matching grains

[brydo]

hi guys, new to all grain (well biab) and ive knocked up a couple of light lagers so far. ive followed recipes for the first two but im wondering how you go about matching grains up. im a lager drinker but was wondering what would happen if i used lager malt and say munich malt together ? looking to try and make intresting flavour combinations but still esientially lagers. anyone have any tips ? i have some munich, carahell, carapils, pilsner, vienna and lager malt to play with. also some saaz, hallertauer, northern brewer and tettnang hops. cheers guys

 

[clibit]

You can use all those ingredients to make lagers. Adding some Munich or Vienna will make the lager richer, more malty. Carapils increases the body, carahell adds sweetness. The hops are all good for lagers. Google 'lager recipes' and you will find ways to use them all. Researching recipes is the way to find out how to use different ingredients.

 

[brydo]

thanks mate, i greg hughes book and that has given me a base of ideas, usual thing though just dont wanna make undrinkable beer

 

[stevej]

Its a great book 3 quid on amazon cant go wrong! However ask questions on here and say what sort of beers you like and the nice chaps on here are more than willing to help
Regards Steve