diastatic barley malt flour
 

Does anyone know where I can buy this in small quantities? A google search
did not turn up any sources.

"edgardo" > wrote in message
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> Does anyone know where I can buy this in small quantities? A google
> search
> did not turn up any sources.
>

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Graham

"edgardo" > wrote in message
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> Does anyone know where I can buy this in small quantities? A google
> search
> did not turn up any sources.
>
Go here http://www.kingarthurflour.com/cgibi...home/main.html

"edgardo" > writes:

>From: "edgardo" >
>Newsgroups: rec.food.baking
>Subject: diastatic barley malt flour
>Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 13:18:18 -0500
>
>Does anyone know where I can buy this in small quantities? A google search
>did not turn up any sources.

King Arthur Flour sells diastatic malt in one pound bags for about $5.00
(Item # 3413). http://www.kingarthurflour.com

I was introduced to the use of diastatic malt about ten years ago when I
visited the King Arthur retail store in Vermont. I now use about 1 teaspoon
of it to six cups of flour in virtually all of my 2-loaf recipes. It seems
to make the yeast very happy.

Good luck.

Cheers,
The Old Bear

"edgardo" > writes:

>From: "edgardo" >
>Newsgroups: rec.food.baking
>Subject: diastatic barley malt flour
>Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 13:18:18 -0500
>
>Does anyone know where I can buy this in small quantities? A google search
>did not turn up any sources.

King Arthur Flour sells diastatic malt in one pound bags for about $5.00
(Item # 3413). http://www.kingarthurflour.com

I was introduced to the use of diastatic malt about ten years ago when I
visited the King Arthur retail store in Vermont. I now use about 1 teaspoon
of it to six cups of flour in virtually all of my 2-loaf recipes. It seems
to make the yeast very happy.

Good luck.

Cheers,
The Old Bear

Please, please, please, what is the difference between diastatic malt and
the malt syrup you can buy in home brewing shops?? I know one is a powder
the other a liquid. Just what does diastatic mean in this case?

Can you use Carnation malt in breads?

Raj V

"edgardo" > wrote in message
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> Does anyone know where I can buy this in small quantities? A google
> search
> did not turn up any sources.
>

On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 19:20:09 GMT, "Raj V"
> wrote:

>Just what does diastatic mean in this case?

Hi Raj,

It means that the malt has in it an active enzyme call
diastase.

That helps in the conversion of the flour's starches to
sugars to feed the yeast.

That said, most flour that is sold commercially already has
diastatic malt in it.

All the best,

--
Kenneth

If you email... Please remove the "SPAMLESS."

Thanks Kenneth,
I've been wondering about that since I started reading the NGs and several
bread cook books.
Raj V

"Kenneth" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 19:20:09 GMT, "Raj V"
> > wrote:
>
>>Just what does diastatic mean in this case?
>
> Hi Raj,
>
> It means that the malt has in it an active enzyme call
> diastase.
>
> That helps in the conversion of the flour's starches to
> sugars to feed the yeast.
>
> That said, most flour that is sold commercially already has
> diastatic malt in it.
>
> All the best,
>
> --
> Kenneth
>
> If you email... Please remove the "SPAMLESS."