
Cafe Malt - Castle Malting
Château Café is a premium Belgian malt, specially roasted to impart a rich, nutty coffee essence. It’s ideal for enhancing the complexity and depth of dark ales like Stouts, Porters, and Belgian styles, adding a smooth, roasted character. Lightly kilned and then roasted at high temperatures, Château Café gives beers a deep colour, smooth mouthfeel, and hints of coffee.
- Wort Colour: 420–520 EBC
- Usage: Up to 10% in the mix
- Beer Styles: Ideal for Stouts, Porters, and Scottish and Belgian dark ales
Description
What is Château Café?
This malt is crafted through precise kilning and roasting to bring out its signature coffee profile. Château Café offers a versatile roasted malt option that lends a distinctive coffee note, elevating the flavour profile in dark beers.
How to Use Château Café
Use up to 10% of Château Café in the mash for a robust coffee undertone that complements darker beers. It suits styles like Stouts, Porters, and Belgian dark ales, and even works as a subtle addition in brown ales for a light roast character.
Flavour Profile
Expect a pronounced coffee flavour with nutty undertones, giving beers a balanced, roasted complexity. This malt not only enriches flavour but also deepens the beer’s colour.
Enzymatic Activity
As a roasted malt, Château Café has low enzymatic activity, so it’s best used with base malts in the grist to support conversion.
Mashing
For optimal flavour extraction, Château Café is added alongside other malts, especially in recipes with higher proportions of pale or base malts.
Combining with Other Malts
Pair Château Café with pale base malts for a solid grain bill. It complements chocolate or black malts for more depth, adding roasted and nutty layers to a blend.
Benefits of Château Café
Château Café imparts a rich, coffee-inspired taste that enhances the body and mouthfeel of the beer. The malt's unique roasting process also boosts colour and aroma, making it a versatile addition to any dark or roasted beer.
History
Crafted in Belgium, Château Café reflects a tradition of artisanal malting that highlights Belgian expertise in roasting techniques, perfecting its coffee-forward, roasted character.
Key Features
- Moisture Content: 4.5%
- Extract (Dry Basis): 75.5%
- Wort Colour: 420–520 EBC
- Roasting Temperature: Up to 220°C
- Usage: Up to 10% in the mix
- Flavour Profile: Nutty with coffee overtones
- Applications: Stouts, Porters, Belgian dark ales, and brown ales
- Beer Styles: Ideal for Stouts, Porters, and Scottish and Belgian dark ales
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