Is dextrin malt the same as Carafoam?

Carafoam is the Weyermann version of a dextrin malt. Unlike Carapils, Carafoam is not a true crystal malt. Carafoam is only about 2.5% crystal or glassy – meaning it’s more similar to a base malt than a crystal malt.

What does Carafoam do to beer?

Weyermann describes CaraFoam as a 2-row Caramel malt roasted to about 2 °L that improves a beer’s foam quality, head retention, and body. While it’s recommended CaraFoam make up 5-10% of the grist to achieve the intended effect, it can apparently be used at up to 40% without causing detriment to the beer.

How much Carafoam is in a pilsner?

The name Carapils just lets you know that it’s as light in color as a typical Pilsner malt, about 1.5° Lovibond. Briess recommends that brewers use Carapils sparingly, up to about 5 percent of the grist by weight.

How many Carapils are in an IPA?

Carapils is usually used at a level of 5% or less of your total all-grain malt bill. However it can be used at a higher rate in special cases, say if you are making a Session IPA, and are trying to simulate a higher gravity beer.

What is a malt alternative?

The default substitution for malt extract in certain recipes is molasses, a byproduct of sugar refining, which is more readily available and similarly dark. Molasses is sweeter, so you’ll only need about 2/3 cup to replace a full cup of malt extract.

Is Carapils a malt Dextrine?

The original Carapils® Malt is a unique, dextrine-style malt that consistently increases foam, improves head retention and enhances mouthfeel without adding flavor or color to your beer. The top-performing malt in the dextrine-malt category. Carapils® Malt is produced exclusively by Briess using a proprietary process.

Is white wheat malted?

White wheat, also malted, is a different variety of wheat that doesn’t have the the genes that cause the red color. It typically has more proteins than red wheat, and also a slightly higher extract yield. So, it’s often used in wheat beers where more haze from protein is desired.

What’s the difference between Maris Otter and pale malt?

If a recipe says “Maris Otter” or “MO” it almost always means “Maris Otter Pale Malt”. Maris Otter is just the variety of barley. Pale is the way it has been malted. The Pale Ale Malt on the website may actually be Maris Otter or it may be another variety of barley, but either way it will be fine for brewing.

Why is it called Maris Otter?

The variety was bred by Dr G D H Bell and his team of plant breeders at the UK’s Plant Breeding Institute; the “Maris” part of the name comes from Maris Lane near the institute’s home in Trumpington.