Get advice on making beer from raw ingredients (malt, hops, water and yeast)
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fisherman
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by fisherman » Sun Mar 01, 2015 9:04 pm
Hi,
Has anyone any experience of Schill malt. The Pilsner seems very good value at about £25 for a 25kg sack . I have heard before that leading brands are the same as others and that base malt is base malt please tell me what you think?. I don't want to buy rubbish malt and waste my time and money. Would you buy it?.
Thanks for any opinions.
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keith1664
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by keith1664 » Sun Mar 01, 2015 9:37 pm
The beers where the base malt does matter are those which don't have big flavours from the yeast and hops, so if you're buying it to make a Pilsner then you'll probably be able to discern a difference between malts... However I've not heard of the maltster you mention so can't say how good it is.
In or near Norwich? Interested in meeting up monthly to talk and drink beer? PM me for details.
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fisherman
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by fisherman » Sun Mar 01, 2015 9:53 pm
Thanks Keith the malt is being sold by the homebrew company it is from Colgne in Germany. They are a good country for beers.
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keith1664
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by keith1664 » Sun Mar 01, 2015 10:14 pm
In or near Norwich? Interested in meeting up monthly to talk and drink beer? PM me for details.
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fisherman
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by fisherman » Mon Mar 02, 2015 9:05 am
Keith, Spend £70 or more postage free.
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fisherman
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by fisherman » Mon Mar 02, 2015 8:06 pm
I gave into my darkest fears and paid the extra for Wayermanns Pilsner . At least I am sure I am starting with good ingredients. Do you lads think you get what you pay for or are you just buying the name?.
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Belter
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by Belter » Mon Mar 02, 2015 8:21 pm
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rpt
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by rpt » Wed Mar 04, 2015 1:10 pm
There is definitely a difference between base malts. US 2-row, British pale ale malt and European pilsner malts do taste different. You may get different mash efficiencies too. However, that doesn't mean that any one of them is bad, just different.
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fisherman
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by fisherman » Wed Mar 04, 2015 5:53 pm
Making beers from base malts alone is one of my favourite drinks. Being base malt only can be tricky having no crystals or roasted to hide faults. I bought top of the range malt because I have used Bairds malt before. If I had to use Bairds malt I would make cider or drink only tea.I will try Schill Pilsner malt in the Summer. Germans make good products usually.
