Roasting specialty malt

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Front left crystal malt 400° 20 min
Front right toasted malt 500° 15 min
Back row raisin pumpernickel

 

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Well I'll have to say and I'm not surprised
The pilsner roasted crystal malt I made has a nicer flavor than the 2-row

 

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I'm thinking the 2-row crystal didn't get good sugar conversion mashing in the dehydrater. It's not as sweet as the pilsner which used a traditional hot water mash. The 2-row I'll use as a roasted malt. I'll do the 2-row again with a traditional mash and see the difference

 

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Alright so here is the first test of the light roast in a Golden Ale
It tastes fine, not really toasty, has a slight bitterness in the end wich is fine for me but a lot of Golden Ale drinkers might notice
Lagered in the garage

Next try is in the fermenter. Roasted a bit darker and dropped the IBUs a tad