Fermentable
Crystal Malt 400 — Muntons
Muntons
Spec sheet The maker publishes these figures for this exact product.
- Maker
- Muntons
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Type
- crystal-caramel
- Malt class
- crystal
- Color
- 151.4 °L (400.0 EBC)
- Extract, fine-grind dry basis
- 69.9 %
- Moisture
- 7.0 %
- Diastatic power
- 0 °Lintner
- Suggested max
- 10 % of grist
- Needs mashing
- No — can be steeped
Description
The darkest crystal Muntons make: 400 EBC, not 400 Lovibond, which is a little over 150 °L. Burnt toffee, prune and a suggestion of coffee, arrived at by caramelizing rather than roasting, so it deepens an old ale or a stout without the ashy edge a black malt brings.