Malt comparison
Château Wheat Smoked vs Viking Smoked Wheat Malt
Château Wheat Smoked is a smoked malt from Château / Castle Malting; Viking Smoked Wheat Malt is a smoked malt from Viking Malt. Colour: 4–12 EBC versus ≤ 10 EBC, so Château Wheat Smoked is the lighter one (about 1.3 times lighter). Extract (fine grind, dry basis): ≥ 80% versus ≥ 81%. By type, class, grain and colour they are among the closest malts from different maltsters in the catalogue.
| Château Wheat SmokedChâteau / Castle Malting | Viking Smoked Wheat MaltViking Malt | |
|---|---|---|
| Maltster | Château / Castle Malting | Viking Malt |
| Class | Malt | Malt |
| Type | Smoked | Smoked |
| Grain | Wheat | Wheat |
| Colour (EBC) | 4–12 | ≤ 10 |
| Diastatic power (WK) | ≥ 360 | – |
| Extract (%, fine grind, dry basis) | ≥ 80 | ≥ 81 |
| Maximum share of the grist (%) | 15 | – |
| Max. moisture (%) | ≤ 5.5 | ≤ 9 |
| Protein (%) | 10–13 | ≤ 13.5 |
| Min. friability (%) | ≥ 70 | – |
| Enzymatic activity | High | – |
| Organic | No | No |
| Specification |