Fermentable
BlackSwaen Honey Biscuit Malt — The Swaen
The Swaen
Spec sheet The maker publishes these figures for this exact product.
- Maker
- The Swaen
- Origin
- Netherlands
- Type
- roasted
- Malt class
- roasted
- Color
- 32.5 °L (85.3 EBC)
- Extract, fine-grind dry basis
- 80.0 %
- Moisture
- 4.5 %
- Diastatic power
- 0 °Lintner
- Suggested max
- 20 % of grist
- Needs mashing
- No — can be steeped
Description
A house speciality: biscuit character carried on a sweet, honeyed malt note with fresh bread behind it. Light enough that a fifth of the grist barely moves the color, so it is a way to add warmth and body to an ale or lager without darkening it.