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Wheat Malt — Warminster Maltings

Warminster Maltings

Representative The maker publishes no figures for this product, so these are class-typical values instead.

Maker
Warminster Maltings
Origin
United Kingdom
Type
base
Malt class
wheat
Color
2.3 °L (5.0 EBC)
Extract, fine-grind dry basis
81.3 %
Moisture
6.0 %
Diastatic power
55 °Lintner
Suggested max
80 % of grist
Needs mashing
Yes

Description

Floor-malted wheat. At 5–15 % it firms up foam and body in ale; at 50–80 % it is a weissbier base. Protein is higher than the barley malts, so the lauter wants watching.