Beer StylesĬhocolate malts are most closely associated with brewing porters but that is not the only use for this malt. Whilst it can be used in small amounts to adjust the colour of a beer, black malt is more suited to this task. Rye has a spicy quality to it and the darker chocolate wheat malt is fairly roasty, Typical UsageĬhocolate malt is predominately a big flavoured malt and is used as such. Not only is chocolate malt made with barley as is most common with other roasted grains, wheat and rye also have chocolate variations that are useful for various recipes and bring something unique. The longer the roast the darker the chocolate malt and this will, of course, vary the flavour profile with the darker chocolate malts having a more intense roasted flavour just as you would find with darker chocolates. The roasting temperature is around 230C and the duration of around 1.5 to 2.5 hours depending on the final colour. How Chocolate Malt Is MadeĬhocolate malt is most often made with pale malt which could be two-row or six-row and then roasted for a period of time to achieve the desired colour of the chocolate malt being produced. This means choosing one is not just a case of saying chocolate malt but rather the type as well as the impact on the finished beer could be a mild, light chocolate flavour or a dark roasted bitterness. Just as with chocolate for eating, chocolate malt also come in a spectrum of light to dark varieties.īelow is a selection of some of the chocolate malts available from different maltsters: MaltsterĪs you can see in the table there is a wide degree of colours and therefore flavours of chocolate malt. The name chocolate malt refers not only to the flavour profile but also to the colour.
Different manufacturers or maltsters produce different colours of chocolate malt so the chocolate malt produced in the UK, for example, has a darker roast and is, therefore, a lot darker in a beer than chocolate malts from US maltsters. Can You Get A Chocolate Flavour From Using Chocolate Malt?ĭepending on where you are in the world the chocolate malt available to you may be different.Chocolate Malt Percentage of the Grain bill.
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