Fermentable
Carapils — Briess
Briess
Representative The maker publishes no figures for this product, so these are class-typical values instead.
- Maker
- Briess
- Origin
- United States
- Type
- crystal-caramel
- Malt class
- crystal
- Color
- 1.5 °L (2.8 EBC)
- Extract, fine-grind dry basis
- 72.0 %
- Moisture
- 6.0 %
- Diastatic power
- 0 °Lintner
- Suggested max
- 15 % of grist
- Needs mashing
- No — can be steeped
Description
Dextrin malt stewed to lock in unfermentable sugars without developing color or caramel flavor. Added at 3–8 % it thickens the body and stiffens the head on beers too pale to hide a crystal malt.
Source
brewingwithbriess.com (PDF)