Description
Crystal Red Malt from Briess – roasted caramel malt for red colour
Crystal Red™ Malt from Briess is a drum-roasted, crystallised caramel malt. At low usage rates it contributes gold, orange and red hues with little impact on flavour. At moderate rates it gives extreme red and brown colours and complex caramelised and burnt sugar notes.
Please note: This product is only available in Norway.
Characteristics
- Colour: 394 EBC (200 SRM)
- Flavour: pronounced caramel, burnt sugar, raisins and prunes
- Colour contribution: red to deep red hues
- Improves foam development, foam stability and body
- Produced in the USA from 2-row barley
Usage rates and beer styles
- Below 1%: golden colours in pale ale and lager, with minimal impact on flavour and fermentability
- 1–3%: orange hues and slight caramel flavour in amber ale and lager
- 3–7%: red colour and low caramel and toffee flavours in English red and Scotch ale
- 7–10%: deep red, cola colours and mild complex sugar flavours in dark ale and lager
- 10–15%: intensely flavoured and coloured beers such as barley wine and certain stouts
Read more from Briess about how to use The reddest malt in the world.
How to order
This item is sold per 100 g. Choose the quantity you need, for example 5 for 500 g or 30 for 3 kg, and choose whole or crushed. If you want a ready-mixed malt blend for a recipe, order each malt in whole 100 g and write the blend in the comment field at checkout, for example "Malt blend: 5.4 kg pale ale malt, 270 g Cara Blond".
About Briess
American maltster Briess has been making malt since 1876. Its barley supply starts in barley-growing regions in the USA, where a dedicated seed programme helps ensure quality.
Frequently asked questions about Crystal Red Malt
How much Crystal Red Malt do I need for a red colour?
Briess suggests 3–7% for red colour with low caramel flavour, and 7–10% for deep red. Below 1% only gives golden hues.
What does Crystal Red Malt taste like?
Briess describes the flavour as pronounced caramel and burnt sugar, with notes of raisins and prunes. In small amounts it has little impact on flavour.
Can Crystal Red be used in pale beers?
Yes. Below 1% it gives golden colours in pale ale and lager with minimal impact on flavour and fermentability.
Should I choose whole or crushed malt?
Malt starts to lose aroma once it is crushed. Brewshop stores the malt whole and only crushes it when you choose crushed malt in your order. If you have your own grain mill, buy whole malt and crush it right before brewing.
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