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Tom, I’ve used Victory in IPAs and it’s a great flavor, so I’d say go for it.  BTW, here in the PNW, we call 40 IBU "barely hopped"! – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – What do you think of this malt in a highly hopped ale?  Something along the line of 40 IBUs? Tom Veldhouse

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What do you think of this malt in a highly hopped ale?  Something along the line of 40 IBUs? Tom Veldhouse

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I regularly make a beer with i guess 80 % 2-row 10% victory 10% light crystal i’ve upped the victory to about 15% sometimes. hop with whatever you want ive used fuggles, goldings, and in the current batch, hallertauer. I find it adds a kind of toasty, maybe almost nutty, definetely ‘grainy’ quality. I’m not good at descriptions but I like it. You could try as little as 5% maybe and see what you think. I put a bit in most of my beers as of late. John

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Tom, I’ve used Victory in IPAs and it’s a great flavor, so I’d say go for it.  BTW, here in the PNW, we call 40 IBU "barely hopped"!

Do you think he meant *140*IBU’s?  That would be approaching a PNW heavyweight. I recently visited a microbrewery in Sedona, AZ– can’t remember the name, but what a beautiful location!!!  They had a nice brew house– 3 fermentors, each held ~230 gallons.  The draught selections were: Hefeweizen (okay if you like this style– I don’t, but sampled it, anyway), American Pale Ale (decent, but not up to PNW standards for hoppiness and a bit low in maltiness) and a Nut Brown (SWMBO really liked this one– still a bit low in the hops department, IMO, but not bad).  I’d recommend a visit if you’re ever in red rock country, just don’t expect anything extraordinary. — –DAsh obvious with attbi)

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I regularly make a beer with i guess 80 % 2-row 10% victory 10% light crystal i’ve upped the victory to about 15% sometimes.

This is a winning combination, alright. I’ve also had great success using 10% Victory and 20% Vienna, which makes for a great golden-yellow ale, or Munich. ben

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I love that stuff for pale ales, and just about anything else for that matter. I usually throw in ten percent to fifteen percent. Once made a great "brown Porter" with around thirty percent. Adds a nice nutty-grainy taste. If thats what your looking for. Cheers, Jim

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I regularly make a beer with i guess 80 % 2-row 10% victory 10% light crystal i’ve upped the victory to about 15% sometimes. hop with whatever you want ive used fuggles, goldings, and in the current batch, hallertauer. I find it adds a kind of toasty, maybe almost nutty, definetely ‘grainy’ quality. I’m not good at descriptions but I like it. You could try as little as 5% maybe and see what you think. I put a bit in most of my beers as of late. John I’ve never used this malt before and would like to know what % of grist it should be used?  I’m thinking of adding it to a PA.  What characteristics does it add to the beer? —–ActiveX

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I’ve never used this malt before and would like to know what % of grist it should be used?  I’m thinking of adding it to a PA.  What characteristics does it add to the beer? —–ActiveX

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I regularly make a beer with i guess 80 % 2-row 10% victory 10% light crystal i’ve upped the victory to about 15% sometimes. hop with whatever you want ive used fuggles, goldings, and in the current batch, hallertauer. I find it adds a kind of toasty, maybe almost nutty, definetely ‘grainy’ quality. I’m not good at descriptions but I like it. You could try as little as 5% maybe and see what you think. I put a bit in most of my beers as of late. John – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I’ve never used this malt before and would like to know what % of grist it should be used?  I’m thinking of adding it to a PA.  What characteristics does it add to the beer? —–ActiveX

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