Rahr two row is the cheapest base malt around my parts but I’m always hesitant to buy it because I’m perplexed by the ph issue with it.
There is a local shop that sells shreier two row at roughly the same price. I don’t see a lot of info about shreier after about 2003. Is this stuff that bad? I get the impression it is pretty much on par with briess.
Ooh, this sounds like a fun tangent… What’s the pH issue?
On the Rahr, even though it’s ~ 2L Martin said to enter it in Bru’nwater as 5L to account for the extra acidity. I like it especially on pale beers because it brings your pH closer to target even before adding acidity.
Interesting. I switched from GW to Rahr recently and I have been having to add a little more alkalinity than before, but I changed water at the same time so I had “chalked” it up to that.
I see what you did there. clever. I would contribute to the conversation but I have no “base” for comparison.
And in all reality, my opinion would “Pale” in comparison :o