Fermentable
Medium Crystal Malt — Gladfield
Gladfield
Spec sheet The maker publishes these figures for this exact product.
- Maker
- Gladfield
- Origin
- New Zealand
- Type
- crystal-caramel
- Malt class
- crystal
- Color
- 40.1 °L (105.0 EBC)
- Extract, fine-grind dry basis
- 78.0 %
- Moisture
- 6.0 %
- Diastatic power
- 0 °Lintner
- Suggested max
- 25 % of grist
- Needs mashing
- No — can be steeped
Description
The middle of three crystal grades, and the one most amber and red ales want: toffee and caramel with enough color to matter. Up to a quarter of the grist, though 5-15 % is where it usually sits.