Fermentable
Malted Sorghum — Generic
Generic
Representative The maker publishes no figures for this product, so these are class-typical values instead.
- Maker
- Generic
- Origin
- Various
- Type
- base
- Malt class
- base-pale
- Color
- 2.5 °L (5.4 EBC)
- Extract, fine-grind dry basis
- 74.0 %
- Moisture
- 8.0 %
- Diastatic power
- 30 °Lintner
- Suggested max
- 100 % of grist
- Needs mashing
- Yes
Description
The workhorse of gluten-free brewing, and the one that will carry a grist on its own. Grainy and faintly sour, with a nuttiness that reads as "beer" more readily than the other pseudo-cereals. Diastatic power is real but modest, so a long low rest or an enzyme addition is usual.