Let's talk about head

Gnomestyled · Dec 3, 2011

So I'm brewing my first all grain soon and decided to try a more robust porter but now I can't decide whether to use cara-pils or white wheat (or both) malt to add some head retention. Do I even need to add either of these? And if so which would be better?

passedpawn · Dec 3, 2011

carapils (dextrine) malt. If they would just rename it "Get Some Head Malt" this question would never pop up again. :mug:

Piratwolf · Dec 3, 2011

passedpawn said:
carapils (dextrine) malt. If they would just rename it "Get Some Head Malt" this question would never pop up again.

He said "pop up". *insert Beavis & Butthead laugh*

Now... Back on topic!

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Gnomestyled · Dec 4, 2011

Good answer. So what's the advantage of using white wheat malt over cara pils?

SailorTodd · Dec 4, 2011

Gnomestyled said:
Good answer. So what's the advantage of using white wheat malt over cara pils?

There's not?

Piratwolf · Dec 4, 2011

Gnomestyled said:
Good answer. So what's the advantage of using white wheat malt over cara pils?

Only thing I can think of is the flavor difference. If I understand correctly, anything with "cara" in it is going to add a bit of a caramel/sweet flavor while wheat moves flavor more towards a, well, wheat beer flavor. I'm a bit of a noob on that, but it's what I've inferred from posts here.

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