Base Malts
Base malts make up the majority of the grist in all-grain beer. This group includes pale malt, Pilsner malt, Vienna malt, Munich malt, Mild ale malt, and more; there are also non-barley base malts like wheat malt and rye malt.
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German Smoked Malt - Weyermann®
1.7-2.8° L. Also known as Rauchmalt, Weyermann famous beechwood-smoked malt can make up to 100% of the grist for classic Bamberger Rauchbier. Use s...
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Vanora (Vienna-style) Malt - Mecca Grade
This Vienna- style malt shines in Vienna, Oktoberfest, and Marzen beers. Vanora (pronounced - \vuh·nor·uh\) is a high-kilned malt that is aromatic...
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German Dark Wheat Malt - Weyermann®
A wheat malt kilned to a darker color. 7.5° L. Use up to 50% for dark wheat beers, weizenbocks, or in smaller proportions to add body and head rete...
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German Pale Ale Malt - Weyermann®
An excellent all purpose base malt from Germany. Well modified and kilned to a slightly darker color for enchanced malt charachter, this malt is su...
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German Oak-Smoked Pale Wheat Malt - Weyermann®
2.3-3.9° L. This is an heirloom malt known for its use in Gr¤tzer/Grodziskie, a smoked wheat beer once popular in Northern Germany and Poland. This...
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Spelt Malt - Best Malz
Spelt (sometimes referred to as dinkel wheat) is an heirloom species of wheat, commonly used in bread and beer making throughout history. BestMalz...
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Stout Malt - Malting Company of Ireland
1.5-2°L. Hailing from Cork, Ireland, Malting Company of Ireland has made high-quality malts since 1858. MCI started as Beamish and Crawford floor m...
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Distiller's Malt - Briess
Exceptionally high alpha amylase and diastatic power for maximum fermentable yield. Briess distillers malt is a 2-row base malt made specifically w...
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Rimrock (Vienna-Style Spring Rye) Malt - Mecca Grade
Grassy? Spicy? It’s time to toss those over-used flavor descriptors to the wayside and experience malted rye that is in a class of its own. Rimrock...
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German Floor Malted Bohemian Pale Wheat - Weyermann®
1.6-2.3° L. An heirloom Bohemian wheat malt, especially useful for Czech wheat beers. Also good for hefeweizen, wit, or any other continental wheat...
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English Pearl Malt - Fawcett
The Fawcett family has been making malt in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England since the late 1780s. Fawcett prides itself on malting the finest En...
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Ashburne Mild Malt - Briess
5.3° L. A high-kilned base malt for elevated sweet, malty flavor and aroma and rich, golden color. Ideal for mild, brown, and amber ales. Details: ...
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German Pilsner Malt - Weyermann®
Weyermann German Pilsner Malt is malty sweet with light honey notes. Made from the finest German quality brewing barley, it provides the perfect ba...
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MaltGems™ Synergy Select Pilsen Malt - Briess
MaltGems™ Heart of the Malt for Clean Flavor Custom-milled, premium Synergy Select Pilsen Malt Briess innovative new brewing ingredient, MaltGems™...
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Odyssey Whiskey Distillers Malt - Briess
Only Non-GN, AMBA Approved Variety As the craft spirits category continues to grow and evolve, Briess does the same by adapting and developing new ...
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Superior Pale Ale Malt - Canada Malting
Superior Pale Ale Malt This malt is well-modified and kilned to a slightly darker color, setting it apart from standard 2-row. Its flavor features ...
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English Pale Ale Malt - Root Shoot Malting
Root Shoot Malting English Pale Ale Malt Root Shoot Malting's English Pale Ale malt is their version of a Maris Otter or Golden Promise base malt. ...
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Pilsner Malt - Root Shoot Malting
Root Shoot Malting Pilsner Malt Root Shoot Malting's Pilsner malt is light, clean, traditional, crisp malt. Straw-forward with bready undertones. ...
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Eraclea Italian Pilsner Malt - Weyermann®
This terroir malt is produced from premium Eraclea barley grown near the Adriatic Sea northeast of Venice. Crafted from the Weyermann® Specialty Li...
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North Star Pils - Rahr
A base malt to set your compass by! Rahr North Star Pils™ is crafted to meet the requirements of brewers looking for a domestic pilsner malt with l...
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Chevallier Heritage Malt - Crisp
Crisp Chevallier Malt is a heritage barley variety combined with a traditional malting method and modern quality control. A mainstay of English bar...
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Wickiup (Hard Red Spring Wheat) Malt - Mecca Grade
Wickiup \wik·ee·up\ is the missing link in creating classic wheat beers; Wickiup provides a deeply rich, "Cream of Wheat" wort with a hint of brea...
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High Diastatic Power Distiller's Malt - Rahr
Rahr High Diastatic Power Distiller's Malt is processed using North American barley. The malt is processed to maximize the enzymatic activity to pr...
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2-Row Brewers Malt - Briess - 50 lb. Sack
1.8° L. An American 2-Row malt of exceptional quality. Very consistent malt with a clean, sweet malty flavor. Excellent base for all American beer ...
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