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Gladfield Ale Malt

base malt · Gladfield Malt · New Zealand

New Zealand two-row pale ale base malt from Gladfield. Clean and malt-forward with a light biscuity character. The workhorse base for hop-forward New Zealand ales.

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41 brews

About

One of Gladfield's most popular base malts, grown from plump, low-protein autumn barley. It is highly friable but kept relatively low in soluble nitrogen to enhance mouthfeel and head retention. Fully modified through a traditional long, cool germination for higher extract and reduced haze, and kilned to give a gentle toasty character that suits traditional English styles.

Specs

Colour
5–6 EBC
Extract (FD)
79% min
Max usage
100%
Moisture max
5%
Diastatic power
150 °WK

Usage

A base malt with a distinctly English character, suitable for many beer styles at up to 100% of the grist.

In your brews

Used in 41 brews 2020-11-12 → 2026-06-25
Total used 185.83 kg
Grain bill 70.3% range 27.5–91.4%

Styles brewed

18B American Pale Ale
17
21C Hazy IPA
6
21B Red IPA
4
13C English Porter
3
21B Specialty IPA: Red IPA
3
21A West Coast IPA
2
21B Specialty IPA: Black IPA
2
21B Black IPA
2
34C Specialty Beer
1
12A British Porter
1

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