Distilling Malt - Castle Malting
Château Distilling is a premium malt crafted for distillers, especially suited for creating high-quality grain whisky, including authentic Scotch. Made from carefully selected two-row spring barley, this malt is engineered for high fermentability and enzyme preservation. The malting process involves careful steeping, controlled germination, and gentle kilning, optimising the malt’s enzymatic activity and nitrogen levels for distilling applications.
- Wort Colour: 6.5 EBC
- Usage: Up to 100% in whisky production
- Beer styles: Primarily for whisky, including Scotch
Description
How to Use Château Distilling
Ideal for whisky production, Château Distilling can be used in a blend or as a 100% base malt. It’s particularly suited to create single-malt spirits due to its balanced enzyme profile and high yield.
Flavour Profile
Offers a clean, malty taste that enhances grain whisky flavours with a robust, subtly sweet profile, perfect for aging in whisky barrels.
Enzymatic Activity
With a diastatic power of 350 WK, this malt has high enzymatic strength, making it versatile for grain-based spirits and allowing for robust starch conversion.
Mashing
Château Distilling is efficient in the mash tun, achieving full saccharification within 15 minutes, making it ideal for high-output and quality-controlled distillation processes.
Combining with Other Malts
While Château Distilling can be used alone, it complements peated or caramelised malts, adding depth to blended whisky products.
Benefits of Château Distilling
It provides reliable consistency, high fermentability, and enzyme levels suitable for producing a wide range of whisky styles while supporting yield and flavour depth.
Key Features:
- Moisture Content: Max 5%
- Extract (Dry Basis): 81%
- Wort Colour: 6.5 EBC
- Roasting Temperature: 50–75°C
- Usage: Up to 100% in whisky production
- Flavour Profile: Clean, malty with subtle sweetness
- Applications: Primarily for whisky, including Scotch
- Beer styles: Primarily for whisky, including Scotch
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Additional Parameters:
- Total Protein: Max 11.5%
- Soluble Protein: 4.7%
- Beta Glucans: 220 mg/l
- Diastatic Power: 350 WK
- Friability: 85%
- pH: 6.1
- Viscosity: 1.6 cp
- Glassiness: Max 2%
- Saccharification: 15 minutes