Quality parameters in brewers/distillers Malt

Alpha Amylase

≤60; >60

DU, dry basis

Beta Glucan (EBC Wort)

All

mg/L

Beta Glucan (IoB Wort)

All

mg/L

Boiled Wort Colour (EBC Wort)

≤9, >9

deg EBC

BRF 8ml Test

-

-

Cold Water Extract

All

% (m/m), as is basis

Colour (EBC Wort)

≤6, >6

deg EBC

Colour (IoB Wort)

≤6, >6

deg EBC

Diastatic Power (DP IoB)

≤91; 91 - 128; >128

IoB, as is basis

Diastatic Power (DPWK)

≤350; 350-500; >500

WK units, dry basis

DMSP (Malt) (Dimethyl Sulfide Precursor)

≤8; >8

mg/kg, as is basis

DMSP EBC Wort (Dimethyl Sulphide Precursor)

≤10; >10

mg/kg, as is basis

EBC Extract Difference (0.2-1.0)

All

%, dry basis

EBC Fermentability (Boiled)

All

%

EBC Fraction IV (<2.2mm + damaged corns from all other sieves)

All

%

EBC Reject fraction (EBC fraction IV plus foreign matter)

All

%

Extract: 0.2mm

All

%, dry basis

Extract: 1.0mm

All

%, dry basis

FAN (Free Alpha Amino Nitrogen)

All

mg/L

FAN (IoB Wort) (Free Alpha Amino Nitrogen)

All

mg/L

Fermentability (Unboiled 0.2mm)

-

-

Free DMS (Malt) (Dimethyl Sulfide)

≤8; >8

mg/kg, as is basis

Friability

Expert

%

Germinative capacity

-

-

Germinative energy

-

-

Glassy (Whole) corns

All

%

Glycosidic Nitrile

All

g CN/tonne, as is basis

Hartong VZ45

All

% dry basis

Hectolitre weight

-

-

Homogeneity

All

%

IoB Extract 0.2mm

All

L deg/Kg, dry basis

IoB Extract 0.7mm

All

L deg/Kg, dry basis

IoB Extract Difference (0.2-0.7)

All

L deg/Kg, dry basis

IoB Fermentability (Boiled)

-

-

IoB Fermentability (Unboiled 0.7mm)

All

%

IoB Sol Extract Difference (0.2-0.7)

All

% sol ext, as is

IoB Sol Extract Difference (0.2-1.0)

All

% sol ext, as is

IoB Soluble Extract 0.2mm

All

% sol ext, as is

IoB Soluble Extract 0.7mm

All

% sol ext, as is

IoB Soluble Extract 1.0mm

All

% sol ext, as is

Kolbach Index

All

%

Malt Mod Homogeneity

All

%

Malt modification

All

%

Moisture

All

% w/w

Nitrosodimethylamine

≤ 2.5; > 2.5

μg/kg, as is basis

Ochratoxin A

-

-

Partly unmodified grains

All

%

pH (EBC Wort)

All

-

pH (IoB Wort)

All

-

Predicted Spirit Yield (as is)

All

L alcohol/tonne, as is

Residual Sulfur Dioxide

≤10; >10

mg/kg, as is basis

Saccharification time

All

Minutes

Sieving Test >2.50mm

-

-

Sieving Test >2.80mm

All

%

Sieving Test <2.20mm

All

%

Sieving Test <2.25mm

-

-

Sieving Test 2.20-2.50mm

All

%

Sieving Test 2.50-2.80mm

All

%

Soluble Nitrogen Ratio

All

%

Thousand Corn Weight

-

-

Total Dimethyl Sulfide

≤10; >10

mg/kg, as is basis

Total nitrogen

All

% dry basis

Total Phenols

All

mg/kg, as is basis

Total Soluble Nitrogen (EBC Wort)

All

% (m/m), dry basis

Total Soluble Nitrogen (IoB Wort)

All

% (m/m), dry basis

Viscosity (EBC Wort)

All

mPas

Viscosity (IoB Wort)

All

mPas