What is it?
Base malt grain used to showcase hop flavours
How does it taste?
Lightly toasted, with notes of plain white bread.
What does it add to the beer?
Full body and neutral flavour
Typical Beer Styles:
Pale Ale, IPA, APA
Typical Usage Rates:
Up to 100% as base malt
| EBC Test Method | Specification | Typical Analysis |
|---|---|---|
| Moisture (max) % | 5 | 3.5 |
| Extract - Fine Dry min% | 79 | 80.5 |
| Extract - Coarse Dry | 79.5 | |
| Extract - Fine As-is | 78 | |
| Extract - Coarse As-is | 77 | |
| Saccharification time | 10 | 10 |
| Odour | Normal | |
| Wort Colour | 4.5 - 5.5 | 5 |
| Total Nitrogen (%) | 1.45 - 1.75 | 1.65 |
| Kolbach Index | 35 - 41 | 38 |
| pH | 5.7 - 6 | 6 |
| Diastatic Power (WK) min. | 160 | 200 |
| FAN (mg/l) min | 120 | 135 |
| Friability (min) % | 85 | 91 |
| Glassy Corns (max) % | 2 | 0.5 |
| P.U.G. (max) % | 5 | 1.5 |