Breiss has some new malts for 2017

[Silver_Is_Money]

1) Synergy Select Pilsen, 1.8L, Claimed to be the equal of the very best of the European Pilsner malts. Distatic Power is 100 Lintner.

2) Carapils Copper, a 30L version of the original Carapils. Adds copper to red color, head retention, mouthfeel, and it even adds a gram cracker toasty flavor if used in larger quantities. Not said to be sweet, so it isn't a caramel/crystal malt. Zero diastatic power. Can be steeped.

 

[brewcat]

Carapils Copper sounds like it will be fun to use.

 

[dstockwell]

Anyone find a source to buy these..

 

[anchornm]

It is available at Rite Brew:
805338 - Carapils Copper Malt - per lb.

 

[65C]

I'm really interested in that copper if it doesn't add sweetness and adds some head retention (I thought carapils was always sweet)

 

[Lefou]

Interesting.
Briess is one of my "go to" brands for two reasons. My LBHS carries their malted grain and their selection is fairly wide with good data references. Dingemans is the brand I typically use for pilsner but if the price and quality is comparable, I might switch and try a different base malt.
Briess has it on their website visitors at HomeBrew Con can score a free pound of the new Copper at their booth. That's some cool advertising.

 

[popsicleian]

A friend of mine in my homebrew club got a full 50lb bag of the Carapils Copper at HomebrewCon on the condition that we play around with it and report back with results. We did back to back to back club brews yesterday, with plain 2-row and the Carapils Copper at 10%, 20%, and 30% (1.050OG, Willamette hops to 33 IBUs, US-05). We will be sampling all of them at our next club meeting, and I will report back after that.

I did a split batch on my own with the Carapils Copper as well--80% 2-row, 20% Carapils. OG for both was 1.047, both batches got Summit and Simcoe hops, one got WLP090, and the other got Omega Hothead plus a dry hop. I kegged both of them today.

It does not seem to add sweetness, and I got better than expected attenuation. The Hothead batch finished at 1.010, and the WLP090 batch finished at 1.008. Mashed at 152. I was pretty happy with the uncarbonated samples--interestingly, the Hothead seemed to have a lot more malt character. Definitely got some of the toasty graham cracker notes that Briess mentions. I'll post more detailed tasting notes once they're carbed and ready.

One thing that was interesting in our club brews--our efficiency decreased as the proportion of Carapils Copper increased. The 10% batch came in about .004 points higher than the 30% batch.

 

[skylab4]

So, was there sweetness added? Any other tasting notes to share?
I got some of this malt at HomebrewCon so interested to see how it turned out before I use it.

 

[popsicleian]

No, I didn't really get much sweetness at all from any of the carapils copper batches I've tasted so far, but it does add body.

I believe every single person at our last meeting thought the 20% batch was the best. In the 10% batch the CC provided a little malt complexity and some reddish color--it wasn't anything special. The 20% batch had some very enjoyable toasty, bready, and bread-crusty flavors. We didn't get much of the graham cracker that Briess mentions in any of the finished beers. The contribution from the CC seemed to be more Munich-like. The 30% batch had those same flavors, but it was a little harsh, verging on astringent.

I really like the malt in general. I brewed a Marzen last weekend that used it at about 17%. The rest of the grain bill was 62% Vienna, 17% Munich II, and 4% Caramunich. I have a little bit left over, and I'm going to sub it for the regular carapils I usually use in my porter.

 

[skylab4]

Thanks for the response. That is very helpful information. 20% it will be! Looking forward to using it