| 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 |
