Fermentable
GoldSwaen Brown — The Swaen
The Swaen
Spec sheet The maker publishes these figures for this exact product.
- Maker
- The Swaen
- Origin
- Netherlands
- Type
- crystal-caramel
- Malt class
- crystal
- Color
- 82.5 °L (218.2 EBC)
- Extract, fine-grind dry basis
- 77.0 %
- Moisture
- 4.5 %
- Diastatic power
- 0 °Lintner
- Suggested max
- 20 % of grist
- Needs mashing
- No — can be steeped
Description
A step past Brown Light: deeper bronze, quieter caramel and a much more assertive biscuit note. Body, head formation and head retention all improve, so it earns its place in malt-forward ambers, bocks and export styles while stopping short of true roast bitterness.