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Glossary

Diastatic power

A malt’s enzyme capacity — how much starch it can convert beyond its own, measured in degrees Lintner or Windisch-Kolbach.

Also called dp, diastatic, lintner.

Base malts have surplus diastatic power; crystal and roasted malts have essentially none, having been kilned hot enough to destroy their enzymes. A grist therefore needs enough base malt to convert both itself and any speciality malt or unmalted adjunct alongside it.

Related

  • Base malt — Where diastatic power comes from.
  • Adjunct — What surplus enzyme capacity is used to convert.

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ABV · ABW · Alcohol unit · Alkalinity · Alpha acid · Apparent attenuation · Attenuation · Beta acid · Cohumulone · Degrees Lovibond

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Last reviewed 2026-08-16.

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