Aromatic Malt?

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gundog48
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Aromatic Malt?

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Through a series of unlikely events I've acquired 25Kg of Chateau Aromatic Malt.

I use the odd bit in some beers, but it's a specialty malt that you would only add a small amount of, so 25Kg will last me a lifetime... unless I make whiskey.

My understanding of this type of malt is that it adds an exaggerated malty aroma/flavour. My thought was to make up two regular 40L brews of 75-100% aromatic malt, ferment like a normal beer with some extra enzyme additions, then distill like a normal whiskey. Depending on the result, I could either keep it as it is, or if the flavour is as concentrated as is suggested, blend it with something lighter like a batch of UJSSM.

Has anyone tried anything along these lines, or might have any input? I think I might make a 2L test batch and run it twice through my tiny little still to see how it comes out!
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I made three Whiskies with 100% speciality malts:
http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopi ... 34&t=61934
Way more extreme ones than Chateau Aromatic Malt. On oak since almost a year. Highly recommended, at least if you have already enough normal AGs.
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Re: Aromatic Malt?

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I tried to search for a diastatic power rating, but all I found from the maltster was a vague, "more dp than other specialty malts". Brewers friend has "belgian aromatic" at 30 dp and "american aromatic" at 20. So it's possible it might self convert. If you don't have dp specs you could do a small test batch to see if it fully converts, sterilize it and use it for a yeast starter for the full batch.

Also looks to only be about 25 pppg @75%. So probably be pretty low abv.
Sounds amazingly interesting. I'd love to taste it and cant imagine it wouldnt be great at least in a blend.
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Chateau Aromatic Malt is the same as named Abbey or Monastique Malt elsewhere AFAIK. Perhaps you find more information with the other names.
I would add enzymes anyway.
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