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Offline Robert

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Re: Mecca Grade Estate Malt
« Reply #15 on: January 30, 2019, 07:25:19 pm »
What is Opal similar to?

The description says “Caramelized, Toffee Malt” so I’m using it like a Caramel / Crystal / Cara Malt at 8% in my recipe.


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They aren't making any drum roasted crystal malts, and the Opal 44 lists a DP of 44.  I'd bet it's basically a super dark Munich type.  But using that kind of thing in place of a crystal sounds reasonable.  Actually,  sounds pretty tasty.  I think dark Munich/aromatic/melanoidin types have a flavor complexity and smoothness that a similar color crystal lacks (though each has its place.)  Briess now has a 30°L Munich that would be interesting to try, and I rarely say that about Briess.

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