Can I substitute Vienna Malt for Pale Ale Malt in an American IPA?

[Silver_Is_Money]

I've got a bunch of Vienna, and both are 3.5L. What would the outcome likely be?

 

[tofuguy]

Notes from beersmith...
Kiln dried malt darker than Pale Malt, but not as dark as Munich Malt
Imparts a golden to orange color to the beer.

I would try it. May get different malt flavor due to the kiln process.

 

[JonM]

A little more of a malty flavor with the Vienna. Nothing wrong with that, as long as you like Vienna.

ETA: Oh and FWIW, I've used both (Vienna and Briess pale ale malt) as an IPA base and both were fine.

 

[catdaddy66]

Should be delicious. Da Yooper's Pale ale uses 2-row, Vienna and Munich. Awesome...

 

[Silver_Is_Money]

Should be delicious. Da Yooper's Pale ale uses 2-row, Vienna and Munich. Awesome...

It indeed sounds good. Do you happen to know the ballpark ratios of each? Or alternately the SRM color?

 

[catdaddy66]

SRM was like 6-8 as I recall. Grain bill was as follows...

5 pounds pale malt
3 pounds vienna malt
2 pounds Munich malt
1/2 pound crystal 20L
1/2 pound crystal 60L

 

[Rush]

Edworts Haus pale ale uses 8LB pale 2-row and 2LB Vienna with some crystal 10L. Color ends up around 5 SRM. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=31793

 

[Silver_Is_Money]

Thanks to all!!! I'm going for it with the Vienna malt.

 

[ericbw]

It should be good, but it still won't save an IPA.