What can I use Caravienna for?

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What can I use Caravienna for?

Post by orlando » Wed Feb 20, 2013 2:10 pm

I managed to buy 1k of Caravienna instead of Vienna Malt #-o :oops: So now looking for ideas on how I might use this up. Really only interested in ales so no lager style options please. Also I would be interested in the specs on this malt so I can put it into BeerSmith, things like SG potential and yield %, I so far have assumed it would be similar to a crystal like caramalt but would like some confirmation.
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Re: What can I use Caravienna for?

Post by Morten » Wed Feb 20, 2013 2:33 pm

Which maltster is it from?

I use it for body/mouthfeel. It has a nice "chewy" caramel taste and aroma.

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Re: What can I use Caravienna for?

Post by jimp2003 » Wed Feb 20, 2013 2:48 pm

The Beersmith spec for caravienna is HERE.

It is just another crystal/caramel malt. I would be tempted to use it in a simple english style pale ale along with the base pale malt that you have and light/moderate hopping. I don't think I would use it in a US style hop-bomb if I wanted to pick up any character from the caravienna.

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Re: What can I use Caravienna for?

Post by orlando » Wed Feb 20, 2013 3:06 pm

Morten wrote:Which maltster is it from?

I use it for body/mouthfeel. It has a nice "chewy" caramel taste and aroma.
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Re: What can I use Caravienna for?

Post by orlando » Wed Feb 20, 2013 3:09 pm

jimp2003 wrote:The Beersmith spec for caravienna is HERE.

It is just another crystal/caramel malt. I would be tempted to use it in a simple english style pale ale along with the base pale malt that you have and light/moderate hopping. I don't think I would use it in a US style hop-bomb if I wanted to pick up any character from the caravienna.
Thanks for that Jimp, I did have it in my list but the EBC rating was different to what the Malt Miller gave so thought I would check it for other differences.
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Re: What can I use Caravienna for?

Post by jimp2003 » Wed Feb 20, 2013 3:21 pm

The Dingemans Spec sheet doesn't give too much info - HERE....

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Re: What can I use Caravienna for?

Post by Morten » Wed Feb 20, 2013 3:25 pm

orlando wrote:
Morten wrote:Which maltster is it from?

I use it for body/mouthfeel. It has a nice "chewy" caramel taste and aroma.
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Then I assume it is from Dingemans.
The only information I can find is:
http://www.dingemansmout.be/sites/dinge ... 0%20MD.pdf

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Re: What can I use Caravienna for?

Post by orlando » Wed Feb 20, 2013 3:26 pm

Thanks again. Your right about lack of specificity. I would love all the grains I buy to have analysis as part of the labelling, probably not make a great deal of diference but as the food industry is finding out the public are getting a little cheesed off about what they are and are not being told.
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Re: What can I use Caravienna for?

Post by orlando » Wed Feb 20, 2013 3:27 pm

Morten wrote:
orlando wrote:
Morten wrote:Which maltster is it from?

I use it for body/mouthfeel. It has a nice "chewy" caramel taste and aroma.
MaltMiller
Then I assume it is from Dingemans.
The only information I can find is:
http://www.dingemansmout.be/sites/dinge ... 0%20MD.pdf
Jimp beat you to it but thanks anyway :D
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Re: What can I use Caravienna for?

Post by Morten » Wed Feb 20, 2013 3:36 pm

orlando wrote:Jimp beat you to it but thanks anyway :D
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