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malt lovibond

Posted: Wed May 22, 2019 7:09 am
by rodneygullick
i have a recipe for a brew it calls for a crystal malt 65 lovibond i was offered a 56.7 lovibond is this compatable?

Re: malt lovibond

Posted: Thu May 23, 2019 4:32 pm
by I_used_to_brew
rodneygullick wrote:i have a recipe for a brew it calls for a crystal malt 65 lovibond i was offered a 56.7 lovibond is this compatable?
No.

See https://craftbeeracademy.com/what-is-lovibond/

Re: malt lovibond

Posted: Mon May 27, 2019 3:51 pm
by rodneygullick
thank you Roger i know what lovibond is i just want to know where i can buy some medium crystal 65L malt miller said about using 56.7L they said it would be fine? i don,t really know what to do

Re: malt lovibond

Posted: Mon May 27, 2019 5:58 pm
by I_used_to_brew
rodneygullick wrote:thank you Roger i know what lovibond is i just want to know where i can buy some medium crystal 65L malt miller said about using 56.7L they said it would be fine? i don,t really know what to do
The difference between 65L and 56.7L is so small that it won't make a difference in the final beer.