Gladfield Heavy Peat Smoke Malt Gladfield Malt

To create Gladfield Peat Smoked Malt, Gladfield wonderful Distillers Malt is smoked in their in-house smoker using 100% New Zealand peat. The resulting malt is infused with a traditional mild, soft earthy flavour with phenols 40+ppm. This malt is primarily suited for making single malt whisky but is also great when used to flavour Scotch ales or darker maltier beers.

Use: Primarily suited for the making of single malt whisky. Adds a unique mild peaty taste to whiskies.

Usage Guidance Rate: When used to flavour Scotch ales or darker malty beers use between 5% to 25%.

Shelf life: At least one year when stored properly in dry conditions.

 

Pack Sizes:

• 1 Kg Bag 
• 5 Kg Bag (SAVE 20% on 1Kg Price)
• 25 Kg Sack (SAVE 34% on 1Kg Price)

Certificate of Analysis

• PSM 062 – Best Before: 14-JUN-2026

Typical Specification:

EBC Test Method	Specification	Typical Analysis
Moisture (max) %	5	4
Barley Variety	Laureate	Laureate
Extract – Fine Dry min%	79	81
Extract – Coarse Dry		80.8
Extract – Fine As-is		78.5
Extract – Coarse As-is		77.5
Saccharification time	10	10
Odour		normal
Wort Colour	3.2-5	3.8
Total Nitrogen (%)	1.4-1.7	1.6
Kolbach index	35-41	39
pH	5.7-6.0	6
Diastatic Power (WK) min	240	250
FAN (mg/l) min %	120	130
Friability (min) %	85	94
Glassy Corns (max) %	2	0.6
P.U.G. (max) %	5	1
Phenols		40+ppm

Complementary Brewing Malts:

• Ale Malt
• Pilsner Malt
• Dark Crystal Malt
• Light Chocolate Malt
• Munich Malt

Complementary Distilling Malts:

• Distillers Malt
• Manuka Smoke Malt
• Rye Malt
• Flaked Maize

Further Reading on Gladfield Heavy Peat Smoked Malt:

• Gladfield Heavy Peat Smoke Malt Brochure

Tips from Pros on Brewing with Smoke Malts

Hot Tips for Making Great Smoke Beers

Smoke Beer Styles to brew your own at home:

• Check out Puffing Peat – Smoked Bock – Fixed Recipe All Grain Brew Kit
• Grätzer – to learn more about the style click here: Grätzer
• Grodzisk – to learn more about the style click here: Grodzisk and check out our blog on brewing ancient styles Piwo Grodziskie recipe
• Rauchbier – to learn more about the style and some recipes click here: Rauchbier
• Smoked Märzen – to learn more about the style and some recipes click here: Smoked Märzen or try using this malt in this great home brew recipe from 4 Dogz Brewery – Smokin Marzen
• Smoke IPA – you might like to try a twist on this Smokin Joe Black IPA by using Mild Peat Smoke Gladfield
• Smoke Porter – choose from the many great Smoke Porter recipes out there! or try your own Stone Smoked Porter clone!

Gladfield Peated Scottish Ale recipe

Author: Caleb DeFrees – Gladfield Malt

Vital Stats

• Volume: 25 Litres
• Target Original Gravity 1.060
• IBU 23.2
• Colour 43 EBC
• Est ABV 6.1
• Mash Temp 68.5°C

Ingredients

• 3.57kg Gladfield Ale Malt (82%)
• 1.17kg Gladfield Peat Smoked Malt (6%)
• 0.65kg Gladfield Dark Crystal Malt (4.5%)
• 0.65kg Gladfield Gladiator Malt (4.5%)
• 0.32kg Gladfield Shepherds Delight Malt (3.0%)
• 0.13kg Gladfield Roasted Wheat (3.0%)

Hops

• 60min – 15g Pacific Jade
• 15min – 15g Fuggles
• 5min – 10g Goldings

Yeast

Liquid

• GY044 Scotch Ale #1 GigaYeast

Dry

• Danstar Abbaye Belgian Ale Yeast (It is a little known fact the Belgian Brewers way back when harvested Scottish Ale Yeasts for their distinctive aromatic yeasty and estery character – thx for sharing that Bert “the malt baker” Van Heck @anhc5)