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BEST Red X — 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
11.8 °L (30.0 EBC)
Extract, fine-grind dry basis
79.0 %
Moisture
4.9 %
Diastatic power
62 °Lintner
Suggested max
100 % of grist
Needs mashing
Yes

Description

A purpose-built single-malt red malt: it produces a genuine copper-red beer with no crystal or roasted malt in the grist. It converts itself with room to spare, so it can be the whole grist without a base malt underneath it.