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BEST Melanoidin — Bestmalz

Bestmalz

Spec sheet The maker publishes these figures for this exact product.

Maker
Bestmalz
Origin
Germany
Type
kilned-toasted
Malt class
munich-vienna
Color
27.1 °L (70.5 EBC)
Extract, fine-grind dry basis
75.0 %
Moisture
4.9 %
Diastatic power
0 °Lintner
Suggested max
50 % of grist
Needs mashing
Yes

Description

The darker melanoidin grade, deepening both color and the cooked-malt character that reads as a long decoction. A few percent lends a red-amber cast to alt, bock and maerzen; it dominates well before its ceiling.