Edme Limited was
established in the early 1880s as the English Diastatic Malt Extract Company.
So respected were its brewing syrups that in breweries throughout the
UK Edme became a generic term for malt extract. In many breweries, the
pipe running from the sugar room to the mash tuns is still known as the
"Edme pipe." As the 1994 recipient of the Queen's Award for Export Achievement,
Edme has built a reputation for quality English malts available the world
over.
The Mistley, UK, company is based in the heart of
England's premier malting barley growing region, providing it with a
selection of the finest barley suitable for the needs of each product.
The extracts are produced in a traditional English malting factory outfitted
with modern process technology. Mash tuns and pan evaporators stand
alongside the accoutrements of a modern syrups production plant, ensuring
the company of an unsurpassed degree of flexibility in selecting the
optimum processing method for each product.
The brewers and technicians at Edme have combined
their training and technology with what they know from listening to
brewers' needs to develop a full range of products for multinational
breweries, microbreweries, BOPs, and home brewers at every level of
the art.
Edme's line of malt extract were designed with three scales of
brewing in mind: commercial brewing, microbrewing, and home brewing.
All are derived from UK-grown two-row barley or wheat processed at Edme's
facilities in Mistley, England.
Commercial Brewery At the large-scale commercial
level, Edme offers a series of products that can be used to adjust the
color and character of a beer. Clarimalt range,
malt syrup and dry malt extract: A very dark malt extract used to
add roast malt flavors and color to any beer style pre- or post-fermentation.
Available in 25-kg bags (dry weight) and in a syrup form in 13.5-kg
and 25-kg bags.
Diastatic and nondiastatic malt syrups: These
products range from very light to very dark and can be used for a variety
of beer styles. The diastatic syrups range in diastatic power from 40
to 300 (degrees IOB). Specific details are supplied upon application.
Available in 25-kg pails and 295-kg drums. The diastatic syrup is also
available in 1-tonne (2200 U.S. lb) containers.
Tradimalt range, malt syrup: Used to enhance
red notes in dark ales, ambers, etc. Available in 25-kg pails and 295-kg
drums.
Microbrewery For the microbrewery sector, Edme supplies
a separate series of products. The following extracts can be used as
the complete wort or as individual adjuncts. All are available in 25-kg
pails, 295-kg drums, or 1-tonne containers.
Ale: For ales and bitters. Unhopped.
Dark Ale: This extract has a high crystal
malt content. Unhopped.
Light Ale: Used specifically for light beers
and lagers. Unhopped.
Light Lager: Contains a glucose blend. Unhopped.
Pilsner: For lagers and Pilseners. Unhopped.
Stout: For stouts and porters. Unhopped.
Wheat: For wheat beers. Contains 40% barley
and 60% wheat. Unhopped.
Home Brewery Edme's range of malt syrup beer kits
for home brewers, Microbrewery Series, are derived from UK-grown two-row
barley and/or wheat.
Amber: Used for bitters and ales. Unhopped.
Available in 3.3-lb cans.
Classic Pilsner: Used for Pilsener or lager
beers. Hopped. Available in 4-lb cans.
Dark: Used for ale, porter, stout, and Bock
beer styles. Unhopped. Available in 3.3-lb cans.
English IPA: Used for India pale ale. Hopped.
Available in 4-lb cans.
Extra Stout: Used for Irish extra stout.
Hopped. Available in 4-lb cans.
Light: Used primarily for light beers. Unhopped.
Available in 3.3-lb cans.
Maris Otter Light: An unhopped light malt
syrup extracted exclusively from floor-malted Maris Otter premium two-row
barley. Available in 3.3-lb cans and larger sizes.
Original Draught: Used for draught lagers.
Hopped. Available in 4-lb cans.
Red Ale: Used for red ales. Contains a glucose
blend and hops. Available in 4-lb cans.
Wheat Beer: Used for Weizen beer and Hefeweizen.
Comprises 60% barley and 40% wheat. Available in 4-lb cans.
