Dark Crystal Malt is for a stronger roasted rounded bittering taste, and deeper color.
Pauls Malt produces this malt at their Pauls Malt Ltd. plant in Knapton, North Yorkshire, UK. Malting Barley with a high germinative energy and low nitrogen, that has undergone steeping and germination, is stewed in a roasting drum, where the endosperm liquefies into a sugary solution and crystallizes during kilning to a glassy sugar.
Dark crystal malt gives an amber to red hue in higher proportions. Rich in reducing sugars, it provides delicious caramel sweet flavors, additional body, and flavor stability. Has no enzymatic potential.
Typical Usage Rates: 2-10% (as high as 20% to strong beers) addition to mash tun with base malts.
Typical Beer Styles:
- German-Style Lagers
- Ales
- Pale Ales
- IPA
- Porters (for sweetness)
