Who can decipher a malt analysis sheet?

wildwest450 · Mar 24, 2011

I got a bag of Bestmalz pilsner malt and am trying to find out if it's highly modified or not? Or simply put, should I do a step mash with this grain?

Here's the sheet

Oldsock · Mar 25, 2011

With a Kolbach of about 40 you are actually right on the boarderline, so you don't need one (but a short one wouldn't hurt).

dstar26t · Mar 25, 2011

Oldsock said:
With a Kolbach of about 40 you are actually right on the boarderline, so you don't need one (but a short one wouldn't hurt).

short one = protein rest

wildwest450 · Mar 25, 2011

Say 122f for 15 minutes?

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dstar26t · Mar 25, 2011

With my limited experience, I'd say that's ok but no longer or hotter. I've used pilsner malt with a Kolbach of 38.4 without a protein rest and the Pilsner and Kolsch from that bag never really got crystal clear, even with finnings (gelatin in one and biofine in the other). A Dort brewed with pilsner that had a Kolbach of 40.7 with no protein rest was excellent and crystal clear.

pjj2ba · Mar 25, 2011

wildwest450 said:
Say 122f for 15 minutes?
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That's what I would do.

Who can decipher a malt analysis sheet?

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If it's worth doing, it's worth overdoing

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