Stocking up on some specialty malts and apparently Weyermann is no longer making their ~20 SRM CaraVienna malt. Anyone know if CaraRed is the same stuff rebranded, or at least something comparable? Any other thoughts on a replacement? I’ll update if Weyermann gets back to me.
I’ve been under the impression that Dingemans Cara 20 is their Caravienne.
Cara20 is a nice malt. It is Dingemans CaraVienna.
I have used MFB Caravienne quite a bit and find it a very nice malt. Recommended.
Another +1 to Dingemanns Cara20. Good stuff.
Carared is different. I sub regular old C20.
i use quite often and like carared . nice color, body, and malt aroma contribution without over powering…rich and less sweet.
I love Caravienne malt. I’m not familar with Carared or other brands version of Caravienne. I needed .75 lb of Caravienne in a recipe once and the LHBS was out so I subbed .5 lb of C-20 and a .25 lb of Honey malt. To me Caravienne isn’t just some C-20, it has a slight toasty sweetness, which is where I thought the Honey malt might come in to play well. It worked out ok. It would be like trying to sub Crystal for Caramunich, that is another rather unique malt.
Thanks for all the input. It looks like my options for the time being (other than Briess) are the CaraRed and Chateau CaraRuby, so I guess I’ll try both out and go from there.
Castle renamed all their malts in the past year or so. The CaraRuby may simply be their new name for CaraVienne.
Doubt it. Cararuby has been around a long time. Oakshire has been using it for years.
Is this for your new brewery? Ask your BSG rep for clarification.
Yes. I think this would be your best sub.