crystal malts to use for GW recipes...

[loady]

I am just shopping for my next brew, going to make a flowers IPA and gales festival mild, both require crystal malt but looking at the malt miller, there are several to choose from, not really sure which i should go for ? the gales festival is described as a 'dark mild' whereas i would assume the ipa will be lighter in colour, should i go for a light crystal for the ipa and dark for the mild ?

 

[PD]

MM crystal is normally crystal 80
Dark crystal is crystal 120

 

[loady]

that doesnt tell me much PD :hmm: ...are you saying one is for mild and one for an IPA ? what is MM , neither of the recipes state a value of the crystal..just says crystal malt.

 

[PD]

Sorry...MM is the Malt Miller

The higher the crystal number the darker it will make your brew so yes a dark type for a Mild. ( but not always .. :grin: ) its also adds a little more sweetness to the brew.

The Malt Miller sells his crystal as pale crystal with an EBC number ( color ) of bet 50-70
crystal, EBC 100-150
dark crystal EBC 200-400
and extra dark crystal EBC for some reason 340...... figure it out yourself the approximate number.

Pick and choose which one you want

 

[dennisking]

This is standard crystal, the others are labelled either dark or light crystal.

 

[loady]

Thanks guys...so given GW (graham wheeler) << i should practise what i ask<<, states 'crystal malt' i should go for the standard ?, but then given what you just said PD..should i look to the light for my IPA and go for the dark for the gales DARK MILD..would make sense i suppose...if its just a matter of colour then its not really a problem, if it is going to drastically change the taste of the beer then not so good

 

[dennisking]

Thanks guys...so given GW (graham wheeler) << i should practise what i ask<<, states 'crystal malt' i should go for the standard ?

Yep

 

[loady]

AAHH..EBC has it..the GW flowers IPA recipe is staing EBC of 24..i would want to go with a light crystal as the standard is 50-70 ?..the gales is stating 140 EBC..so maybe go for a dark crystal ?

 

[dennisking]

The dark crystal will give you a stronger flavour.

 

[loady]

Just read about crystal malts in the GW book..it does say that the recipes usually use standard, i guess he is talking of the recipes within the book.

 

[dennisking]

That's right. The colour he states is the overall colour using all the malts. Unless he states other wise the standard will give the taste required.

 

[loady]

cool...just checked out the MM with £60 order..including 25kg bag of maris otter !!...while i have your attention...i see the two recipes i am making have sugar in the ingredients..but it doesnt state where to add it...does it go in the mash or the boil ?

 

[dennisking]

cool...just checked out the MM with £60 order..including 25kg bag of maris otter !!...while i have your attention...i see the two recipes i am making have sugar in the ingredients..but it doesnt state where to add it...does it go in the mash or the boil ?

Stick it in the boil, about half we through.