From the delicate sweetness of Cara Gold to the robust intensity of Extra Dark Crystal Malt, our Crystal Malts (or caramel malts as they are sometimes called), provide brewers with all the tools to create a wide spectrum of beer styles.
Whether you’re aiming for a crisp, refreshing Lager or a complex, dark Ale or looking to add body and sweetness to a Stout, our Crystal Malts will elevate your brewing experience to another level of both flavour and colour. Browse our selection of Crystal Roasted Malts.
Crystal Malt and Cara Malts are instrumental in a wide range of beer styles for adding flavour, colour and body to a diverse range of traditional beer styles and contemporary craft beers.
At inclusion rates of between 3% and 10%, a low-colour Crystal Malt will provide delicate notes of sweet caramel, golden syrup, malty-biscuity notes, and an infusion of nuts and dried fruits whilst adding body to beer. Introducing darker Crystal Malts to your grist brings greater flavour intensities, with powerful black treacle notes standing out, supported by layers of rich caramelised sugar, roast coffee, a delicate bitterness, and prominent rich dried fruits and nuts.
Developed by our Chairman David Jupp in partnership with Campden BRI, Cara Gold is our lightest roasted malt. It offers a refreshing and distinctive profile, imparting unparalleled refreshment, a unique golden hue, and a smooth, sweet malty flavour. Ideal for most beer styles, it adds body and head retention to Golden Ales, Amber Ales, Pale Ales, and more.
An exquisitely complex blend of flavours, Medium Crystal Malt weaves together the deep sweetness of caramel, earthy richness of muscovado sugar, and fruity undertones of raisins. Its fresh malty and biscuity notes are perfectly balanced for a wide variety of beer styles, including Bitters, Milds, Amber Ales, ESB, and more.
Crystal Roasted Malts offer endless versatility in a wide range of beer styles, bridging the gap between sweetness, colour, flavour, and body. Experiment by incorporating them at percentage rates from 5%, 10%, and up to 20% for truly innovative creations for a wide range of beer styles, from cask to craft, to create beers of distinction boasting unique character and unparalleled flavour.
Discover the transformative potential of our expertly roasted, handcrafted Patent Malts. Enhance your brewing projects pairing them with our range of roasted Crystal Roasted Malts to further enhance the depth of flavour, colour and character in your brewing operations.
We source our barley locally from Red Tractor assured farms within 30 miles of our maltings in Hertfordshire, ensuring exceptional quality and consistency. For brewers seeking the finest handcrafted malt to enhance and refine your brewing projects, our Crystal Roasted Malts provide an essential base, featuring in the grist of award-winning beers. Learn more about our Sustainability credentials online here.
The chart below shows a comparison of characteristics across our crystal malt varieties.
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French & Jupps commemorates maltings heritage with the Brewing History Society, showcasing the finest handcrafted roasted malts which honour a 336 year legacy.
Arkell’s Brewery and French & Jupps are proud to announce the launch of Ancestry (ABV 3.8%), a brand-new cask ale brewed in collaboration between one of Britain’s oldest family brewers and Great Britain’s oldest maltster.
For generations, French & Jupps roasted malt travelled the Thames and London’s canals and waterways to reach the city’s brewers. It’s where the ‘French’ in French & Jupps originates from, our partnership with barge owner Margaret French back in the 1860s.
To learn about the journey from field to glass and more detailed explanation of the malting process click below.
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