does a belguin beer need to have belguin malt in it

[Devonhomebrew]

does it need to have belguin malt or can i just use lager malt in the place of pilsner malt.

 

[pittsy]

you can use lager malt but if you was trying to copy an exact brew then it will be different but should still be good , are you gonna be using candy sugar ? its easy to make

 

[Mark1964]

The pilsner malt is better but we have used lager malt before. It's not as good though. You can't skimp on the other malts though

 

[Swift Pint]

I think more importantly is to make sure you use belgian yeast :thumb:

 

[Devonhomebrew]

okay internet it is then to do a belguin yeast itd not for a few brews just wondering really

 

[zgoda]

My dubbel that scored 3rd in one comp last year was without any belgian malt, only Weyermann's vienna, caraamber and abbey (plus some caramelized sugar), Challenger and Styrian Golding hops, but the yeast was true Belgian abbey (Rochefort). Definitely yeast is a key to "belgian character".