Roasted
Carafa Special
Dehusked before roasting, so it gives the colour and cocoa of a dark malt with almost none of the astringency.
Colour
400 L
788 EBC
Potential extract
27 ppg
points per pound per gallon
One kilo gives
+8.1
gravity points in a 20 litre batch at 72% efficiency
Usual ceiling
10%
of the grist
Enzyme
No
Needs a base malt in the mash to convert it
How to use it
The only sensible way to make a black beer that does not taste burnt. Add it late in the mash for colour alone.
Belongs in
- Black IPA
- Schwarzbier
- Munich Dunkel
Buying it
Buy it whole and crush it on brew day if you can. Milled malt goes stale within weeks, and a stale base malt is the most common reason a beer with no obvious fault still tastes of nothing. Store it cool, dry and sealed against insects.
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