Fermentable
Crystal 80 — 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
- 80.0 °L (210.8 EBC)
- Extract, fine-grind dry basis
- 74.0 %
- Moisture
- 5.5 %
- Diastatic power
- 0 °Lintner
- Suggested max
- 15 % of grist
- Needs mashing
- No — can be steeped
Description
Dark crystal: raisin and burnt sugar, with the ruby cast that puts the red in a red ale. Past this grade the sweetness starts to turn towards the astringency of the very dark caramels, so it is dosed in single figures more often than not.