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BEST Oat Malt — Bestmalz

Bestmalz

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

Maker
Bestmalz
Origin
Germany
Type
adjunct-grain
Malt class
wheat
Color
2.5 °L (5.5 EBC)
Extract, fine-grind dry basis
79.3 %
Moisture
4.4 %
Diastatic power
0 °Lintner
Suggested max
50 % of grist
Needs mashing
Yes

Description

Malted oats rather than flaked, so they bring their own enzymes along with the silky body oats are used for. Standard in hazy IPA and oatmeal stout at 5-20 %; the beta-glucan is real, so plan the lauter for it.