Crystal Red Malt

Introducing Crystal Red, a revolutionary roaster-produced crystal malt renowned for its vibrant red color. This malt allows brewers to enhance the color of lighter beers such as IPAs and Pale Ales to a richer golden hue with minimal flavor impact. When used in larger quantities, Crystal Red adds complex dark sugar flavors, enhancing robust styles like Stouts and Belgian Ales with depth and character.

Crystal Red Malt Flavors:

Pronounced caramel, burnt sugar, raisiny, prunes.

Crystal Red Malt Usage:

• <1% – To bump golden colors in Pale Ale and Lagers with minimum impact to flavor/fermentability.
• 1-3% – For orange hues and slight caramel flavors in Amber Ales and Lagers.
• 3-7% – For red color and low flavors of caramel, toffee in English Reds, Scotch Ales.
• 7-10% – For deep red, cola colors and mild complex sugar flavors in Dark Ales and Lagers.
• 10-15% – In intensely flavored and colored beers like Barley Wines and certain Stouts.

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