Malt Flavours

Characteristics by malt type

Caramalt Crystal up to colour 110 EBC, Caramalt
Chocolate Chocolate, Black
Coffee Very dark Crystal
Treacle Crystal over 240 EBC colour
Smoky Smoked/Peated
Phenolic Peated
Cereal Wheat, Ale
Sweet Ale, Amber, Munich
Burnt Black, Roasted Barley or Malt
Nutty Caramalt, Ale
Green Lager, High Enzyme, Diastatic
Sulphury DMS, Lager, Sulphitic and Sulphidic
Solvent Should not be present in any malt type
Toffee Crystal up to colour 240 EBC

Flavour Wheel

Malt sensory analysis

Although malt tasting is not currently any part of the malt specification, it does offer possibilities to differentiate both positive and negative flavours. Conventional malt analysis may suggest that malts are identical however their flavours could well differ significantly.

We use a method to fully describe the profile of malt using a ‘porridge’ made by grinding whole malts with a small amount of water which helps in the tasting process.

The malt flavour wheel has allowed us to create distinct flavour profiles for the wide range of malts and malted ingredients we produce.

Available pack sizes

Super Pale Ale Malt

This exceptionally pale malt is ideal for brewers looking to create the palest ales possible while still retaining sufficient body to ensure a full mouthfeel. Super pale has been created with two main points in mind: As low a colour as possible and the ability to pair really well with hops. By using a specifically developed combination of germination and kilning profiles, this malt achieves a full flavour profile, very akin to an Extra Pale Ale Malt, whilst only developing two-thirds of its colour. 

Applications: 

The light colour and clean flavour profile of Super Pale Ale Malt lend themselves to multiple beer styles. Using this exceptional malt, brewers can create extremely low colour beer with reddish and copper hues, a characteristic which also lends itself to the creation of vibrantly coloured fruit-beers. Here, the low colour of the malt allows the colour of the selected fruit of choice to really shine through. Super Pale Ale Malt is our lightest pale malt, and is ideally suited for IPA, bitter, golden ales, and light beers. 

Typical Analysis:

 

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Joseph Fifield
Head of Brewing Malt Sales
Global
“If I were a beer, I’d be a milk chocolate stout, full bodied and sweet, but with a rugged appearance.”
David Hannah
Head of Distilling Malt Sales
Global
“If I were a beer, I would be a straight up, flagship IPA. It would be reliable, consistent, full of flavour and probably a little louder than other beers”

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