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Re: Malt base for an orange hue
« Reply #15 on: April 06, 2017, 11:59:47 am »
Assuming you are brewing 5 gallon batches, try adding a pound of caravienne to your base malt mix.

My last hoppy lager was predominantly pilsner with some munich, vienna, and a tad of caravienne. It was pretty on the border of gold/orange and some more caravienne would have gotten it there for sure...
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Offline 802Chris

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Re: Malt base for an orange hue
« Reply #16 on: April 07, 2017, 05:14:44 am »
I think I may try the caravienne, any idea on grist %? I am thinking maybe 1 oz of chocolate for some reddish hues and a small % of caravienne could get me the color and not drastically change the base of this beer. maybe sub out a pound of 2 row for the caravienne? It would look something like this

70% 2 row brewers malt Briess (1.8L)
20% White wheat
10% Caravienne


How close is caravienne to cystal malts? I am finding lately I really don't care for them except for in certain English styles, just too much raisin for me. I am hoping the caravienne stays out of the way?


Offline 802Chris

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Re: Malt base for an orange hue
« Reply #17 on: April 07, 2017, 05:21:40 am »
While looking at the caravienne profile from briess (both my locals carry mostly briess) I noticed Caracrystal wheat. They specifically call it out for it's orange hues, and this is already a 20% wheat IPA. Anyone ever tried this malt?

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Re: Malt base for an orange hue
« Reply #18 on: April 07, 2017, 06:14:49 am »
Great western pale malt 3l


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Re: Malt base for an orange hue
« Reply #19 on: April 07, 2017, 07:21:40 am »
I think I may try the caravienne, any idea on grist %? I am thinking maybe 1 oz of chocolate for some reddish hues and a small % of caravienne could get me the color and not drastically change the base of this beer. maybe sub out a pound of 2 row for the caravienne? It would look something like this

70% 2 row brewers malt Briess (1.8L)
20% White wheat
10% Caravienne


How close is caravienne to cystal malts? I am finding lately I really don't care for them except for in certain English styles, just too much raisin for me. I am hoping the caravienne stays out of the way?

Caravienne is a crystal malt. ~20L depending on the maltster. Some I have found to impart very little sweetness. Others, Cararuby specifically, is sweeter than most and is too sweet for my tastes at 1/2#/5 gallons.

I'll reiterate my recommendation for 1/2# or ~3-4% of Baird's C55 and tiny amounts of midnight wheat if you want to tweak it darker.

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Re: Malt base for an orange hue
« Reply #20 on: April 07, 2017, 08:52:10 am »
2 row and light carastan works for me.


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Re: Malt base for an orange hue
« Reply #21 on: April 07, 2017, 10:19:13 am »
That's a great looking brew

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Re: Malt base for an orange hue
« Reply #22 on: April 07, 2017, 11:18:37 am »
That's a great looking brew

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Totally agree and very much what I am looking for. I like the color and would probably just clarify to get it super bright. Great Beer!