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Fermentable

Black Malt — IREKS

IREKS

Representative The maker publishes no figures for this product, so these are class-typical values instead.

Maker
IREKS
Origin
Germany
Type
roasted
Malt class
roasted
Color
528.8 °L (1400.0 EBC)
Extract, fine-grind dry basis
65.0 %
Moisture
4.5 %
Diastatic power
0 °Lintner
Suggested max
5 % of grist
Needs mashing
No — can be steeped

Description

Taken all the way to a black roast. Colors a beer jet-black and adds a dry roast bitterness; late mash addition keeps the harshness down. One to three percent is plenty.