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GB/T 7416.2-2025Quality requirements of brewing material — Part 2: Brewing malt (English PDF)

啤酒原料质量要求 第2部分:啤酒麦芽

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Issued by

SAMR; SAC

Level / Type

National · Recommended

Issue date

May 30, 2025

Implementation date

December 1, 2025

Scope

GB/T 7416.2-2025 is the English-translated version of 啤酒原料质量要求 第2部分:啤酒麦芽.

GB/T 7416.2-2025 is the Chinese national standard covering the malt a brewery buys — the categories running from Pilsner and pale malt to coloured malt, separated by the colour of the congress wort in EBC units, the quality requirements for each, the test methods that fill twenty pages of the document, the relative density and extract table in the normative annex, the tests a maltster runs himself, the inspection rules, and the marking, packing, transport and storage. Part 2 of the series, which also covers malting barley and hops. First edition, under the China National Light Industry Council. In force from 1 December 2025. Issued on 30 May 2025, it has been in force since 1 December 2025.

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National Standard of the People's Republic of China

ICS
67.060
Classification
B 22

Issued by: State Administration for Market Regulation; Standardization Administration of the PRC

Contents

  • Preface... III Introduction IV 1 Scope1
  • 2 Normative references1
  • 3 Terms and Definitions1
  • 4 Product categories2
  • 5 Requirements2
  • 6 Test methods4
  • 7 Inspection Rules24
  • 8 Marking, packaging, transportation and storage25
  • Appendix A (Normative) Comparison table of relative density and extract content26
  • Appendix B (Informative) Test methods for enterprise self-control items30

Foreword

This document is in accordance with the provisions of GB/T 1.1-2020 "Guidelines for standardization work Part 1: Structure and drafting rules for standardization documents" Drafting is required.

This document specifies the technical requirements related to quality. For food safety requirements, please refer to relevant laws, regulations, policies and food safety standards. document.

This document is Part 2 of GB/T 7416 “Quality Requirements for Beer Raw Materials”. GB/T 7416 has been published in the following parts. Malting barley;- Part 2: Beer malt. - Please note that some of the contents of this document may involve patents. The issuing organization of this document does not assume the responsibility for identifying patents.

This document was proposed by China Light Industry Federation.

This document is under the jurisdiction of the National Technical Committee on Standardization of Brewing (SAC/TC 471).

This document was drafted by: China Alcoholic Drinks Association, Yuehai Yongshuntai (Guangzhou) Malt Co., Ltd., Tsingtao Brewery Co., Ltd., China Food Fermentation Industry Research Institute Co., Ltd., COFCO Malt (Dalian) Co., Ltd., Qingdao Product Quality Supervision and Inspection Institute, China Resources Snow Beer (China) Co., Ltd., Budweiser Investment (China) Co., Ltd., Beijing Yanjing Brewery Co., Ltd., Carlsberg (China) Beer Industry and Trade Co., Ltd. Guangzhou Branch, Hangzhou Qiandao Lake Beer Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Agricultural Reclamation Malt Co., Ltd., China Agricultural Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jiangnan University, Guangzhou Zhujiang Brewery Co., Ltd., Omar (Baoding) Malt Co., Ltd., Great Leap Beer Brewing (Tianjin) Co., Ltd., Chongqing Yuxin Industrial Group Co., Ltd., Shandong Luzhong Beer Raw Materials Co., Ltd., Dalian Industrial University, Qingdao Food and Drug Inspection Institute, Dalian Xingze Wheat Co., Ltd., Yangzhou University, Heilongjiang Hongxinglong Agricultural Science Institute, Institute of Economic Crops and Beer Raw Materials, Gansu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Institute of Biotechnology and Germplasm Resources, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

The main drafters of this document are: He Yong, Zhang Wujiu, Guo Xinguang, Han Yonghong, Xu Nan, Yin Hua, Tong Enjie, Tan Yan, Liu Yueqin, Liu Suling, Jia Fengchao, Lü Yandong, Guo Zefeng, Zhang Ming, Guo Ganggang, Lu Jian, Zeng Yuping, Yang Zhenglong, Tian Tong, Wu Yongyang, Wang Shengxu, Wang Yue, Zhang Fengyan, Cong Gang, Xu Rugen, Li Zuoan, Pan Yongdong, Zeng Yawen, Yuan Yue, Hao Jianqin, and You He.

Introduction

Beer is made from malt and water as the main raw materials, with hops (including hop products) added and fermented by yeast.

Fermented wine that can form carbon and foam. Malt, hops, etc. are the main raw materials for producing beer, which have great impact on the food safety and category of beer products.

GB/T 7416 "Quality Requirements for Beer Raw Materials" stipulates the quality of raw materials including beer barley, beer malt, hops, etc.

GB/T 7416 is divided into the following parts. Part 1: Malting barley;- Part 2: Beer malt;- Part 3: Hops;- Quality requirements for beer raw materials Part 2: Beer Malt

1 Scope

This document specifies the requirements, inspection rules and marking, packaging, transportation, storage of beer malt, gives the product classification, describes the relevant Appropriate test method.

This document applies to the production, inspection, sales and purchase of beer malt.

2 Normative references

GB/T 191

GB/T 601

GB/T 603

GB 5009.3

GB/T 5491

GB/T 6682

GB/T 7416

3 Terms and definitions

The following terms and definitions apply to this document.

3.1 brewing malt

Malt for brewing beer is made from barley, wheat or other grains through processes such as soaking, germination and drying.

3.1.1 barley malt

Beer malt is made from beer barley through processes such as soaking, germination, and drying.

3.1.1.1 pale malt

Lower color malt.

Note. Malt with a color of 2.5 EBC units or more and 9.0 EBC units or less is referred to as the agreed method mash wort.

3.1.1.1.1 Pilsner malt

A light malt with a lower color used in the production of beer products such as Pilsner.

Note. Malt with a color of 2.5 EBC units or more and 4.5 EBC units or less is referred to as the agreed method mash wort.

3.1.1.2 Colored malt

A malt with a higher color.

Note. Malt with a color of the agreed mash wort greater than 9.0 EBC units and less than or equal to 800.0 EBC units.

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