Since 1870 we’ve lived and breathed malting. With this passion and expertise, and by combining traditional and modern techniques, we create an impressive range of malted and non-malted products, including several unique and exclusive barley malts.
We have a wide range of malts suitable for brewing and distilling to provide you with the foundations for creating your next beer or whisky.
There is nothing more we love than talking to brewers and distillers so if you have any questions, or would like to arrange a call with a member of our team, please feel free to get in touch – we would love to hear from you!
This classic Golden Ale recipe is all about showcasing hops without any caramel sweetness. The Cara Gold achieves the golden colour without any caramel sweetness but also lends the beer some body and a rounded mouthfeel despite the dry finish. Perfect on cask, for a quaffable summer ale.
BATCH SIZE (LITRES):
1630
BATCH SIZE (UK BARRELS):
10
ORIGINAL GRAVITY:
1043 SG
FINAL GRAVITY:
1008 SG
IBUs:
20
COLOUR (EBC/SRM):
10.5 / 5
BREWHOUSE EFFICIENCY:
80%
MASH TEMP:
66°C / 151°F
COLLECTION TEMP:
18°C / 64°F
FERMENTATION TEMP:
21°C / 70°F
MASH LIQUOR VOL (LITRES):
741
LIQUOR / MASH RATIO:
2.5 : 1
MASH:
60 mins
BOIL:
BEST ALE
261
90
CARA GOLD
35
WINDSOR ALE
FIRST GOLD
652
30
7.5
Start of boil
MINSTREL
815
6
Middle
543
Flame out
EAST KENT GOLDINGS
502
6.5
The 3°C free rise in fermentation temperature encourages yeast growth in the first 24 to 36 hours in FV.
Our Best Ale Malt is the workhorse of many a brewery and is at home in a variety of beer styles. The 2-row winter barley varieties that go into our Best Ale have been planted in the light, sandy soils of North Norfolk. We source the lowest nitrogen barley from our farmers.
During malting, high cast moistures and a balance of optimal germination time and temperature results in an even, well modified malt with a rich colour and balanced sweet, malt flavour which is ideally suited to ale brewing.
Find out more here.
Cara Gold Malt is the lowest colour of the crystallised malts. Cara Gold yields fruity, and toffee flavour notes that are carried through to the beer.
This low malt colour produces a golden orange lager with increased body and fullness and a softer, rounder mouthfeel with improved drinkability.
