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[Jdtirado]

Looking to get some ingredients for a brew, but my ordering site has only Munich II. What is the difference?I'm betting that I can just order munich II

[HVB]

I assume that is Weyermann? Munich I would be 5-7L and Munich II would be 8-10L. The bag of Munich I have at home, cannot remember the brand, is 9L. I think you would be fine with Muncih II.ETA: I have seen most recipes list Munich as 9L and Dark Munich as 20L. I know Ken has recently posted on here about Munich malts so if I am wrong I hope he corrects me.

Edited by drez77, 31 July 2012 - 06:30 AM.

[Jdtirado]

I assume that is Weyermann? Munich I would be 5-7L and Munich II would be 8-10L. The bag of Munich I have at home, cannot remember the brand, is 9L. I think you would be fine with Muncih II.ETA: I have seen most recipes list Munich as 9L and Dark Munich as 20L. I know Ken has recently posted on here about Munich malts so if I am wrong I hope he corrects me.

Drez you are a gem! I knew you would comment

[Big Nake]

My advice would be to get Munich from a good European manufacturer like Weyermann or maybe Best Malz. The Weyermann "Munich Light" is 6L and "Munich Dark" is 10L and my current favorite. But some domestic maltsters are making 20L Munich that is more like a specialty malt than a base malt. I think it was Denny who told me that he thought he would try it and he used it as a good percentage of the grain bill and it completely ruined the beer. I don't know if Weyermann calls their Light 6L Munich "Munich I" and the 10L flavor "Munich II" but be careful and try to stick with German maltsters if possible. AFAIK, the darkest "real" Munich malt is 10L and no higher and can be used as 100% of the grain bill.

Edited by KenLenard, 31 July 2012 - 07:15 AM.

[Mya]

the Gambrinus 10L Munich is really decent 2-row Munich in my experience pretty equal to the Weyerman Munich IIthier Dark Munich 25L is in my opinion basically equivalent to melanoiden malt

Edited by miccullen, 31 July 2012 - 07:30 AM.

[denny]

It was a Gambrinus dark Munich (about 25L) that pretty much ruined a batch for me. I like Best dark (10L) Munich for a delicate malty flavor and Great Western Munich 10L for a bigger malty flavor.

[Mya]

It was a Gambrinus dark Munich (about 25L) that pretty much ruined a batch for me. I like Best dark (10L) Munich for a delicate malty flavor and Great Western Munich 10L for a bigger malty flavor.

the 25L is definitely more of a specialty malt

[tag]

Yeah, it seems that every maltster has their own definition. At least compare the L to what is in the recipe.

[denny]

the 25L is definitely more of a specialty malt

Boy, I'll say!