Opal 44 (Caramelized, Toffee) Malt – Mecca Grade – 50 Lb. Sack

Opal 44 is your next secret ingredient. Sweet, moderately-toasted, with hints of chocolate; it’s wort is reminiscent of homemade almond roca.

This malt comes from the small terroir in Central Oregon where the Mecca Grade Estate family farm and malthouse is located. Mecca grows their unique heirloom variety of barley inside a 2 mile radius around their own malthouse. Inside their malthouse, their processing innovation of Mechanically Floor Malting producing a consistency and depth of flavor that creates a premium, artisan line of malts.

The typical usage rate is 2.5 – 5%, but at 44 DP, it can be used up to 100%. 33.0°L

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