Beer Making
A range of Pale Malts of which Maris Otter is the most popular.
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Maris Otter
from £1.00
Pale Malt is the main ingredient of English Pale Ales and Bitters, but a high proportion is used in the production of most other English beer styles. It is fully modified and has been kilned at a low temperature for a long period to reduce its moisture content to about 3%. Pale malt has good diastatic activity, and so it can be used to assist in the conversion of a certain amount of non-diastatic grist.
Several varieties of barley are used with Maris Otter, which is winter barley, traditionally being the most highly prized as it is a very forgiving variety, providing a good flavour and extract.
Maris Otter was bred by Dr G.D.H.Bell in the 1950's at Cambridge by crossing the then established malting barley variety Proctor with another variety Pioneer.
United Kingdom
Colour 4EBC Maximum Percentage 100%
