Malt comparison
Château Cara Ruby vs Cara 50 MD
Château Cara Ruby is a caramel malt from Château / Castle Malting; Cara 50 MD is a caramel malt from Dingemans. Their colour is similar (45–55 and 40–60 EBC). Extract (fine grind, dry basis): ≥ 75% versus ≥ 75%. Both can make up to 25% of the grist. By type, class, grain and colour they are among the closest malts from different maltsters in the catalogue.
| Château Cara RubyChâteau / Castle Malting | Cara 50 MDDingemans | |
|---|---|---|
| Maltster | Château / Castle Malting | Dingemans |
| Class | Malt | Malt |
| Type | Caramel | Caramel |
| Grain | Barley | Barley |
| Colour (EBC) | 45–55 | 40–60 |
| Extract (%, fine grind, dry basis) | ≥ 75 | ≥ 75 |
| Maximum share of the grist (%) | 25 | 25 |
| Max. moisture (%) | ≤ 7 | ≤ 6.5 |
| Protein (%) | – | ≤ 12.5 |
| Organic | No | No |
| Styles | – | Abbey Beers, Barleywine, Belgian Brown, Belgian Quadrupel, Dark Ale, Flemish Old Brown, Porter, Stout |
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Château Cara Ruby (Château / Castle Malting)
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