Canadian Malting Co.

[gallon]

Does anyone use Malts from the Canadian Malting Co. distributed by North Country Malt. What is your experience with it and do you recomend it. The price is right and I've heard some good things.

Thanks
Tim

[gdebisschop]

It's a very good malt, especially if you're brewing american ales- if you want that fuller, breadier English vibe it could use blending with some other base malt. Maybe a little DMS prone, so make sure you've got you're rolling boil. Yes, the price is right. Start blending some in at lower % and do some taste panels to see how it stacks up!

Cheers,
Geoff

[frigatebay]

switched to it 18 months or so ago. Love it.

[Brew49411]

I have used it recently. For the price it is very good.

[dubo11]

Switched a year and a half ago and have not regreted it. Fantastic malt for the price.

[gallon]

Thanks for the feedback. Slowly blending it into my recipe is a great idea! Anyone notice any loss in efficiency?

Cheers
Tim

[dubo11]

I switched from Muntons when they stopped malting ASM and my efficiency has improved greatly from that product and my conversion takes about half the time. Noticed some DMS issues in a few brews where our boil was not very vigorous.

[gallon]

Muntons pale is what I'm using now. Do you use a 90 min boil or just 60? Also did you notice any flovor differences in your brews?

Thanks
Tim

[dubo11]

I switched briefly to their pale malt. Conversion took forever no matter what temp I mashed in at and I was about a degree low on my gravities compared with ASM brews. With Canada I have reduced my grain bill and I have crystal clear run off. The flavor profile is more of an American ale, as opposed to a bready English flavor. We use a 90 minute boil for our pale ale and IPA. 120 minute boil for high gravity brews.