Weyermann® CARARED® Malt · per 100 g

Caramel, honey and pastry, with an orange-red glow in the glass. CARARED® is how an Irish red, a Vienna lager or a red IPA gets its colour from caramel malt rather than roast.

40–60 EBC · 15.5–23.1 °L · Up to 25 % of grist · Caramel, honey & pastry · Orange-red shine · Sold per 100 g

What it does in your beer

A special manufacturing process gives CARARED® its typical aroma: malty-sweet, with caramel, honey and pastry notes. In the beer it intensifies and stabilises the taste profile and pushes the colour towards an orange-red shine.

For a deep red, Weyermann recommends combining it with Melanoidin malt. It lists no enzyme activity, so mash it with a base malt, at up to 25 % of the grist. Weyermann's list runs from Vienna lager and Rotbier through Helles bock, APA, red and double IPAs, bitters and Irish and American reds to Baltic porter, Weissbier and Flanders red.

At a glance

How much for a 20 L batch

Up to 25 % of the grist. On a typical 5 kg grist for 20 L that's up to 1.25 kg, i.e. up to 12 × 100 g.

As a guide, 500 g in 20 L adds ≈ 7.6 EBC of colour on its own and ≈ +4.9 gravity points (≈ +1.23 °P); 1 kg adds ≈ 12.3 EBC and ≈ +9.8 points (≈ +2.46 °P), at 75 % efficiency (approx., Morey colour / extract-based gravity, mid 50 EBC, 74 % extract).

Quantity = number of 100 g units, so 8 = 800 g.

How to use

• Mash it with your base malt; Weyermann lists no enzyme activity for CARARED®.
• For deep red rather than orange-red, add Melanoidin malt — Weyermann's own recommendation.
• Keep it within Weyermann's up to 25 % of the grist.

Pairs well with

Brewing an Irish or American red ale? Try it with BESTMALZ BEST Pale Ale, Weyermann Melanoidin malt and SafAle US-05.

Brewing a Vienna lager? Swap the base for BESTMALZ BEST Vienna.

Storage & shelf life

• Cool, dry and sealed.
• Weyermann specifies a minimum 24-month shelf life for unopened original bags kept dry at 0–30 °C; opened malt belongs in an airtight container.
• Crushed: plan to brew within about 5 days.

Food information

• Food business operator: Radek Milota – BO PIVO, Hlavní 35, 742 83 Olbramice, Czech Republic
• Name: Caramel malt (CARARED®)
• Ingredients: malted barley (barley, water)
• Allergens: contains barley (cereal containing gluten)
• Net quantity: 100 g per unit ordered
• Country of origin: Germany
• Storage: dry, 0–30 °C

Údaje o potravině (CZ)

• Název: Karamelový slad (CARARED®)
• Složení: ječný slad (ječmen, voda)
• Alergeny: obsahuje ječmen (obilovina obsahující lepek)
• Čisté množství: 100 g za každý objednaný kus
• Země původu: Německo
• Skladování: v suchu, 0–30 °C
• Provozovatel potravinářského podniku: Radek Milota – BO PIVO, Hlavní 35, 742 83 Olbramice, Czech Republic

Good to know

• You order it in 100 g steps; 12 units make 1.2 kg.
• Choose Crushed in the Milling option if you want it ready to mash; it's milled before dispatch, so aim to brew within about 5 days. Otherwise pick Whole grain.
• Your malt travels separately from our partner warehouse in the Czech Republic.
• CARARED® is a registered trademark of Mich. Weyermann® GmbH & Co. KG, Bamberg, Germany.

FAQ

How do I get a really red beer?
Weyermann recommends CARARED® together with Melanoidin malt. CARARED® alone gives an orange-red shine.

CARARED® or CARAAMBER®?
CARARED® is 40–60 EBC with caramel, honey and pastry and an orange-red shine. CARAAMBER® is darker at 60–80 EBC, with toffee, caramel and bread and a dark red shine.

Does it need a base malt?
Yes — no enzyme activity according to Weyermann.

Can I order it milled?
Yes, choose Crushed in the Milling option. It's milled before dispatch; brew within about 5 days.