Carapils, also called dextrin, is an unfermentable form of
sugar. The name Carapils is used by
maltster Briess, but most other malt houses call it cara-pils, carafoam, or
just dextrin. This grain is used in your
mash for two purposes…body/mouthfeel & foam head retention. Along with making sure you are mashing at the
right temperature you can insure a great body to your brew if you add as little
at ¼ lb of carapils to a 5 gallon batch of beer. This is great to use in low alcohol beers
such as blondes or pale ales that may sometimes come out to dry or thin in the
body. The other key benefit for using
carapils/dextrin is that it leads to great head retention on your beers and
improved lacing on the sides of your glass.
So when you are looking for both increase body and foam head retention
in you brew turn to one of my favMonday, October 21, 2013
Why Use Carapils?
Carapils, also called dextrin, is an unfermentable form of
sugar. The name Carapils is used by
maltster Briess, but most other malt houses call it cara-pils, carafoam, or
just dextrin. This grain is used in your
mash for two purposes…body/mouthfeel & foam head retention. Along with making sure you are mashing at the
right temperature you can insure a great body to your brew if you add as little
at ¼ lb of carapils to a 5 gallon batch of beer. This is great to use in low alcohol beers
such as blondes or pale ales that may sometimes come out to dry or thin in the
body. The other key benefit for using
carapils/dextrin is that it leads to great head retention on your beers and
improved lacing on the sides of your glass.
So when you are looking for both increase body and foam head retention
in you brew turn to one of my fav
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