Malt comparison
Lighthouse Munich Malt vs Viking Golden Ale Malt
Lighthouse Munich Malt is a base malt from Briess Malt & Ingredients; Viking Golden Ale Malt is a base malt from Viking Malt. Their colour is similar (11.8 and 9–14 EBC). Extract (fine grind, dry basis): 80% versus ≥ 80%. Maximum share of the grist: 100% for Lighthouse Munich Malt and 50% for Viking Golden Ale Malt. By type, class, grain and colour they are among the closest malts from different maltsters in the catalogue.
| Lighthouse Munich MaltBriess Malt & Ingredients | Viking Golden Ale MaltViking Malt | |
|---|---|---|
| Maltster | Briess Malt & Ingredients | Viking Malt |
| Class | Malt | Malt |
| Type | Base | Base |
| Grain | Barley | Barley |
| Colour (EBC) | 11.8 | 9–14 |
| Diastatic power (WK) | 282 | – |
| Extract (%, fine grind, dry basis) | 80 | ≥ 80 |
| Maximum share of the grist (%) | 100 | 50 |
| Max. moisture (%) | – | ≤ 5 |
| Protein (%) | 11.7 | ≤ 12 |
| Kolbach index (%) | – | ≥ 43 |
| Enzymatic activity | High | – |
| Organic | No | No |
| Specification |