Grain Substitution Chart

MyQul · May 23, 2016

After A couple of questions on another thread about grain subtitutions, I've found this chart useful if your regular grain supplier hasn't got the grain you want in stock

http://www.brew.is/files/malt.html

chub1 · May 23, 2016

MyQul said:
After A couple of questions on another thread about grain subtitutions, I've found this chart useful if your regular grain supplier hasn't got the grain you want in stock

http://www.brew.is/files/malt.html

My wife brought me a book with a very similar layout to this. It's The Homebrew Handbook by Dave Law:thumb:
Printed this off to add to it.

brumbrew · May 23, 2016

Great find ;-) :-)

Notlaw · May 23, 2016

That's really useful and just saved me a few bob on specialty grains :thumb:

Brew_DD2 · May 23, 2016

This is great MyQul.

MyQul · May 23, 2016

Notlaw said:
That's really useful and just saved me a few bob on specialty grains :thumb:

It's a right pain when your chosen supplier has everything you need for a brew except one or two grain types. Or when you see a grain in a recipe you've never seen before and you think WTF is that. This chart has helped me out with that on more than one occasion

Cqr · May 23, 2016

So is aromatic malt, biscuit malt ??

MyQul · May 23, 2016

Cqr said:
So is aromatic malt, biscuit malt ??

I dont think it's always a case of one malt is the same as another but one malt can be subbed for anthor to get a similar effect/taste/aroma but not the same.
I usually use the chart as a starting point then google, for example, "aromatic malt substitute" and do bit of background reading to find the best sub as there can sometimes be more than one candidate

Cqr · May 23, 2016

MyQul said:
I dont think it's always a case of one malt is the same as another but one malt can be subbed for anthor to get a similar effect/taste/aroma but not the same.
I usually use the chart as a starting point then google, for example, "aromatic malt substitute" and do bit of background reading to find the best sub as there can sometimes be more than one candidate

Thanks for the advice
I'am going to do a strong Belgium ale next, that calls for aromatic malt
Can't see it at geterbrewed
Am I being thick etc
Or is it called by a difrent name
Many thank Martin

Covrich · May 24, 2016

This is great we could maybe put up a hop one too

MyQul · May 24, 2016

Covrich said:
This is great we could maybe put up a hop one too

Good idea. I'll see if I can find one :thumb:

MyQul · May 24, 2016

Cqr said:
Thanks for the advice
I'am going to do a strong Belgium ale next, that calls for aromatic malt
Can't see it at geterbrewed
Am I being thick etc
Or is it called by a difrent name
Many thank Martin

Yes your being thick

http://www.geterbrewed.com/chateau-arome/

Cqr · May 24, 2016

MyQul said:
Yes your being thick

http://www.geterbrewed.com/chateau-arome/

pmsl no beating round the bush :shock:

MyQul · May 24, 2016

Cqr said:
pmsl no beating round the bush :shock:

:lol::lol:

tbh It can be so hard finding the right grain when the same grain can be called several different things depending on malster

Notlaw · May 24, 2016

Interesting that you can use all Vienna in place of mild ale malt. Thats happening...

MyQul · May 24, 2016

Notlaw said:
Interesting that you can use all Vienna in place of mild ale malt. Thats happening...

Yeah, there both supposed to add maltyness to a beer. Probably slightly different though in the way both vienna and munich add maltyness but a bit differently

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