yesterday's BierMuncher's Centennial Blonde

[ron,ar]

I brewed this yesterday;
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****5 Gallon Batch****

Batch Size: 5.50 gal
Boil Size: 6.57 gal
Estimated OG: 1.040 SG
Estimated Color: 3.9 SRM
Estimated IBU: 21.5 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount
7.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM)
0.75 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM)
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM)
0.50 lb Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM)
0.25 oz Centennial [9.50%] (55 min)
0.25 oz Centennial [9.50%] (35 min)
0.25 oz Cascade [7.80%] (20 min)
0.25 oz Cascade [7.80%] (5 min)
1 Pkgs Nottingham (Danstar #-) (Hydrated)


Mash at 150 degrees for 60 minutes.
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This was my 4th or 5th AG and I have to say it went really well, mash/sparge especially. I hit the OG exactly and the pre boil amount also which had been a problem for me previously.
My question......the recipe called for 1/2 lb Vienna malt (3.5 SRM) which evidently I didn't have.......I did however have a bag (1.5 lbs) marked simply "Munich". I also had some Cara-Munich. I try to keep most of the stuff on hand so I don't have to drive into the city but me and the LHBS are going to have do a better job marking the containers, I have some remnants of bags, I am not real sure what is anymore. :^)

I was too far along to back out so I went with the one marked Munich. Any ideas how this might affect the outcome?

 

[CKL958]

I brewed this a while back and made some substitutions as well.

Couldn't get crystal 10, used carahell.

Couldnt get cara-pils, used carabelge - full pound.



Still turned out pretty darn good IMO.

 

[Yooper]

Munich is a bit more kilned than Vienna malt, making a "maltier" malt if that makes sense! I think it'll be fine.

 

[ron,ar]

Thanks folks for the replies, I have great hopes for this one :^)

 

[TromboneGuy]

I like Munich. Did an 80% Munich / 20% 2-row Oktoberfest last spring, and it's great.