Beer Making
Caramel malt have undergone a special stewing process during malting resulting in a crystalline sugar structure inside the grain's hull.
These grains give a sweet, caramel flavour to the finished beer and can almost always be used as steeping grains by extract brewers.
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Abbey Malt
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Produced from a highly friable base, Abbey Malt provides
pronounced maltiness with honey notes.
It can be used in Traditional Abbey Ales, Trappist Ales, Belgian Specialty Beers & home to some of the best beers in the World.
Use at the rate of up to 50%.
50 E.B.C. -
British Caramalt
from £1.65More informationThis malt is mainly used to accentuate the malt flavour in lagers
Try taking it whole & crushing it yourself for maximum efficiency of extract & contribution.
Colour 30 EBC
United Kingdom
Maximum percentage 5 - 10%. -
Cara Amber
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Produced by Weyermann Maltings in Bamberg, this caramel malt improves flavour and stability. It provides a deep red colour and adds body. This is an interesting addition for all amber and dark beers.
Colour 60 - 80 EBC; Maximum percentage 20% -
Cara Aroma
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Produced in Germany from two-row spring barley, Cara Aroma is a dark crystal malt which adds a gentle caramel flavour, enhanced mouth feel, a red color, and an improved malty aroma.
It can be used in Amber Ale, Dunkel Lager, Dark Ale, Stout, Porter and Bock Beer amongst others.
Use at a rate of up to 15% of the overall grist.
EBC 350 to 450. -
Cara Belge
from £1.95More informationCara Belge imparts mild, restrained notes of caramel and a honey-colored hue.
It can be used in Belgian Amber, Blonde, Bruin, Dubbel and Tripel beers.
Maximum percentage 30%
From Weyermann Maltings, Bamberg, Bavaria.
30-35 EBC -
Cara Red
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Use this malt to add body and increase malt aroma in many beer styles. It provides a greater depth of colour and a reddish hue.
Colour 40 - 60 EBC;
Maximum percentage 10%
From Weyermann Maltings, Bamberg, Bavaria. -
Carahell
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This malt is mainly used to accentuate the fullness of flavour in special German festival beers, although it is unsurpassed as a flavour booster in low alcohol lagers. Produced in the same way as Carapils but kilned off slightly hotter. Greatly increases head formation and retention.
Colour 30 EBC
Germany
Maximum percentage 40% (Higher percentage in low alcohol beers) -
Caramunch
from £1.65More informationA very special and rare malt only produced in Bamberg in northern Bavaria.
It is made in a similar way to Munich Malt except that caramelisation is allowed to progress further and kilning is conducted at higher temperatures. Although only used in small quantities, it has a marked effect on the fullness of flavour and aroma in golden to brown lager beers and ales.
Try taking it whole & crushing it yourself for maximum efficiency of extract & contribution.
Colour 90 EBC
Germany
Maximum percentage 10% -
Carapils
from £1.80More information
Produced from Bavarian spring barley, this malt is created by loading the modified grains into a sealed kiln while the moisture content is still around 50%.
The grains are then heated to between 65C and 80C, which enables them to mash themselves and caramelises the resulting sugars.
The final killing is at around 110C for just long enough to dry the grain without undue darkening. When used in lager beers, Carapils promotes head formation and retention and gives the beer a fuller rounder flavour.
As the starches have already been converted in this process this malt is ideal for use by extract brewers.
Our Carapils in maintained in sufficient quantities to meet demand & therefore is as fresh as possible.
Try taking it whole & crushing it yourself for maximum efficiency of extract & contribution.
Germany
Colour 3-5 EBC Maximum Percentage 10% -
Crystal Malt Dark
from £1.50More informationThis grain provides a complex bitter/sweet caramel flavour and aroma to beers.
Used in small quantities it adds colour and slight sweetness whilst higher concentrations are well suited to strong beers such as Strong Ales and Barley Wines.
It can be used up to a maximum of 10% of the grist.
Try taking it whole & crushing it yourself for maximum efficiency of extract & contribution.
Colour 200-400 EBC
