Malt
Golden Promise
A Scottish base malt long favoured for ales and for whisky, giving a slightly sweeter and softer base than Maris Otter.
Golden Promise is the Scottish counterpart to Maris Otter: a heritage spring variety kept in production because brewers and distillers prefer it, not because it yields well.
It gives a slightly cleaner, sweeter base than Maris Otter with a little less biscuit character, which suits paler ales and is why several Scottish breweries build their whole range on it.
What it does
Base malt. Fully modified, gently kilned malt with enough enzyme activity to convert itself and some adjunct. Forms the bulk of a grist.
Floor- or pneumatically malted spring barley, kilned lightly to preserve enzyme activity.
Specification
| Colour | 2–3 EBC |
|---|---|
| Grain | barley |
| Enzyme activity | high |
| Fermentability | high |
| Flavour | bready, light honey |