Fermentable
Crystal Medium — Simpsons
Simpsons
Representative The maker publishes no figures for this product, so these are class-typical values instead.
- Maker
- Simpsons
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Type
- crystal-caramel
- Malt class
- crystal
- Color
- 60.8 °L (160.0 EBC)
- Extract, fine-grind dry basis
- 74.0 %
- Moisture
- 5.0 %
- Diastatic power
- 0 °Lintner
- Suggested max
- 15 % of grist
- Needs mashing
- No — can be steeped
Description
The default British crystal: clear toffee and a red-amber color, with enough residual sweetness to balance a firmly hopped bitter. Five percent is the classic dose in an English pale ale.