Simpsons Aromatic Malt is a richly kilned specialty malt that enhances beer with intense malty, honey-like, and biscuit flavours while adding a deeper golden to amber colour.
This malt is ideal for creating full-bodied beers with an enhanced malt aroma and complexity. The milled format ensures efficient extraction and mash performance.
Key Characteristics:
Colour (EBC/Lovibond): 40–60 EBC (15–25°L) – Contributes a golden to deep amber hue.
Flavour Profile: Rich maltiness, biscuit, honey-like sweetness, and slight nuttiness.
Diastatic Power: Moderate – Can aid in starch conversion but is not a base malt.
Extract Yield: ~75–80% – Good fermentable sugar contribution.
Brewing Applications:
Enhances malt character in Belgian ales, bocks, Märzens, and traditional lagers.
Used at 5–20% to increase malt complexity without overpowering the beer.
Improves mouthfeel and aroma, giving beers a more rounded malt backbone.
Pairs well with Munich, Vienna, and caramel malts for balanced malt depth.