KidLightning
Well-Known Member
I have an American pale ale grain bill that I'm looking at from an old BYO style profile for APA's–
8.5lbs 2-row
0.5lbs Caramel 20
0.5lbs Caramel 60
0.5lbs Cara-Pils
And I'm wondering if I can substitute 1lb of C40 for the 1/2lb each of C20 and C60? My LHBS only sells grain in 1lb or larger packages and I'd rather not have extra 1/2lbs of those lying around as none of my upcoming recipes will use them.
The updated grain bill would look like this–
8.5lbs 2-row
1.0lbs Caramel 40
0.5lbs Cara-Pils
According to the recipe calculator I just used at work (Brewer's Friend) the color and OG should remain the same, which I would expect, but am I going to lose anything or drastically change the beer?
My thoughts are that I may lose some complexity by using a single source of mild caramel flavor/sweetness, rather than combining lesser amounts of light caramel and dark caramel. This is something I'm totally fine with in this beer and would actually prefer.
Are there any other consequences I might have from this substitution? Is this a common method for substituting grains and simplifying grain bills that others use?
8.5lbs 2-row
0.5lbs Caramel 20
0.5lbs Caramel 60
0.5lbs Cara-Pils
And I'm wondering if I can substitute 1lb of C40 for the 1/2lb each of C20 and C60? My LHBS only sells grain in 1lb or larger packages and I'd rather not have extra 1/2lbs of those lying around as none of my upcoming recipes will use them.
The updated grain bill would look like this–
8.5lbs 2-row
1.0lbs Caramel 40
0.5lbs Cara-Pils
According to the recipe calculator I just used at work (Brewer's Friend) the color and OG should remain the same, which I would expect, but am I going to lose anything or drastically change the beer?
My thoughts are that I may lose some complexity by using a single source of mild caramel flavor/sweetness, rather than combining lesser amounts of light caramel and dark caramel. This is something I'm totally fine with in this beer and would actually prefer.
Are there any other consequences I might have from this substitution? Is this a common method for substituting grains and simplifying grain bills that others use?