Fermentable
Château Crystal — 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
- 57.1 °L (150.0 EBC)
- Extract, fine-grind dry basis
- 78.0 %
- Moisture
- 4.5 %
- Diastatic power
- 0 °Lintner
- Suggested max
- 20 % of grist
- Needs mashing
- No — can be steeped
Description
A crystal made the drier way — 4.5 % moisture against the 6 % of the Cara range, and 78 % extract, the highest of any Castle caramel. Same 140-160 EBC as Cara Crystal, with a cleaner, glassier caramel and better foam. Up to 20 %.