Bavarian block malt
Bavarian Blockmalz is a Bavarian hard candy . It consists of sugar caramel (made from various types of sugar and glucose syrup ) and at least 5% malt extract (or 4% dry malt extract ). The taste of the dark brown candies is malty-sweet. The candies usually have a weight of six to nine grams per piece and are roughly cut in block shape.
history
Bayrisch Blockmalz has its origins in Carl Soldan's drugstore opened in Nuremberg in 1899. This drugstore later developed into a wholesaler and still sells under the name of Dr. C. Soldan GmbH Bavarian block malt. Originally, the block malt was intended as a remedy for coughs and throat infections . Bavarian block malt is sometimes still dissolved in hot milk or tea today, as it is said to be effective against coughs and hoarseness . Bayrisch Blockmalz is available today in supermarkets , but also in pharmacies and drugstores .
Manufacturing
In Bavaria there are three industrial producers of Bavarian block malt, who together produced around 200 tons of Bavarian block malt annually in the 2010s.
The malt for candy production is obtained similarly to the malt for beer production. The grain (e.g. barley ) is germinated by supplying air in a moist environment . Thereafter, germination is ended by gentle drying ( kilning ). The malt extract obtained in this way is mixed with the other ingredients by adding water. The mass is then heated for the purpose of reducing water. A barrage system is used for further thickening, which the mass passes through in about seven minutes in thinly applied strips at 150 ° C. This creates the typical dark brown color when the sugar caramelizes during what is known as fire burning . The residual water content of the candy mass is around two percent at the end of this process. After the candy mass has been cooled down to around 80 to 90 ° C, the thin strips are roughly cut with a cleaver. The completely cooled candies are partly covered with icing sugar in a dusting drum .
Web links to the manufacturers
- Dr. C. SOLDAN - aecht Bavarian block malt
- Bonbonmeister Kaiser - Bavarian block malt
- Kalfany - Bavarian block malt (not based in Bavaria, but in the Black Forest)
- Eduard Edel candy factory
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Bavarian State Ministry for Food, Agriculture and Forests - food-from-bavaria.de: Regional specialty Bavarian block malt ( Memento from October 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) , first accessed on June 21, 2011