Description
Red Wheat Malt – Canada Malting
Use as part or all of base malt in wheat beers. Red wheat malt has a slightly higher protein than white wheat malt. Often used in Hefeweizen and other traditional wheat styles due to a distinctive, characteristic wheat flour flavour.
Flavours and characteristics
Higher protein, wheat flour flavour.
Usage
- 5% Improves head and head retention in any beer style
- 10 – 20% Traditional Kolsch
- 30 – 40% composed with raw wheat or wheat flakes in traditional Belgian Wit.
- Common usage rate in wheat beers 50%.
Colour
°L: 2.3
Beer styles
Wheat beers, Hefeweizen, Belgian Wit, Kolsch and other beer styles
Recipes
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