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I have a recipe for 4 cups of Belgian Special B (200L). Does anybody know what this grain is, and what would be an acceptible substitute would be?

Try 2-1/2 cup of chocolate malt.  It wouldn’t be a direct substitute, but it would be fairly close. —

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: I have a recipe for 4 cups of Belgian Special B (200L). : Does anybody know what this grain is, and what would be : an acceptible substitute would be? Special B is Belgian "biscuit" malt that has been roasted. I’ve used it quite often in my beers.  It makes the beer very red colored, and adds a hint of roasted flavor.  I would definitely recommend finding some if you can, because I’ve found that using chocolate malt or roasted barley instead gives more of a roasted flavor than you may want. Unless you are brewing a porter or stout, that is.  Any large brew supply store that carries grains in bulk should haveSpecial B or at least should be able to get you some. Happy brewing! Dan in Portland, Oregon

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I believe Belgian Special B is a dark crystal malt. Try a dark crystal, or roast a bit up on your own. Belgian Special B will give your brew a red color, like you get when you add roast, without as much of a roast flavor.   Cheers,   Don

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I have a recipe for 4 cups of Belgian Special B (200L). Does anybody know what this grain is, and what would be an acceptible substitute would be?

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I have a recipe for 4 cups of Belgian Special B (200L). Does anybody know what this grain is, and what would be an acceptible substitute would be?

Special B is a very dark bittersweet Crystal. It should be readily available from any of the larger mail order suppliers. Substitutes? Well, try a 4 to 1 ratio of Dark Crystal (120) to Chocolate Malt. That is my educated guess for getting close to it. — Metallurgist for International Space Station Alpha My file, How to Brew Your First Beer, containing info on equipment,

terms, brewing processes and troubleshooting, is available via WWW on the Palmer House Brewery and Smithy homepage at http://www.primenet.com/~johnj/

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