Gonzo White <gonzow@prodigy.net.mx> wrote:
> For Malt Powder..
> Go to your local grocery store and buy a bottle of Carnation Malt
> powder. It's the same stuff and costs much much less. It's usually
> with the ice cream toppings.
It's not QUITE the same. It may work as well, but it is a mix of malt
powder, sugar, and some chemicals. It's like the difference between
ammonia and sudsy ammonia. If you use the wrong one, you might regret it.
Given the amount of malt powder, or extract, used in a recipe, the cost per
loaf - even if you buy it in a health food store instead of a brewing
supply house - is pennies per loaf.
Also, while Carnation might work for the some recipes, it non-diastatic, so
if you need diastatic malt powder, it is definitely not the same.
Mike
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