What to brew...

[Charlieatthedisco]

I have 50lbs pale ale us. What should I brew with it that is not a pale ale? I have brewed 10 batches of ipa's straight... Need something different

 

[Yooper]

You could brew just about anything! A blonde, cream ale, California common, stout, amber, premium American lager, and so on, all would use US two-row for a base malt.

 

[Charlieatthedisco]

I'll do a search for those. What is the difference between us2-row and us pale ale?

 

[JonathanG]

I just picked up some US 2-Row (along with some Belgian 2-Row that I added for interest) and plan on brewing my own variant of Biermuncher's Orange Kolsch next week. Here's a link to his recipe:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f71/orange-kolsch-ag-ex-30918/

 

[SamuraiSquirrel]

No difference, it is 2-row.

Sub it anyplace you see "2-row"

 

[Charlieatthedisco]

I think I'm gonna go with a centennial blonde I found in the recipe database!

 

[Yooper]

I'll do a search for those. What is the difference between us2-row and us pale ale?

It depends on the malters, but the pale ale malt is usually a little bit darker and a bit "richer" flavored.

But often, the term is used interchangeably. If you know your maltster, you can look it up and see what they give for the lovibond.

Some of the pale ale malt I've used (Briess) is a bit darker than their regular two-row, richer and breadier- but not quite as dark/bready as maris otter. It's a nice difference, but it won't be noticeable in most beer styles.

 

[Charlieatthedisco]

I really like the Maris otter grain. I think a sack of that might be my next pirchase

 

[Yooper]

I really like the Maris otter grain. I think a sack of that might be my next pirchase

Yes, I like it too! Especially the "Crisp" brand. Munton's is alright, but not nearly as good as Crisp.

If you like maris otter, I bet you'd love Simpson's Golden Promise. It's a Scottish malt, very much like maris otter but even "warmer" if that makes sense.

 

[Charlieatthedisco]

A Scottish malt ey? Could you use that for the English beers that call for m.o? I wonder If more beer sells that.

 

[Yooper]

A Scottish malt ey? Could you use that for the English beers that call for m.o? I wonder If more beer sells that.

Let's see, in order: Yes, yes, I dunno!

Yes, you could use it for any English beers (and I use it in one of my American IPAs for an unbelievably good malt backbone!), and yes it is from Scotland. And I dunno if more beer sells it.

I get mine from Northern Brewer. It's about the same price for me as maris otter, unless I'm buying a sack and then the MO is a little bit cheaper.

If you want to just get an idea of the flavor, you could google Golden Promise malt and not just take my word for it!

I buy several grain varieties by the sack- Vienna malt, maris otter, and US pale malt. Occasionally, I'll buy some Belgian pilsner if I'm making a tripel or other Belgian beer or some lagers. But overall, maris otter (or golden promise) and US two row (or pale ale malt) are what I use 95% of the time.

 

[thisoneguy]

Edit: Off-topic post removed. Gotta turn off the computer after I take an Ambien before bed.