What does this mean?

[PackerfaninSanDiego]

9.0 oz. (0.25 kg) debittered, black malt (530 °L)

 

[Hogarthe]

are you asking what the 530 L means? that is the Lovibond color rating of the grain. the higher the number, the darker it is. some maltsters black malt will have a higher number than other malt companies black malt, so some recipes will specify what color you need to more accurately reproduce the beer.

 

[captwalt]

The530us a reference to the color of the malt in a scale called lovibond

 

[Tupperwolf]

Degrees Lovibond is a measurement of color. The bigger the number, the darker it is. 530 is very dark.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Degrees_Lovibond

The other measurement you will see is SRM, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Reference_Method

 

[PackerfaninSanDiego]

thanks.........glad it's dark, as I am looking to brew up a Founders Breakfast Stout Clone