Fermentable
Dark Crystal Malt — Bairds
Bairds
Spec sheet The maker publishes these figures for this exact product.
- Maker
- Bairds
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Type
- crystal-caramel
- Malt class
- crystal
- Color
- 78.8 °L (207.5 EBC)
- Extract, fine-grind dry basis
- 77.0 %
- Moisture
- 4.5 %
- Diastatic power
- 0 °Lintner
- Suggested max
- 5 % of grist
- Needs mashing
- No — can be steeped
Description
At 185-230 EBC the red hues Bairds talk about arrive in earnest, and so do raisin and treacle over the caramel. Two or three percent is usually enough; five is their ceiling.