Fawcett versus Muntons

[pdc]

I've collected a few bags and they get a good mix up coming down those stairs.

me too, I'm glad I was standing to the side when they landed....

I had to jump out of the way first time I'm sure they play people bowling, nearly got a strike with me. .

My brewhouse efficieny is regularly 80% although I've had a few in the range of 74% to 90%.

PDC

[steve_flack]

Warminster provide malt with different crushes, I believe fawcettes do also.

You can't compare one with the other unless you know the crush of the malts you have.

I'm not a fan of Muntons, its quite malty but doesn't attenuate very well, regardless of yeast.

I don't know the crush and I presume the brewer concerned just asked for crushed pale malt without specifying a crush (I could be wrong). All I know is that he said that when he used it it was like losing a sack's worth of efficiency in a brew (normally he uses 20 sacks in this particular brew).

Personally, I prefer the Warminster for flavour but if you're brewing commercially and Muntons is both cheaper and gives better efficiency in your brewhouse it's hard to argue with.

[Hawkinspm]

I always use Warminster and find it very consistent, I have had 2 brews in around 30 using Warminster where my efficiency dropped, but I was playing with other parts of my process as well, as soon as I returned to my usual one my OGs were bang on again. I am lucky in that I can pick mine up from a local micro for a pretty sensible price.

I also think its tastes great and like supporting a traditional floor malting company.