BEST Caramel

BEST Caramel® Hell – known as BEST Caramel® Light – reinforces the typical “caramely” malt aroma of the beer, giving it a mouth feel that is reminiscent of vanilla and cream toffee. The color of the beer ranges from golden hues to amber, depending on the amount used in the grain bill. The foam and flavor stability of the beer are also improved. As with BEST Caramel® Pils, only the best two-row summer barley varieties are used together with our gentle BEST caramelization technique to make this outstanding specialty malt. BEST Caramel® Hell complies with the purity guidelines of the German Reinheitsgebot. BEST Caramel® Hell is also available in organic quality.

BEST Caramel® Pils is the palest of all BEST Caramel® malts. It is therefore especially suited to giving the beer more mouth feel without intensifying its color. BEST Caramel® Pils produces a sweet flavor in the beer that is reminiscent of honey, as the sugar-like caramel compounds contained in the malt can no longer be fermented by the yeast. Likewise, these products can lead to an improvement in the foam and greater flavor stability. BEST Caramel® Pils complies with the purity guidelines of the German Reinheitsgebot. BEST Caramel® Pils is also available in organic quality.

Best Caramel® Amber produces an even more intense sweet, nutty caramel flavor in the beer and makes it darker, according to the color of the wort. This malt is particularly suited to all strong-flavored, full-bodied and highly aromatic beers, where a malty flavor is required.BEST Caramel® Amber complies with the purity guidelines of the German Reinheitsgebot.

BEST Caramel® Munich II – known as BEST Caramel Dark – as an L value of 42-49, giving it a slightly more intensive color than BEST Caramel® Munich I. As well as its darker color it also has a stronger flavor reminiscent of almonds and bread crust. The malt itself is characterized by a discreet toasted note. BEST Caramel® Munich malts have good processing properties and give the finished beer a pleasant flavor profile. BEST Caramel® Munich II complies with the purity guidelines of the German Reinheitsgebot. BEST Caramel® Munich II is also available in organic quality.

BEST Caramel® Munich III (crystal malt) is the darkest caramel malt in the BEST Caramel® Munich range. Even when used in smaller amounts in the grain bill, this malt can produce beers with a strong, dark color. Also it can be used for making all kinds of dark, special beers, where a full, round mouth feel that is reticent of toast and bread crust is required. The pleasant, roasted flavor components of the malt are distinctly perceptible in the beer, depending on the amount used in the grain bill. BEST Caramel® Munich III complies with the purity guidelines of the German Reinheitsgebot.

BEST Caramel® Munich I – known as BEST Caramel Dark – is the palest of the BEST Caramel® Munich malts. The stronger the color, the more the malty aroma flavor shifts from tasting sweet and caramely to become nuttier, reminiscent of almonds and slightly toasted like bread crusts. BEST Caramel® Munich malts can be used to produce wonderfully rich, dark colors in the beer, even if they make up a low percentage of the grain bill. Our unique BEST caramelization also achieves an exceptionally consistent degree of caramelization in the grain, making it easier to process during brewing and creating a pleasant flavor in the finished beer. BEST Caramel® Munich I complies with the purity guidelines of the German Reinheitsgebot.

BEST Caramel® Aromatic gives beer an increasingly strong, malty and “caramely” flavor, as well as a correspondigly darker color. Its sensory profile ranges from honey with a light cream toffee note to a dark, strong caramel with hints of almond and nut. The malt has excellent processing properties and can make up a large percentage of the grain bill. It also has a positive impact on the foam. BEST Caramel® Aromatic complies with the purity guidelines of the German Reinheitsgebot.