Thanks for that. I'm in south Korea. I can get most malted grain but can't find flaked or wheat barley .
I am following jamils dry stout recipe which calls for both but was having no luck
I can get Carafa 2 .
I'd avoid the oats and coffee, since those involve a lot of oils and in moderate amounts are bad for head retention.
?? Oats bad for head retention? I've actually seen the opposite..... I've made some Oatmeal stouts with a healthy amount of flaked oaks that had GREAT head retention......
From what I understand, though I'm willing to be corrected, oats in large proportions are bad for head retention, although they can be beneficial in smaller amounts.
If you Ctrl+f the following and search "oats", it says the same thing I'm saying. http://***********/stories/article/indices/35-head-retention/625-fabulous-foam Of course, there are all kinds of factors in head retention. The batch that I brewed with oats did not have terrible head retention, but it was worse than I would have expected. YMMV.
Thanks for all the replies. From my limited knowledge carafa2 is the only black malt on the market. I think roasting my own will be the option. Could I roast a pilsner malt or pale ale malt. ( I have plenty of each) ?
Roasted pale
Never heard of it. Must be a Canada thing.
I know it's nit picky, but its "Roasted Barley" (roasted 2 row, unmalted barley)
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