Black Malt

Colour

1,200–1,500 EBC

Maximum share of the grist

3 %

Imparts strong burnt coffee, burnt, acrid flavours. Colours are dark and black.

Bairds Malt · Flavour and use

Black Malt is used in the production of very dark beers or simply darkening beer colour by applying a small amount during the sparging process. The flavour, as might be expected, is a more intense version of Chocolate malt with a notable artigency to its character. Suggested use: Used in the production of very dark beers.

Bairds Malt · Maltster's description

According to the maltsters' substitution charts, 1 kg of Black Malt equals:

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• Bairds Malt · United Kingdom