Milling Regime
General Considerations The extent of malt milling is of crucial importance in brewing with regard to the efficiency of mashing and extract yield. There is generally no preferred method of milling for...
Extract from Adjuncts
General Considerations Cereal adjuncts may be used at mashing; sugars or syrups may be added to the copper. Which is selected depends on brewing facilities, e.g. milling and mashing equipment and the...
Technical Information & Typical Specification of Malts
Courtesy of Thomas Fawcett & Sons Ltd Pale Ale Malts Variety Applications Characteristics Extract ld/kg* Extract ld/kg Wort Colour Moisture % TSN % TN % Index of Modification Maris Otter The main...
Analytical Specification of Malt
Discussion Points on Malt Specification General Considerations Malt should be relatively well-modified with even modification and uniform grain size. Malt analytical values depend on barley variety,...
The Malting Process
Courtesy of Thomas Fawcett & Sons Ltd The Production of Malt There are three stages involved in converting barley to malt, namely steeping germination and kilning the overall objective being to...
Malt Evaluation
Many different types of malt are available including Pale, Crystal, Cara Pils, Brown, Amber, Chocolate and Black. By varying the degree of curing following the kilning process different moisture...
