Barley syrup. What and where?
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Cheshire-cheese
Barley syrup. What and where?
I've got a beer recipe that calls for barley syrup as an ingredient. I assume this is different from malt extract and wonder where I can get it.
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mysterio
Re: Barley syrup. What and where?
Most HB shops sell it, hop and grape and hop shop spring to mind.
It is a low quality adjunct used to cut costs. You'd be better of just using malt.
It is a low quality adjunct used to cut costs. You'd be better of just using malt.
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Cheshire-cheese
Re: Barley syrup. What and where?
Can't find it on their sites.
I assumed it's in the recipe for a certain flavour, does it provide unfermentable sugars?
I assumed it's in the recipe for a certain flavour, does it provide unfermentable sugars?
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mysterio
Re: Barley syrup. What and where?
Oh - hop shop definately used to stock it.
Some googling suggests it has been discontinued by the manufacturer.
Some googling suggests it has been discontinued by the manufacturer.
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steve_flack
Re: Barley syrup. What and where?
AFAIK it's produced using enzymes from raw unmalted barley. I would imagine it's fermentability would be similar to that from malt/malt extract but the flavour worse (as there is also flavour derived from the malting process).Cheshire-cheese wrote: I assumed it's in the recipe for a certain flavour, does it provide unfermentable sugars?
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Cheshire-cheese
Re: Barley syrup. What and where?
Hmmm 
so I'm wondering whether to go to lengths to get suck a dodgy product.
Aside from about 3kg Pale Malt, the recipe is asking for 500g each of Invert sugar and Barley syrup and 5ml of brewers caramel. I'm wondering whether the addition of some Mild Malt would do the trick to better affect.
so I'm wondering whether to go to lengths to get suck a dodgy product.Aside from about 3kg Pale Malt, the recipe is asking for 500g each of Invert sugar and Barley syrup and 5ml of brewers caramel. I'm wondering whether the addition of some Mild Malt would do the trick to better affect.