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Gggsss

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Evening all

After brewing kits/extract and then just AG pale ales I'm going to start different styles. My question is about the different brands of grains.

After searching The Malt Miller there are a number of suppliers/brands. Is there a noticeable difference for the same malt with different suppliers? For example Crisp sell Maris Otter for for £1.60 a kilo but Thomas Fawcett for £2.20. So the question is - Is the Thomas Fawcett Maris Otter 40%ish better quality than Crisp (as the price suggests). Obviously this translates to different types of grains.

Basically is more expensive better quality?

Hope that makes sense.

Thanks in advance
 
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I've used only Crisp's for several years and always had very good results but a while back I thought I would try something different so the last 4 sacks I have bought have been Simpsons. My efficiency went from around 75% to about 80% there was more aroma in malt forward beers but hard to say if any great flavour difference. Just started a sack of Fawcetts golden promise again a higher efficiency but not drank any yet. Over the years I have tried most of the maltsters and I think any difference is small. Probably more significant is how well it has been stored once it has left the maltster which is one reason I always buy from the malt miller.
 

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