Crystal Malt – Dark – Gladfield

Crystal Malt – Dark – Gladfield – EBC: 175 – 225

What is it?
Saccharified malt with crystalized sugars

How does it taste?
Light brown sugar. Dark, almost burnt caramel with hints of cherry.

What does it add to the beer?
Nutty bittersweet caramel flavour and body.

Typical Beer Styles:
Any Beer Style

Typical Usage Rates:
Up to 25%

Compare a lighter caramel crystal malt

Gladfield Medium Crystal Malt reduces the colour from 175–225 EBC to 90–130 EBC and gives fuller sweet caramel with less of Dark Crystal’s nutty, bittersweet depth. Both are speciality malts used with a suitable base malt, at up to 25% of the grist.