Title: Midnight Wheat Alternative
Post by: jonmuni on September 21, 2022, 01:56:33 PM
Post by: jonmuni on September 21, 2022, 01:56:33 PM
Hi guys,
Im finding many options for a Midnight Wheat alternative.
Does anyone have a tried and trusted alternative?
Cheers
Im finding many options for a Midnight Wheat alternative.
Does anyone have a tried and trusted alternative?
Cheers
Title: Re: Midnight Wheat Alternative
Post by: Matt DBrewer on September 29, 2022, 06:53:32 AM
Post by: Matt DBrewer on September 29, 2022, 06:53:32 AM
If it's just for the colour, I've used cold steeped carafa 3 which I add late in the boil for black ipas and it works really well
Title: Re: Midnight Wheat Alternative
Post by: jonmuni on September 29, 2022, 10:24:05 AM
Post by: jonmuni on September 29, 2022, 10:24:05 AM
thought as much, thanks man!
Title: Re: Midnight Wheat Alternative
Post by: Matt DBrewer on September 30, 2022, 12:39:25 AM
Post by: Matt DBrewer on September 30, 2022, 12:39:25 AM
No worries 
Title: Re: Midnight Wheat Alternative
Post by: nigel_c on September 30, 2022, 11:18:08 AM
Post by: nigel_c on September 30, 2022, 11:18:08 AM
Midnight wheat has an ebc of 1000 so carafa special 1 or 2 would work as a sub.
Title: Re: Midnight Wheat Alternative
Post by: biertourist on November 23, 2022, 10:12:59 PM
Post by: biertourist on November 23, 2022, 10:12:59 PM
I find Midnight wheat and Briess's "Black Prinz" to be similar in flavor. (Black Prinz is basically Briess's version of a Carafa Special malt).
I've found over time that I just don't like the flavor of at least Carafa Special II and I prefer Midnight Wheat and Black Prinz.
I've also cold-soaked carafa special (and roast barley) in a coffee press and then just pressed it off a very quickly boiled the liquid and added it to a sanitized flippy top bottle to add extra roast flavor and color post fermentation and it's a nice mild roast character that way.
-I particularly like the flavor of Roasted Barley used this way, but it DOES increase the FG when you use it post mash.
Adam
I've found over time that I just don't like the flavor of at least Carafa Special II and I prefer Midnight Wheat and Black Prinz.
I've also cold-soaked carafa special (and roast barley) in a coffee press and then just pressed it off a very quickly boiled the liquid and added it to a sanitized flippy top bottle to add extra roast flavor and color post fermentation and it's a nice mild roast character that way.
-I particularly like the flavor of Roasted Barley used this way, but it DOES increase the FG when you use it post mash.
Adam