Malt Descriptions 101

[rotten]

G'day all.
Ever wondered what a malted grain could or should be used for? I certainly have, never realised there were so many differences and uses. BJCP gives beer styles and suggests I guess malts to use, but not how much or why. I searched the net and found this site called 'all about grains 101'. It's an american site which would cover enough for learners like myself.

http://www.realbeer.com/jjpalmer/Malt101.html

Hope it helps someone
Cheers

[earle]

The descriptions on the craftbrewer website are also quite helpful and list whether the grain can be steeped or needs to be mashed.

[drsmurto]

The descriptions on the craftbrewer website are also quite helpful and list whether the grain can be steeped or needs to be mashed.

A very useful resource IMO and one i used a lot when getting to know grains.

A tip Rotten, any malt that starts with cara is a crystal malt and can be steeped.

And this one is my opinion and will be debated by others but carapils is chook food.

[rotten]

Crafetbrewer is good when purchasing, I guess I have needed resources when designing recipes especially when going for a style. Windows is good because I can have different pages, grain, hops, bjcp etc open, and recipe software to get it right. At least that's the theory for the future anyway.
Cheers