Description
Gladfield Ale malt is made from Autumn grown 2-row barley varieties. The malt is fully modified through a traditional long cool germination. Only plump low protein barley is used which allows for a higher extract potential and helps eliminate haze issues in your beer.
This is a highly friable malt but again the soluble nitrogen ratios are kept relatively low to enhance mouth feel and head retention. The kilning regime gives a nice toasty character with enhanced maltiness for dark ales. This can be toned down for a cleaner malt profile for a lighter hoppy pale ale by adding small amounts of Pilsner malt.
A single step mash of between 64° and 67°C is sufficient to avoid any lautering problems and obtain good extract however multi step mashes may improve extract potential and improve stability in the bottle. It is important that mash pH is controlled properly to obtain the best efficiencies and desired outcomes.
