Can I steep aroma malt

I have some Brewferm Aroma malt 150 EBC. I think normally I couldn't because it is full of unconverted starch, but I would like to do some extract beer and use a little (5-10%) of it. Will it be bad if I steep it, or could I get good results?

EDIT: this is the link . Both Weyermann and Brewferm are cited. I guess the problem is the malt name is wrong on the online reseller, since the package I really got buying that one is "Brewferm aroma 150 EBC", which is described as "base malt" here.

Topic steeping homebrew

Category Mac


It's not clear which malt you mean - there no "Aroma" malt from Weyermann. It could be either CaraAroma or Aromatic malt.

CaraAroma This you can steep with no concerns about the starches. CaraAroma is a crystal malt, which has had all the starches pre-converted to simpler sugars by the maltster. Steeping at 160°F is fine for this malt.

Aromatic Malt Aromatic Malt is like a stronger version of munich. It's a lower EBC that you state, I list it here in case this was the one you intended.

Sometimes the difference between steeping and doing a mini mash is more about what you call it rather than any significant the practical differences or extra equipment.

If you steep the aromatic grains on their own at 150F-155F you will in fact have a mini mash. The grains will self-convert, so you'll break down the starch into sugars, avoiding starch haze, which is the only reason you might want to mash rather than a regular steep. In this case, a mini mash is just a steep at slightly lower temperature than the usual 160F for a steep.

If you steeped the aromatic malt with other grains as normal, the diastatic power may be diluted too much to convert the starches in any useful timeframe, and you risk getting starch haze in the beer.

EDIT: With the new malt information given, you can simply go ahead and steep with the rest of the grains. If you want to avoid starch haze, you could do a mini mash with just the aroma malt an equal amount of 2-row, but this is just cosmetic.


At that color, there isn't much if any, diastatic power to the malt. Steeping will be fine.

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