body and caramel sweetness, not just the body that Briess Carapils is intended to provide.

Yes, after looking into it, it is supposed to provide both body/head retention and sweetness, whereas the Breiss is really only for the head retention, so I was wrong in my first post.

 

[afr0byte]

Yes, after looking into it, it is supposed to provide both body/head retention and sweetness, whereas the Breiss is really only for the head retention, so I was wrong in my first post.

 

[sherma]

To the OP, I found that Belgian Caramel Pils also goes by the name of Cara 8, made by the maltster Dingemans.

 

[carlk47]

Hey gang, I too am looking for a substitute for Belgian Caramel Pils/Cara 8 for a few recipes.. it appears that caramel 10L is my best bet? Or should I go 1/2 Briess C10 & 1/2 Carapils?

thanks all

 

[afr0byte]

C10