Fermentable
Crystal Extra Dark — Simpsons
Simpsons
Spec sheet The maker publishes these figures for this exact product.
- Maker
- Simpsons
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Type
- crystal-caramel
- Malt class
- crystal
- Color
- 177.5 °L (475.0 EBC)
- Extract, fine-grind dry basis
- 70.0 %
- Moisture
- 5.0 %
- Diastatic power
- 0 °Lintner
- Suggested max
- 10 % of grist
- Needs mashing
- No — can be steeped
Description
The dark end of the English crystal range: raisin, prune and burnt toffee, arrived at by caramelizing rather than roasting, so it deepens an old ale or a porter without the ashy bitterness a roast malt brings. Simpsons caps it at ten percent and means it.