New Malt - Boortmalt Tritordeum

[Ninoid]

A new type of malt Boortmalt Tritordeum appeared at my supplier. It is a hybrid of barley and wheat. Does anyone have experience with that?

 

[day_trippr]

Hadn't even heard of it
Found an article from 2020 regarding malted tritordeum hybrid. Note it is huskless...
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0733521020306342

Cheers!

 

[Ninoid]

It might be a call for a new experiment, after I recently made a beer with 2/3 white wheat flour.
Beer with 100% Tritordeum malt.
Despite being twice as expensive as pisner malt.

 

[dmtaylor]

Sounds like it has all the advantages of wheat, with all the disadvantages of wheat.

I'd try it. There's always rice hulls.

Note: If you use it to make IPA, it will taste like IPA. I would try making a helles, Kolsch, or cream ale kind of a thing with it.

 

[Ninoid]

Sounds like it has all the advantages of wheat, with all the disadvantages of wheat.

I'd try it. There's always rice hulls.

Note: If you use it to make IPA, it will taste like IPA. I would try making a helles, Kolsch, or cream ale kind of a thing with it.

However, there are some differences from the ordinary mixture of barley and wheat, because the reduced amount of gluten is mentioned.

 

[dmtaylor]

However, there are some differences from the ordinary mixture of barley and wheat, because the reduced amount of gluten is mentioned.

Science might say so. But my gut says I should be skeptical for now.

 

[Ninoid]

Be that as it may, we can't know unless we try. I'm already planning the next batch with half tritordeum and half pilsner malt for next weekend's brew.