[gmac]

I use a lot of C45 in many of the beers I brew.  It is sort of my go-to crystal for British beers, Pale Ales, etc if I want body and crystal character.
But, I recently found a supplier who handles Weyermann in bulk and I'm considering buying a 55 lb sack of CaraMunich II.  How close is this to Crystal 45 in character?  Lovibond looks pretty close but other than that I'm not sure. 
The price is less than half of what I'm paying now for almost all of the malts so I'll be buying base malts from them, just not sure how this compares.

[blatz]

damn - you must brew a lot!  I brew a bunch, but have never bought more than a 10lber of specialty malt.

anyhow - Caramunich to me is a little richer, sweeter and toastier than american C-45L, but by little I mean subtle, on the margin.

[Thirsty_Monk]

I would agree with Paul.
I think American C40 is sweeter with less character.
You talk about British C45. Is it like Carastan?
That should have a lot of character too but I have never used it.

[gmac]

damn - you must brew a lot! 

I've bought 20 lbs of C 45 since March. I don't brew that much but I'm awfully cheap so getting a whole years supply at 1/2 price and putting it into a good storage container appeals to me. 
The better deal is that Weyerman Pilsner malt is 1/2 what I'm paying right now so I'm gonna load up on a few things. 
From what I'm hearing, it may be close enough???

[dak0415]

Who is the maltster for your C45

[gmac]

Don't know who the maltster is unfortunately.  I can email and try to find out but I'm not expecting an answer.  It comes re-packed with the HBS name and Crystal 45 on the label, that's it (which is also a reason I'm looking for a better malt source).