Malt Flavours

Characteristics by malt type

Caramalt Crystal up to colour 110 EBC, Caramalt
Chocolate Chocolate, Black
Coffee Very dark Crystal
Treacle Crystal over 240 EBC colour
Smoky Smoked/Peated
Phenolic Peated
Cereal Wheat, Ale
Sweet Ale, Amber, Munich
Burnt Black, Roasted Barley or Malt
Nutty Caramalt, Ale
Green Lager, High Enzyme, Diastatic
Sulphury DMS, Lager, Sulphitic and Sulphidic
Solvent Should not be present in any malt type
Toffee Crystal up to colour 240 EBC

Flavour Wheel

Malt sensory analysis

Although malt tasting is not currently any part of the malt specification, it does offer possibilities to differentiate both positive and negative flavours. Conventional malt analysis may suggest that malts are identical however their flavours could well differ significantly.

We use a method to fully describe the profile of malt using a ‘porridge’ made by grinding whole malts with a small amount of water which helps in the tasting process.

The malt flavour wheel has allowed us to create distinct flavour profiles for the wide range of malts and malted ingredients we produce.

Colour Enhancer

Used for ensuring colour consistency across batches, Muntons Colour Enhancer is ideal for automated dosing post filtration, achieving precise colour adjustment with minimal flavour impact.

Muntons Colour Enhancer is made from 100% Black Malt, obtaining a wort that is then ultra filtered to remove its flavour compounds. This produces an extract rich in colour pigments, whilst keeping flavour and aroma contribution very low.

Muntons Colour Enhancer is a perfect solution for brewers and distillers looking for a clean label colour to replace the use of caramel (E150 a-d) colouring or carbon additions.

Applications:

Due to the unique production process the recommended inclusion rates for this product are very low at less than 1%.

Add 0.077g/L of Muntons Colour Enhancer into for + 1 EBC

Calculating colour adjustment

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Meet the brewing and distilling team

Joseph Fifield
Head of Brewing Malt Sales
Global
“If I were a beer, I’d be a milk chocolate stout, full bodied and sweet, but with a rugged appearance.”
David Hannah
Head of Distilling Malt Sales
Global
“If I were a beer, I would be a straight up, flagship IPA. It would be reliable, consistent, full of flavour and probably a little louder than other beers”

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