diastatic barley malt flour

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

Repost on alt.bread.recipes

Graham

Go here http://www.kingarthurflour.com/cgibin/start/ahome/main.html

"edgardo" <edstreetman@nospam.excite.com> writes:

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

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

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1 11th February 14:15 edgardo External User Posts: 1	diastatic barley malt flour Does anyone know where I can buy this in small quantities? A google search did not turn up any sources.

2 11th February 14:15 graham External User Posts: 1	diastatic barley malt flour Repost on alt.bread.recipes Graham

3 11th February 14:15 janet bostwick External User Posts: 1	diastatic barley malt flour Go here http://www.kingarthurflour.com/cgibin/start/ahome/main.html

5 11th February 14:16 raj v External User Posts: 1	diastatic barley malt flour 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

6 11th February 14:16 kenneth External User Posts: 1	diastatic barley malt flour 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."

7 11th February 14:16 raj v External User Posts: 1	diastatic barley malt flour Thanks Kenneth, I've been wondering about that since I started reading the NGs and several bread cook books. Raj V