Mild Ale is quite similar to Malteurop's Ale malt but instead comes in an orange sack. It is not known how much the orangeness of the sack contributes special characteristics to this malt. Mild Ale does have a tangibly different malt character from regular Ale, with slightly more nutty, malty biscuitiness, possibly a bit like mixing in a small concentration of Munich malt. Some of our recipes for dark beers prefer this as the main base malt.

Grown from the Fairview, Cellar and Jimpy barley varieties in the Canterbury, Hawke’s Bay, Manawatu and Rangitikei regions, this is a fully New Zealand-sourced malt. The moderately high diastatic power lends this malt to conversion of moderate inclusions of specialty grain, allowing the production of virtually any type of beer with this as the base. Mild Ale has a typical wort colour of 7 – 8 EBC (vs. 5 – 6 for Ale), making it slightly darker in addition to the subtle character differences.

Typical Analysis;

Wort Colour: 7 – 8 EBC

pH: 5.8

Diastatic Power (WK) min.: 200

Remember that this is a base malt and requires a mash to produce fermentable sugars.

Crushing is not available on whole-sack purchases. If you need your grain crushed, please see our per-kg sales page for this product, where you can purchase any quantity you need, crushed or whole.