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Spring Pale Ale Malt - Thomas Fawcett Malting
Spring Pale Ale Malt - Thomas Fawcett Malting
Spring Pale Ale Malt - Thomas Fawcett Malting
 

Spring Pale Ale Malt - Thomas Fawcett Malting

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2.7 °L - Fawcett Malting - Spring Pale Ale is a widely-grown variety of barley in the United Kingdom known for its aromatic qualities.  This is a floor-malted barley, that can add a slight biscuit flavor to the beer brewed. Also known as Optic.


Example Malt Analysis:
Moisture % 3.0
FGE (dry)% 80.5
Color (L) 2.3 - 3.0L
 

If this malt is currently out of stock or you'd like to try out a different maltster, please see the substitution chart below.

Viking Malt - Pale Ale GR901
Briess Malting - Pale Ale GR303
Canada Malting - Superior Pale Ale GR670
Dingemans Malting - Pale Ale GR330
Great Western Malting - American Pale GR305
Admiral Maltings - Maiden Voyage Pale GR700
Admiral Maltings - Gallagher's Best Pale GR701

 

 

BrandFawcett Malting
TypePale Ale Malt
OriginUK
Lovibond Range0 - 5 L
Lovibond2.7
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Toasty malt character is nice, but less assertive than Maris Otter.
Edgar C on Apr 1, 2022
Perfect for some malty breadiness.
Sheheryar H on Dec 23, 2021
Toasty malt character is nice, but less assertive than Maris Otter.
Edgar C on Apr 1, 2022
British base malt sounds interesting
Aaron P on Jan 25, 2022
Perfect for some malty breadiness.
Sheheryar H on Dec 23, 2021
Great malt tried and true
Andrew g on Jul 16, 2021
Great for Juicy IPA's instead of boring 2row
Scottie T on Jul 7, 2021
Homebrew club challenge
Scottie T on Jun 22, 2021
closest thing to a russian red eye malt
Shawndell J on Apr 13, 2021
closest thing to a russian red eye malt
Shawndell J on Apr 13, 2021
Great mix with maris otter to drop the color and intensity slightly. Very nice all on it's own too.
Paul R on Sep 8, 2020
Great for bitters and milds
Jeff Ong on Jun 24, 2020
Malt has a good toast character, but less strong than Maris Otter.
Edgar C on Apr 30, 2020
Making a Irish dry stout
John S on Jan 14, 2020
Making a Irish dry stout
John S on Jan 14, 2020
Same
Jonathan Vermillion on Jan 30, 2019
Great British malt.
Edgar C on Aug 23, 2018
I was interested in trying this base malt
Jonathan B on Aug 15, 2018
Always put this in my ESB
Bill L on Apr 6, 2018
British base malt sounds interesting
Aaron P on Jan 25, 2022
Great malt tried and true
Andrew g on Jul 16, 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5
More biscuit, less toast
Spring has a nice biscuit character that has a less assertive dry toast character than Maris Otter. Good for beers with a more gentle malt profile.
May 22, 2020
Purchased
 over 4 years ago
Rated 5 out of 5
Great Aroma and Flavor
I have used Fawcett Spring Pale malt (aka Optic malt) twice now, once on an American Black IPA and again on an ESB. Both times, this malt yielded base malt character that was aromatic, but not in a way that overpowered the hops. It is less toasty/bready than Marris Otter, less nutty than Propino, and less sweet than Golden Promise. In terms of flavor, it is somewhere between 2-row and Maris Otter, with a lean towards Maris Otter. I love it and it is my favorite base malt, period. Always fresh from MoreBeer.
February 27, 2018
Purchased
 over 4 years ago
Rated 5 out of 5
Perfect base malt for my ESB
Specifically sought out this base grain to use in my ESB. Guy at
my LHBS tried to convince me it was the same as a regular two row. No thanks, if I want to make an authentic bitter then this is now
my go to base malt. Pretty sure our friends across the pond are not using American two row as their base malt. Great aroma and
flavor and worth the effort to acquire.
May 5, 2015
 
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