Simpsons Imperial Malt

[raymondo]

As per title - planning to add about 10% to a porter - any advantages, or has anyone used in other types?
Thanks,
Raymondo

 

[An Ankoù]

Simpson's Imperial is amazing. You can add much more than 10% and as it's fully diastatic, I've used 100%- a bit much, I have to say, but I've made some great bitters with Imperial as base malt and caramalt and a bit of coloured malt. If you look at the Durden Park recipes, which call for pale amber malt, I use Imperial instead and it's amazing in their Simonds, Reading Bitter.

 

[trueblue]

I've used it at 15% of the grist of a tried and tested recipe and it did improved the beer

 

[raymondo]

Thanks Gentlemen - food for thought.
Raymondo

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Just checked the price and it's £2 per kilo at MM and Edinburgh Brewstore not available from GEB, THBC or WHS. Anyone know any other cheaper sources?

 

[user 18729]

Just got a couple sacks of their lager malt and MO delivered but never used their grain before. Please to read people rate their malt, that’s a relief

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Just got a couple sacks of their lager malt and MO delivered but never used their grain before. Please to read people rate their malt, that’s a relief

Where from?

 

[user 18729]

Where from?

Murphy & sons

 

[An Ankoù]

Just checked the price and it's £2 per kilo at MM and Edinburgh Brewstore not available from GEB, THBC or WHS. Anyone know any other cheaper sources?

Had an order from MM of a 25 Kg sack crushed for £31.50. Of course, using a sackful takes a bit of forward planning.
Edit: that was January this year.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Had an order from MM of a 25 Kg sack crushed for £31.50. Of course, using a sackful takes a bit of forward planning.
Edit: that was January this year.

AA
That's a good price I thought it would be £50. Is it also a substitute for Munich malt?

 

[An Ankoù]

CC
I had to phone up for that price as a 25 kg sack wasn't on the inventory. I don't recall a single kilo being quite as much as £2, either, but I might be wrong.
The colour range of Imperial is 40-50 ebc while even dark Munich is only 25. Moreover, it's tastes more like an amber malt, even though it's lighter. I don't know whether you could get away with using one third of the amount of Munich called for in a recipe; it would taste nice, but it would be different, I think. Also, I suspect Imperial is made from Pale Ale malt while Munich is made from Pilsner, so even if they were both roast to the same colour, I would expect the Imperial to be "maltier".

 

[Cheshire Cat]

I found the 25kg bag price at £36 but non in stock.

 

[Lesinge]

Used it in a brew with Pilgrim hops - lovely rich beer that was!

 

[Cheshire Cat]

I have 5kg of Chevallier malt and was thinking of a 50/50 with Simpson's Imperial has anyone tried this?