Sugar
Lactose
Milk sugar, which brewing yeast cannot ferment at all, so every gram stays as sweetness and body.
Colour
0 L
0 EBC
Potential extract
35 ppg
points per pound per gallon
One kilo gives
+10.5
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
400 to 500 g in a 20 litre sweet stout. Unfermentable means unfixable, so add less than you think.
Belongs in
- Sweet Stout
- Tropical Stout
Recipes on this site that use it
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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