Has anyone used this stuff before? I was at the LHBS grabbing some stuff for an upcoming brew and they had a 10# sack of Avangard Premium Malt - German Pils Malt. It was the only continental pilsner they had, it was that or Briess pilsner malt.
Avangard Malts
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Posted 01 March 2014 - 12:30 PM
#3
Posted 01 March 2014 - 02:10 PM
I read that thread on the AHA forum. I wish I could get a sack of it for $40
#4
Posted 01 March 2014 - 02:14 PM
Yeah, $40 for a 55-lb sack of what sounds like very nice malt to brew with. To be honest, I don't do a lot of branching out when it comes to malt. I'll do domestic 2-row (Rahr Pale Ale malt is nice) for American beers, some type of English MO for British beers and typically Best Malz pilsner for some of the German lagers I make. But some of those comments about this malt are very encouraging. I used to like Durst Turbo Pils and then it started getting tough to find. If anyone brews with any of this Avangard malt, please post your findings.I read that thread on the AHA forum. I wish I could get a sack of it for $40
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Posted 12 November 2014 - 12:04 PM
#6
Posted 12 November 2014 - 12:29 PM
What I heard was that Avangard is actually the biggest Maltster in Germany. They make a lot of pilsner malt. Weyermann is actually a pretty small outfit, but they branched out to the US before Avangard did, so we're used to Weyermann. I made my Kolch with Avangard and it was great. Won a gold. it's good malt.
#7
Posted 12 November 2014 - 12:47 PM
Nice. Did you have to futz with mill gaps or anything like that? I would like to avoid that if possible. Some mentioned that the kernels were smaller while others said that the grain was of 'average plumpness'. A term of endearment?What I heard was that Avangard is actually the biggest Maltster in Germany. They make a lot of pilsner malt. Weyermann is actually a pretty small outfit, but they branched out to the US before Avangard did, so we're used to Weyermann. I made my Kolch with Avangard and it was great. Won a gold. it's good malt.
Edited by KenLenard, 12 November 2014 - 12:52 PM.
#8
Posted 12 November 2014 - 01:45 PM
Nice. Did you have to futz with mill gaps or anything like that? I would like to avoid that if possible. Some mentioned that the kernels were smaller while others said that the grain was of 'average plumpness'. A term of endearment?
Ran just fine through my mill. I don't know what my gap setting is. It's factory set.
#9
Posted 12 November 2014 - 01:50 PM
Ran just fine through my mill. I don't know what my gap setting is. It's factory set.
Mine too. I think mine (a Barley Crusher) was set to .36 and I haven't touched the gap on it. I'm looking forward to trying it and I'm thinking that a Helles might be a nice experiment because the malt will stand out a bit. Hmm...
#10
Posted 13 November 2014 - 08:36 PM
I used this malt to make my my Boston Lagerish type first lager. it came out nice. There was a bit of a graininess to it that I thought was proper
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Posted 13 November 2014 - 09:33 PM
I have a small amount of Best Malz pils from my last sack of it and I will make something with that but when I dip into this Avangard Pils, I want to make something that will allow the malt to come to the front of the stage... so a Pils, Helles... something gold and lagery. JP... have you sampled that Boston Lager you made? I have some in a secondary and I'm looking very forward to it. Cheers.I used this malt to make my my Boston Lagerish type first lager. it came out nice. There was a bit of a graininess to it that I thought was proper
#12
Posted 14 November 2014 - 07:56 PM
I have a small amount of Best Malz pils from my last sack of it and I will make something with that but when I dip into this Avangard Pils, I want to make something that will allow the malt to come to the front of the stage... so a Pils, Helles... something gold and lagery. JP... have you sampled that Boston Lager you made? I have some in a secondary and I'm looking very forward to it. Cheers.
That one is LONG gone! Very tasty. I want to use american nobels again in a lager. I think it was a great success.
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