Kind of like comparing a Ford escort to a BMW 3 series. Since you have experience with it, I wondered what your thoughts were.My LBS told me that Carahell was a trade name and it’s identical to any Crystal 10 on the market. Thanks.Interesting. Seems like it should turn out insignificant but you never know. I usually do 2.5% melanoidin malt and 97.5% pils malt. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.

I’m looking to switch from glass carboy to keg fermentation…every bit of info helps.

You must log in or register to reply here. Just add “in a German lager” to the end of your Purpose statement and problem solved.“I went with a delicate German lager for this xBmt in order to allow any differences in flavor or aroma caused by the CaraFoam to shine through”Cool experiment. In practice, if you stick to percentages under 5 percent, you can get away with steeping the Weyermann product just as you would Briess’s. Briess Carapils is a caramel malt that can be steeped or mashed, while Weyermann’s Carapils/Carafoam is more of an undermodified Pilsner that should probably be mashed to avoid haze issues. Typical usage rate is 5 – 10%. Weyermann® CARAHELL® is a drum-roasted caramel malt made from two-row, German barley that delivers a fuller body, improved aroma, and increased beer foam while also contributing to a more fuller, rounder body and flavor. Many tasters preferred the batch made with Carahell, and while I didn’t really have a strong preference, I rather enjoyed it myself. A beer’s body, which is generally determined by the style, not only influences the way a drinker experiences the beer in their mouth, but also impacts the extent to which the flavor lingers on the palate. The word ONLY sounds odd, like you did not meet your goal…Matt, did you ferment a full five gallons in each keg? It almost helps to round out the other malts that are in the grain bill a bit, which can still help you mash lower for a more attenuated beer leaving a substantial full body behind.

Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. in it from however they malted it. Turned out fantastic.I think it’s really important to note that CaraFoam and CaraPils are NOT the same thing, contrary to what everyone tells you. We process personal data about users of our site, through the use of cookies and other technologies, to deliver our services, personalize advertising, and to analyze site activity. I don't know if … Carapils is produced by Briess and is similar to (if not technically) a crystal malt. This would support your theory that it would be more helpful if performing a step mash, I imagine.In any case, neither malt has a place in my brew house anymore.I don’t want to be a critic, but I get above house average head retention on all my lagers, even with 100% pils, and I always step mash lagers.

I feel like I am coming home to crystal malts in pale ales a little bit, after being on the no crystal malts bandwagon for a couple years.Given the introduction I was expecting a comparison of head retention (i.e. My thoughts were to first try something like phosphoric which is considered flavor neutral compared to a decent charge of acid malt, like 5-10%HI Marshall, another great malt analysis. Always had good foam and nice lacing. while I’m not surprised a 10% dose was perceptible in such a light beer, I am a little surprised to see it wasn’t REALLY obviously sweet.

Not trying to be argumentative. Designed to improve head retention in the finished beer, Carafoam enhances foam stability and overall body and mouthfeel. Would be interested to see any flavor differences when using 2% versus 8% in this same recipe…Weyermann lists “up to 10% (larger charges may be required)” on their spec sheets. 3 years ago. I am guessing “hop heads” would have a signifigantly lower incidence of detecting subtle differences, which you have surely proven nearly all xbmnts are: subtleMaybe a better result would have been an attempt to use it at it’s max range 40% (according to weyermann) in a simple malt bill compared to a simple malt bill without it. Thanks for the replies. (I suspect that's all they mean by 'mashed beer')I can't imagine why anyone would do 40% carapils, even 15% is pushing it, imho.Just like to point out that, while both fall under the "dextrine malt" heading, Carapils and Carafoam are not the same thing. Re: Belgian Caramel Pils vs. Briess Carapils.