Bugs
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horlicksexcept, it has HVO in it. Why oh why?
Following an experiment last week involving spray malt and hot milk, which seemed too sweet though we may have just used too much, tonight we have had some malt extract in milk, and it's very lovely. About 2 tsp to a mug seems ideal for our tastes, you may like more or less.
Maybe everyone in the whole world does this already but I was impressed, and it's a reason to have another useful ingredient in the house (one of my bread books uses it instead of sugar for wholemeal/brown loaves, and I fancy a bash at malt loaf as well).
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judith
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What is "spray malt"?
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joanne
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Spray Malt is malt extract that has been sprayed dried - it is used in brewing quite alot - looks and smells just like Horlicks
Joanne
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judith
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Aaah. That explains why I've never encountered it. The mysterious world of home brewing is still a closed book to me. I do have a jar of malt extract, but it looks like runny marmite. I wish I could remember why I bought it....
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Nanny
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horlicksmalt loaf judith?
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judith
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Malt loaf is a possibility, but I don't think that was it.
I am too young to be having a senior moment!!!
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dougal
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Re: horlicks Bugs wrote: | .. spray malt ... seemed too sweet ... tonight we have had some malt extract in milk, and it's very lovely. About 2 tsp to a mug seems ideal for our tastes, you may like more or less. |
Another non-brewer here, but looking for appropriate malt for bread baking. No not malt loaves - just a tiny addition to induce a different, additional, reaction with the flour carbohydrates. Amylase enzymes, I'm told...
Being only used slowly, I was thinking about keeping quality.
Bugs, I'm slightly confused. 2tsp of ordinary (gloopy) malt extract for a nice "horlicks" but 2tsp of "spray malt" was overkill? Or am I more confused than I think I am?
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Treacodactyl
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I'll look up quantities in my brewing books later, but you tend to use less dry malt than the liquid stuff when brewing.
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ButteryHOLsomeness
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too bad i don't care for horlicks as i have a jar of malt extract in the house that needs using up. i think i bought it for bread but then never got around to making it... wish i had time to make bread these days
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alison
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Malt loaf is yummy.
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Jonnyboy
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Flip, I must be a crap home brewer, I didn't even know what spray malt was
Off to buy some soon I think, especially as it seems to have a number of uses.
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Bugs
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Jonnyboy wrote: | Off to buy some soon I think, especially as it seems to have a number of uses. |
I'm still trying to fathom how to reconstitute it into maltesers
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Jonnyboy
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Now that would be a secret more powerful than alchemy.
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wellington womble
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Yep, who needs gold when you've got maltesers!
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cab
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Malt extract mixed into a chocolate milkshake (melted chocolate in cream whisked in with milk and ice cream) is wonderful. Make it thick enough anc you can float maltesers on top.
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