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Jim O'Conner
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Username: Roguejim
Post Number: 975
Registered: 06-2003
Posted From: 67.133.58.165
| | Posted on Friday, October 12, 2007 - 08:12 am: | 
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I've seen some German vienna lager recipes that include German light crystal. What is the lovibond for this particular crystal? Is it interchangeable with British crystal of the same lovibond? |
Troglodyte
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Username: Troglodyte
Post Number: 138
Registered: 10-2004
Posted From: 141.156.238.86
| | Posted on Friday, October 12, 2007 - 01:23 pm: |
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Weyermann makes Carahell which most catalogues describe as “light german crystal malt.” The Szamatulskis list it at 8-12L in the index of Beer Captured and state that it is suitable for “any light colored beer where body is needed, hefe-weizen, pale ale, golden ale, Oktoberfest and maibock.” They say it “produces body without imparting color and sweetness. Improves aroma.”
Hope this helped. |
Bill Pierce
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Username: Billpierce
Post Number: 7825
Registered: 01-2002
Posted From: 24.57.225.170
| | Posted on Friday, October 12, 2007 - 01:53 pm: |
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The equivalent British light crystal malt is sometimes called Caramalt and has a color of 19L. The equivalent Belgian malt is CaraVienne (22L).
Jim might also be referring to Weyermann Caramunich I, which has a color of 80-100 EBC (31-38L). This is equivalent to other medium caramel/crystal malts, but there are subtle differences in flavor among them all. It's worth steeping a small sample in hot water and tasting the "tea." For example, I happen to be partial to British Carastan, which has a rated color of 34L.
(Message edited by BillPierce on October 12, 2007) |
Tony Legge
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Username: Boo_boo
Post Number: 292
Registered: 05-2005
Posted From: 142.162.87.164
| | Posted on Friday, October 12, 2007 - 10:25 pm: |
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And in addition I have light carastan with a 13 to 17 lovibond rating |
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