Trying a recipe, need substitue for carapils..help

[electricd7]

Hello,

I am trying a recipe for Sierra Nevada PA clone. The receipe is as follows:

Fermentables: 7.2 Pale Liquid Malt Extract
Grains: 1lb Crystal 40, 1lb Cara-pils/Dextrine
Hops: 1oz Perle (Bittering), 1oz Cascade (flavor), 1oz Cascade (aroma), 1oz Cascade (dry)
Yeast: Safale-05

My LHBS has everything on this list execpt the carapils. I am looking for a decent substitute that won't throw my beer off from turning out like Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. Here is a list of what my LHBS offers:

http://herbsandheirlooms.com/id65.htm

Thanks in advance!

ED7

 

[electricd7]

I am also not exactly sure what the "7.2" means in the extract? Is that pounds?

 

[sachsebrewer]

Dextrine malt, carafoam, or crystal 10 would all work

 

[sachsebrewer]

Probably 7.2 lbs.

 

[sachsebrewer]

Not real sure about 7.2 since I don't extract brew

 

[sachsebrewer]

Looking at a substitute chart, dextrine from breiss is the closest

 

[unionrdr]

I'm not seeing the 7.2. Just weights of the extracts like 3.3 or 4lbs.

 

[chickypad]

The SNPA clone from last year's BYO magazine where they interviewed Ken Grossman and the head brewer has 11 oz of C-60 in place of the C-40 and no carapils. Carapils isn't going to contribute any flavor, and I think that's plenty of crystal without it.

 

[kingwood-kid]

The extract already has carapils in it, so another pound on top of that is really overkill. I'd either just add another 1/2 lb of the extract to make up the gravity, or go with the recipe Chickypad mentioned.

 

[k_mcarthur]

You could try 4-8 oz of malto dextrine.

 

[electricd7]

Thanks guys! I'll give your suggestions a shot!

 

[LovesIPA]

Carapils is a very lightly kilned crystal malt. Crystal malts add body, mouthfeel and head retention. Since you're already using the crystal 40, I don't see why you need the Carapils.