Fermentable
Double Roasted Crystal — 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
- 170.3 °L (450.0 EBC)
- Extract, fine-grind dry basis
- 72.0 %
- Moisture
- 4.0 %
- Diastatic power
- 0 °Lintner
- Suggested max
- 10 % of grist
- Needs mashing
- No — can be steeped
Description
Crystal malt given a second pass through the roaster, which drives off most of the sweetness and leaves burnt caramel, dark fruit and a faint coffee edge. Widely used at 2-5 percent in porters and strong dark ales as an alternative to more roast malt.