Hyacinth_Bucket_2011
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I have some questions regarding barley malt extract (syrup) and I thought this would be a good place to ask about it.
For beer making, are there different manufacturers of barley malt extract (the chocolate-looking syrup)? Or is there just one company that makes it and different distributors buy it from that one company? If there are different companies who make barley malt extract would it follow that each company's barley malt extract has its own unique flavor?
And is it true that barley malt extract used by brewers is not the same as the barley malt syrup sold in health food stores? I read on another forum where a brewer said that he/she used barley malt extract from a health food store on one occasion and on that occasion his/her beer failed. It got very foamy and was flat. This brewer said this hadn't happened before and the only change was the barley malt extract syrup. So this brewer was also asking the question I'm asking about a difference between health food store barley malt syrup and brewer's barley malt syrup.
The reason for my questions: Im looking for a particular barley malt extract for its unique flavor (for bread baking and used by a bakery in my area). I was told by this bakery that they get their barley malt extract from a beer company on the East Coast (but I think they meant a brewer supply company) and they told me it looks like chocolate syrup. They implied all barley malt extract is the same, but I know from my experience so far (having tried 3 different brands) that they are not all the same. Thats all I have to go on from this bakery. None of the barley malt extracts in my local stores have the same flavor of the barley malt extract Im looking for. But for my research, I thought I would start with these questions.
Thanks in advance for your help.
For beer making, are there different manufacturers of barley malt extract (the chocolate-looking syrup)? Or is there just one company that makes it and different distributors buy it from that one company? If there are different companies who make barley malt extract would it follow that each company's barley malt extract has its own unique flavor?
And is it true that barley malt extract used by brewers is not the same as the barley malt syrup sold in health food stores? I read on another forum where a brewer said that he/she used barley malt extract from a health food store on one occasion and on that occasion his/her beer failed. It got very foamy and was flat. This brewer said this hadn't happened before and the only change was the barley malt extract syrup. So this brewer was also asking the question I'm asking about a difference between health food store barley malt syrup and brewer's barley malt syrup.
The reason for my questions: Im looking for a particular barley malt extract for its unique flavor (for bread baking and used by a bakery in my area). I was told by this bakery that they get their barley malt extract from a beer company on the East Coast (but I think they meant a brewer supply company) and they told me it looks like chocolate syrup. They implied all barley malt extract is the same, but I know from my experience so far (having tried 3 different brands) that they are not all the same. Thats all I have to go on from this bakery. None of the barley malt extracts in my local stores have the same flavor of the barley malt extract Im looking for. But for my research, I thought I would start with these questions.
Thanks in advance for your help.