Gladfield Aurora Malt

base malt · Gladfield Malt · New Zealand

Gladfield's aromatic sub-base malt, also known as Honey and Melanoidin Malt. A long traditional germination followed by a carefully controlled kilning creates rich Maillard reactions, producing bready, fruit cake aromas and an orange-red colour. Usable up to 100%.

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36 brews

About

Aurora is Gladfield's aromatic 'honey and melanoidin' malt, developed for rich bready, fruit-cake aromas and an orange-red colour. A long traditional germination and carefully controlled kilning drive a Maillard reaction between complex sugars and amino acids that creates its colour, flavour and aroma. It is the malt for big, malty, robust beers, and — unusually for such an aromatic malt — it retains enough diastatic power to be used up to 100%.

Specs

Colour: 35–60 EBC
Extract (FD): 81%
Moisture max: 5%
Diastatic power: 170 °WK

Usage

Usable up to 100% for an intensely malty beer, or in smaller proportions for colour and fruit-cake depth. Crystal malt amplifies its sweetness and bready aromas, while RedBack and Shepherds Delight bring out its red hues. Classic in dark ales, Belgian styles and high-gravity beers.

In your brews

Used in 36 brews 2020-04-13 → 2026-06-21

Total used 21.59 kg

Grain bill 9% range 0.7–17.2%

Styles brewed

21B Specialty IPA: Red IPA

18B American Pale Ale

21C Hazy IPA

21B Red IPA

23B Flanders Red Ale

26D Belgian Dark Strong Ale

26B Belgian Dubbel