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Dermott Dowling – @BeerCoAUGladfield Malt Introduction

Merri Mashers Home Brew ClubTerminus Hotel, Fitzroy North

Saturday, 15 April 2023

Why are we here? Malt Gladfield Malt Malt Tests/Teas New! Gladfield American Ale Malt Where to buy Gladfield Malt? Q&A

Agenda

Why are we here?

“Our mission is to alleviate the world of beer poverty by giving you the opportunity to brew your own great beer from the finest malt, hops & yeast”

My brewing iQ

Started home brewing in 1985

Craft Beer epiphany in Sierra Nevada ranges in 1994

Rekindled my passion and love of home brewing in mid-2011

Avid Beer Geek and BN / RBN listener

Westgate Home Brew ClubShare all my recipes at

www.beerco.com.au/blog

Malt

How do you spot great malt from ordinary malt?FreshFriableConsistentCleanPlump

Where does your Barley coming

from?

What determines

great barley? The correct variety 99-100% germination Protein level Fat to ensure good

extract and ease of milling

Clean so as not to create off flavours in the finished beer.

𝐺𝑙𝑎𝑑𝑓𝑖𝑒𝑙𝑑 𝐹𝑎𝑟𝑚 ,𝐶𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑏𝑢𝑟𝑦 𝑃𝑙𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠 ,𝑁𝑒𝑤 𝑍𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑑

How to recognise good

malt Fat & even sized Clean and bright not

bleached or mouldy looking

Free from dust and chaff

Smell sweet and fresh Nice and friable

(easily milled) Tastes great!

5th generation

malting barley growers

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QA Relentless pursuit of

Quality Craft Malt Passionate about

Malt Family owned

business

Gladfield Malt

• Caleb in QA @GladfieldMalt uses 400g of water to 50g of ground malt, typically run through a coffee grinder so a bit finer than if using a mill.

• Or about 2 1/2 heaping tablespoons to a cup of water, then filtered through a coffee filter.

• Pour over the water @70C• Check for colour and sip for some Flavour indication

Malt Teas

Gladfield American Ale malt starts as do all other Gladfield base malts with a traditional long cool germination period.

What differentiates Gladfield American Ale Malt from the Gladfield Ale Malt is a newly developed kilning regime that favours colour formation typical of an Ale malt but with a clean malt profile and without the extra toasted flavour.

This malt is a favourite for producing the ever popular hop forward American style Ales and IPAs after which it was named.

Moisture (%) Max 5Extract (fine dry) min% 79Sacharification time 10Colour (wort) 4.5-5.5Total Nitrogen (%) 1.45-1.75Kolbach Index 35.0-41.0pH 5.7-6.0Diastatic Power (WK) min. 160FAN (mg/l) min 120Friability (min) % 85

Gladfield American Ale

Malt

For the IPA recipe Caleb @Gladfield Malt would use the following grist percentage 6.5kg GLADFIELD American Ale malt (86%) 0.6kg GLADFIELD Wheat Malt (8%) 0.3kg GLADFIELD Toffee malt (4%) 0.15kg GLADFIELD Sour Grapes (2%)This for a 25L brew at 16.2P. This will give a strong base to an IPA that can be hopped to the high heavens both in the kettle and through dry hopping.

IPA grain bill

APA Caleb would go very similar but with some darker

crystal malts for a bit more sweetness and malt for a better hop/malt balance.

5.0kg GLADFIELD American Ale malt (84%) 0.42kg GLADFIELD Medium Crystal malt (7%) 0.42kg GLADFIELD Wheat malt (7%) 0.12kg GLADFIELD Sour Grapes malt (2%) Again for a 25L brew targeting 13P. The Sour grapes is at a rate I would use here to hit

mash pH of 5.4 with our water, depending on the water profiles it may or may not need to be adjusted.

APA Grain Bill

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