1966 DDR malt characteristics

Aren't you lot lucky? More details about DDR malt types. Something you never thought you'd need to know about.

There are still eight different types of malt. Just not exactly the same ones. Gone are Brühmalz and Vienna malt. And in come melanoidin and Kara-Hell. I'm guessing the former was replacement for Brühmalz

Not just the types of, also the specs for some have changed. Most notably Kara-Münch, which has become much paler. The 1953 standard was 40 to 90, which seemed high to me. Incidentally, they're using two colour scales again. Kara-Hell, Kara-Münch and Farbmalz are on the lintner scale, the rest Brand.

Kara-Pils has also become paler, ending up with the same colour as standard Pilsner malt.

Next time will be real fun. As this document has much more detailed technical specifications.

1966 DDR malt characteristics
Type	Flavour	Colour	Appearance of endosperm
Pilsner malt	malt-aromatic	0.16 to 0.25	pale, floury grains at least 94%
Munich malt		0.80 to 1.20	light brown, floury kernels at least 90%, occasionally browned kernels permitted
Melanoidin malt		3.0 to 6.0	golden brown, glassy
Kara-Pils-Malt	malty, not bitter and not burnt	0.16 to 0.25	pale, glassy
Kara-Hell-malt		5.0 to 14.0	golden brown
Kara-Münch malt		15.0 to 40.0	dark brown
Farbmalz	not bitter	140 to 180	dark brown
Wheat malt	malt-aromatic	0.20 to 0.30	pale, floury
Source:
1966 TGL 17756 page 2.