Black Malt (Crisp Maltings)

Black Malt: A Staple for Stout and Porter Beers

Crisp Maltings Black Malt, also known as Patent Malt, is the darkest roasted malt in Crisp's range.

It is primarily used to impart an intensely dark colour and complex flavour profile to beers, especially stouts and porters.

Despite its reputation for astringency, it offers flavours of roasted coffee, liquorice, smokiness, and subtle notes of currants and berries.

Key Features

• Deep Colour: Provides an intense dark hue.
• Robust Flavour: Roasted character with bitterness, astringency, and notes of currants and berries.
• Versatile Use: Ideal for dark beers and colour adjustment in pale beers.

Malt Specifications

• Colour: 1100-1485 EBC
• Usage: Up to 3% of grain bill
• Origin: United Kingdom
• Grain Type: Roasted Malt
• Malt Substitutes: Roasted Barley, Carafa (Special) III

Beer Styles

Here are a few suggestions for beer styles that work well with this malt, but are not limited to:

• Mild
• Ales
• Porter
• Stout
• Brown Ale
• Black IPA
• Black Lager

Black Malt is available in bags of 500g & 3kg subject to current stock levels.