Thomas Fawcett Red Crystal Malt

[badlee]

I have ordered some of this crystal malt and have never brewed with it before.
This from the vendor's site

400-EBC Red Crystal Malt (1 lb) - Thomas Fawcett & Sons

For all kinds of red, amber and dark top-fermented beers, especially Bitter, Porter, Stout and Russian Imperial Stout.

Brings rich notes of caramel and toffee

EBC: 350 - 450

Usage: 5% - 10% of grist.

Has anybody any experience with it ?
Cheers

 

[badlee]

Has nobody used this yet?

 

[thehaze]

It sounds like a CaraAroma kind of malt: https://www.weyermann.de/rus/bmprodukte_neu.asp?idkat=223&umenue=yes&idmenue=182&sprache=8

But I have not used this malt from Fawcett, so I would not know how it measures up.

 

[badlee]

@thehaze
What do you get from CaraAroma? I have never used that malt either.

 

[thehaze]

CaraAroma is pretty intense, very malty and sweet, maybe a hint of toffee, but no coffee or roastiness. Goes well in malt forward beers, like weizenbock, amber ales, etc.

 

[badlee]

Cheers very much for that.
Will have to wait and see.