Fermentable
Château Cara Blond — Castle Malting
Castle Malting
Spec sheet The maker publishes these figures for this exact product.
- Maker
- Castle Malting
- Origin
- Belgium
- Type
- crystal-caramel
- Malt class
- crystal
- Color
- 8.2 °L (20.5 EBC)
- Extract, fine-grind dry basis
- 78.0 %
- Moisture
- 8.5 %
- Diastatic power
- 0 °Lintner
- Suggested max
- 30 % of grist
- Needs mashing
- No — can be steeped
Description
A step up from Cara Clair and still pale: mild caramel sweetness and a golden cast, with the glassy endosperm that holds a head. Castle allow it to 30 % of the grist, which is a lot for a caramel malt and reflects how little color it brings.