| GRAIN |
USAGE IN BREWING |
DESCRIPTION |
AMOUNT |
MASH |
COLOR |
| AMBER MALT |
BRITISH
BEER |
BISCUITY TASTE, COLOR |
20% |
Y |
15-25L |
| AROMATIC MALT |
BELGIAN BARLEY |
STRONG MALT AROMA,
DEEP COLOR |
UP TO 100% |
Y |
20-25L |
| BELGIAN PILS |
EUROPEAN
2 ROW |
BASE MALT,
WELL MODIFIED |
UP TO 100% |
Y |
1-2L |
BISCUIT MALT
(A TOASTED MALT) |
BELGIAN VERSION OF VICTORY |
WARM BREAD OR BISCUIT FLAVOR AND
AROMA |
5-15% |
Y |
20-25L
GARNET TO BROWN |
| BLACK
BARLEY, ROASTED |
ANY DARK
BEER, IRISH STOUTS |
SHARP, DRY,
STOUT FLAVOR |
UP TO 15% |
N |
550+L |
| BLACK
PATENT |
ADDS DEEP
COLOR AND INTENSE FLAVOR |
PUNGENT AND
BITTER |
UP TO 15% |
N |
600+L |
BROWN MALT
(made by homebrewers) |
OLD STYLE
ROASTED MALT -OVER OAK, BEECH, OR ASH |
RICH SPICY
SMOKEY FLAVOR |
UP TO 15% |
Y |
75-150L |
CARAMEL
OR
CRYSTAL
MALT
(LIGHT 10-25L) |
GOOD FOR EXTRACT BREWING, PALE
ALES AND LAGERS |
ADDS BODY AND RICHNESS,
DISTINCTIVE NUTTY FLAVORS |
UP TO 20% |
N |
10-25L |
CARAMEL
OR
CRYSTAL
MALT
(DARK 25-150L) |
GOOD FOR EXTRACT BREWING |
ADDS BODY AND RICHNESS,
DISTINCTIVE NUTTY FLAVORS |
UP TO 15% |
N |
25-150L |
| CARAMUNICH |
BELGIAN CRYSTAL, |
CARAMEL SWEET AROMA, FULL FLAVOR,
INTENSE COLOR |
UP TO 15% |
N |
50-75L |
| CARAVIENNE |
BELGIAN LIGHT CRYSTAL |
FOR ABBEY ALES |
UP TO 15% |
N |
12-25L |
| CHOCOLATE
MALT |
ALL DARK
BEERS |
SHARPLY
PUNGENT ROASTED TASTE, DEEP COLOR |
UP TO15% |
N |
300-450L |
| CARA-PILS OR DEXTRIN MALT |
LIGHT COLORED BEERS |
BODY, SMOOTHER MOUTH FEEL, FOAM
STABILITY |
UP TO 20% |
N |
2L |
| ENGLISH PALE ALE MALT |
BRITISH BREWING |
BASE MALT FOR BRITISH BEERS |
UP TO 100% |
Y |
2.5-3.5L |
| FLAKED BARLEY |
BITTERS, MILDS, PORTERS, STOUTS |
RICH GRAINY TASTE, HEAD
RETENTION, CREAMINESS |
UP TO 10% |
Y |
2L |
| FLAKED MAIZE |
LIGHTER BEERS, (MUST BE MASHED) |
ALCOHOL |
UP TO 10% |
Y |
1L |
| FLAKED RYE |
SPECIALTY- INAPPROPRIATE IN
CLASSIC BEERS |
DRY, CRISP, STRONG, UNIQUE FLAVOR |
UP TO ?% |
Y |
?L |
| FLAKED WHEAT |
WHEAT BEERS |
FLAVOR, HEAD RETENTION |
UP TO 50% |
Y |
2.7L |
| LAGER MALT |
LIGHT & DARK LAGERS, STEAM
BEERS. ALES |
BASE MALT |
UP TO 100% |
Y |
1-2L |
| MILD ALE MALT |
ENGLISH MILD, PALE ALES |
ADDS SWEETNESS, BODY, DEEP COLOR |
UP TO 85% |
Y |
5-7L |
| SPECIAL B |
DARKEST
BELGIAN CARAMEL MALTS |
HEAVY
CARAMEL TASTE, RAISEN LIKE FLAVORS. |
UP TO 10% |
N |
100-220L |
VICTORY
( A TOASTED MALT) |
DARKER ALES AND LAGERS |
LIGHT TOASTED/BISCUIT AROMA, NOT
SWEETNESS |
UP TO 15% |
N |
3-7L |
| VIENNA MALT |
OCTOBERFEST, MARZEN,
MAIN MALT IN DARKER BEERS |
FULL MALTY FLAVOR, DEEP AMBER,
RICH AROMATIC |
UP TO 100% |
Y |
4L |
| WHEAT MALT |
MANY STYLES
(LACKS HUSKS) |
FLAVOR, HEAD RETENTION, LIGHTEN
MOUTHFEEL, IMPROVE YEAST ACTIVITY, |
UP TO 50% |
Y |
2 |
