Brewing Grade Malt Extract - Unhopped Dark - Finished Product Specification


Description

Unhopped dark malt extract is made from malted barley and crystal and porter malts and is a very dark brown/black viscous liquid with a characteristic burnt malt flavour. The extraction process inactivates the diastatic power.

Application

Unhopped Dark Brewing Grade Malt Extract can be used as a brewing adjunct.
Also Malt extracts are often used as a flavouring and colouring additive in the production of malt drinks, malted chocolate drinks, biscuits, breakfast cereals, malt bread, beers, baby foods, confectionery and candy manufacture. Malt extract can in fact be used wherever malt flavour is required. Malt extract has high nutritional value in terms of protein and carbohydrate.

Typical Malt Extract Analysis

Total Solids (refractometer) 79.0 - 81.5%
pH (5% solution) 5.0 - 5.8
Colour (EBC method at 80 Brix) Max 800

Microbiological Analysis

Total Plate Count (cfu/gm) < 10000
Yeast and Mould (cfu/gm) < 100

Organoleptic Properties

Flavour and aroma - Characteristic of Dark malt extract very malty and burnt, free from any foreign flavours.

Packaging

In sealed 325kg drums - labelled and coded

Storage

This malt extract comes in a sealed container to preserve flavour and sterility. Once the seal is broken it is recommended to store in cool conditions.

Disclaimer

Due to our commitment to ongoing improvement of our products and services this specification may change. It is the purchasers responsibility to determine the products own application conditions and its suitability for a specific purpose.


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