Base malt for enhanced dark beer body and aroma.
The ancient form of malt. Dark kiln-dried, malt-aromatic and highly modified, it fulfills the demands of dark beers, but is also suitable as an additive to vary the beer color and the aroma profile of light beers.
- Dark Lagers
- Dark Beer
- Bock Beer
- Octoberfest Beer
- Stout
- “Schwarzbier”
- Brown Ale
- Dark Ale
- Amber Beer
Lovibond | 7-9 | |
Extract, dry matter |
> 80 |
% |
Moisture Content |
< 5 |
% |
Wort Color |
18 – 22 |
EBC |
Saccarification time |
5 – 20 |
Min |
Protein Content, dry matter |
< 12.0 |
% |
Soluble Nitrogen, dry matter |
650 – 800 |
mg/100 g |
Kolbach Index |
36 – 46 |
% |
pH-value |
5.4 – 5.9 |
|
Viscosity (congress wort at 8.6 %) |
< 1.60 |
mPa·s |
Friabilimeter Friability Compl. Glassy |
> 80 < 2.5 |
% % |
If you are purchasing grains for a recipe, we recommend ourBuild Your Own Beer for ordering your grains. We will mix them for you and you can select all the other ingredients for your beer from the same convenient page, including hops, adjuncts, and yeast.