Malt Quality Flashcards
What is essential for brewers to understand regarding malt?
Malt quality parameters and setting a specification that reflects product and operation requirements
What natural material is malt made from?
Barley
What factors contribute to the variation in malt quality?
Soil and environmental conditions, year-to-year variations, and kernel differences
Why is consistency important for brewers?
Variation in malt is never welcome; consistency is needed in brewing processes
How can variation in malt be practically managed?
Using many thousands of kernels in each brew to even out variation
What must brewers ensure about the malt sample taken for analysis?
It is representative of the entire batch of grain
Why do maltsters blend batches of malt?
To hit specifications that may require varying levels of modification
What are the key analyses used on malt linked to?
Specific processes in malting and brewing
What does EBC stand for?
European Brewing Convention
What does ASBC stand for?
American Society of Brewing Chemists
What does IoB stand for?
Institute of Brewing
What does the IoB analyses include?
Analytica EBC published by the EBC
What are the requirements for malt? (List at least three)
- Be food safe
- Be easy to mill
- Provide as much fermentable extract as possible
- Provide a low wort viscosity
- Have the required balance of nitrogenous compounds
- Produce clear wort
- Have the required colour
- Provide the required beer flavour
What should the specification set by brewers ensure?
Malt meets the required standards every time
True or False: Malt variation is completely avoidable.
False
Fill in the blank: Malt must provide a low _______.
wort viscosity
