Has anyone tried using Irish Stout Malt in a Saison? My LHBS just started carrying it.
The backstory here is that a while ago I went to make an all-grain Saison with 65% Pilsner, 15% Rye, 8% Caramel Wheat, and 8% Flaked Wheat and 2% Clear Candi Sugar. I accidentally bought Pale Malt instead of Pilsner and did not realize it until after I milled the grain. I brewed the beer anyway and it turned out great. A few months later, I brewed it again but with Pilsner and it was nowhere near as good. Since then, I have been wondering what else I could substitute for the Pilsner and I was thinking about trying Irish Stout Malt.
The Malting Company of Ireland's website has this note regarding the malt, "While usually used in Irish stouts, it is at home in any style calling for an English-type pale malt" and Irish Stout Malt just became readily available to me, so it seemed like this could be interesting -- well unless someone else has tried it and found that it is not.
The backstory here is that a while ago I went to make an all-grain Saison with 65% Pilsner, 15% Rye, 8% Caramel Wheat, and 8% Flaked Wheat and 2% Clear Candi Sugar. I accidentally bought Pale Malt instead of Pilsner and did not realize it until after I milled the grain. I brewed the beer anyway and it turned out great. A few months later, I brewed it again but with Pilsner and it was nowhere near as good. Since then, I have been wondering what else I could substitute for the Pilsner and I was thinking about trying Irish Stout Malt.
The Malting Company of Ireland's website has this note regarding the malt, "While usually used in Irish stouts, it is at home in any style calling for an English-type pale malt" and Irish Stout Malt just became readily available to me, so it seemed like this could be interesting -- well unless someone else has tried it and found that it is not.