Amen to that! Brewing is a very rewarding experience - and a hobby so filled with variable and things to learn that a person could never grow bored. Thanks for the feedback. Cheers! :)
Personally I would just pick one Cara and adjust Black barely accordingly for personal preference. Taste wise I havent been able to tell the difference taste wise between 2 and 1 Crystals
Yeah, I like the C15 or 20 in there (I happened to use Carared this time around). The amber just adds some biscuity flavors, which I loved in this beer, so it's really just one crystal malt in this one. I do sometimes layer different crystal malts in my beers, particularly my American Amber ale, as I like some caramel flavor, as well as some darker crystal. I agree that it's definitely possible to muddy up the flavor, if you add too much to it: the old homebrew trap of putting in every ingredient you've got! I think that dialing down the black malt on the next brew will help. Still choked that my old software screwed up the color calculation. Guess that's another reason to be happy I switched! Thanks for watching. :)
