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Rye Malt — IREKS

IREKS

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

Maker
IREKS
Origin
Germany
Type
base
Malt class
wheat
Color
3.1 °L (7.0 EBC)
Extract, fine-grind dry basis
81.0 %
Moisture
5.5 %
Diastatic power
30 °Lintner
Suggested max
50 % of grist
Needs mashing
Yes

Description

Malted rye: spicy, slightly peppery and very high in arabinoxylan, so the mash turns sticky above about 20 %. Rice hulls are not optional at high rates, and the payoff is a creamy, bread-crust rye beer.