Fermentable
BEST Acidulated — Bestmalz
Bestmalz
Spec sheet The maker publishes these figures for this exact product.
- Maker
- Bestmalz
- Origin
- Germany
- Type
- kilned-toasted
- Malt class
- acidulated
- Color
- 2.5 °L (5.5 EBC)
- Extract, fine-grind dry basis
- 76.0 %
- Moisture
- 8.0 %
- Diastatic power
- 0 °Lintner
- Suggested max
- 5 % of grist
- Needs mashing
- Yes
Description
Sauermalz: pilsner malt biologically soured with its own lactic bacteria, so mash pH can be corrected without adding acid from outside the grist. As a rule of thumb each 1 % of the grist drops mash pH by roughly 0.1.