Fermentable
Crystal 40 — Generic
Generic
Representative The maker publishes no figures for this product, so these are class-typical values instead.
- Maker
- Generic
- Origin
- Various
- Type
- crystal-caramel
- Malt class
- crystal
- Color
- 40.0 °L (104.8 EBC)
- Extract, fine-grind dry basis
- 75.0 %
- Moisture
- 5.5 %
- Diastatic power
- 0 °Lintner
- Suggested max
- 20 % of grist
- Needs mashing
- No — can be steeped
Description
The default crystal of American brewing: amber, toffee-sweet, and the grade a recipe means when it says only "crystal malt". Five per cent lifts a pale ale; fifteen makes an amber.