Malt · Château / Castle Malting
Château Abbey Nature (Organic Malt, Château Monastique Nature for the US Market)
Colour and analysis
- Colour
- 41–49 EBC
- Extract (fine grind, dry basis)
- ≥ 78 %
- Maximum share of the grist
- 25 %
- Max. moisture
- ≤ 4.5 %
Flavour and description
Organic Belgian brown malt. Specially germinated and kilned at up to 110°C. Château Abbey Nature malt is a more toasted form of pale malt. Gives a strong taste of cooked bread, nuts and fruit. Château Abbey Nature malt has a bitter flavour which mellows on ageing, and can be quite intensely flavoured. Château Abbey Nature malt is typically used as a small proportion of the grist in the production of organic beers requiring some substantial depth of colour. Organic pale ale beers, organic Abbey beers, organic brown porter and organic special beers, in a diverse range of organic British beers. Up to 25% of the mix.
Château / Castle Malting · Maltster's description
Substitutes for Château Abbey Nature (Organic Malt, Château Monastique Nature for the US Market)
Source
- Maltster's page
- Château / Castle Malting · Belgium