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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Genie Pale Malt - Root Shoot Malting
Root Shoot Malting Genie Pale Malt Root Shoot Malting's Genie Pale malt has a light malty flavor with notes of bread and honey. More flavorful than...
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Irish Distiller's Malt - Malting Co. of Ireland
Malting Company of Ireland's Distillers Malt is produced from Irish 2-row spring barley which is grown with all the benefits of fertile soils, mild...
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Heavy Peated Pot Still Malt Scottish Premium - Crisp
Crisp Scottish Heavy 50 Peated Pot Still Malt utilizes peat from Aberdeenshire and the same spring barley as Crisp's Premium Pot Still Malt, this m...
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Gateway (Under-Modified Wind-Malt) - Mecca Grade
“Wind-malt” is a long-forgotten style of Belgian malt that was allowed to air-dry in the lofts of barns. To our knowledge, it has never been produc...
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Isaria 1924® Heirloom Malt - Weyermann®
Weyermann Isaria 1924 is made from the oldest German malting barley variety Isaria, which was officially approved for beer production in 1924. Brew...
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Olandsvete Wheat Malt - Root Shoot Malting
Root Shoot Malting Olandsvete Wheat Malt Doughy, sweet, bready, nutty with slightly earthy undertones. Versatile for traditional wheat beers and ha...
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Hana Heritage Malt - Crisp
Haná is where this barley originated, the Hana valley in Czech Moravia. Hana Malt was used to produce the very first Pilsner beers back in the 1840...
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Pilsen Malt - Czech Prostejov Malting
Pilsner malt from the Czech Republic with all the flavor you could want in a Bohemian Pilsner bier. Also great for warm weather, thirst-quenching b...
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Pot Still Malt Scottish Premium - Crisp
Made from spring distilling approved varieties, Crisp Premium Pot Still Malt is glycosidic nitrile (GN) free to avoid any ethyl carbamate issues in...
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English Maris Otter Malt - Simpsons - 55 lb. Sack
Finest malts from the British Isles. Maris Otter is an English 2-row varietal barley introduced in 1966 that was developed specifically to produce ...
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Pilsen Malt - Briess - 50 lb. Sack
1.2° L. A classic American Pilsen malt with a very smooth, clean flavor. Use in lagers or, for a change, try it in pale ales and IPAs, especially w...
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Vienna Malt - Root Shoot Malting
Root Shoot Malting Vienna Malt Root Shoot Malting's Vienna malt is kilned to a slightly darker color than traditional examples of Vienna malt. Root...
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Pale Ale Malt - Briess - 50 lb. Sack
3.5° L. A bit darker than regular 2-Row malt, with a fuller and nuttier taste. Lends depth and character to British ales or to American Amber Ales,...
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Distilling Malt - Root Shoot Malting
Root Shoot Malting Distiller's Malt Root Shoot Malting's Distilling has high diastatic power and low kiln temperatures. Enzymatic malt is perfect f...
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Rye Malt - Briess - 50 lb. Sack
An often overlooked malt, Rye Malt has a unique spicy rye flavor for the production of rye beer. 3.7° L. Lends a spicy rye flavor to roggenbiers, r...
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6-Row Malt - Rahr - 55 lb. Sack
1.7° L. Optimized for adjunct brewing; its high enzyme content easily converts high percentages of unmalted corn, rice, oats, etc. Six-row is also ...
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Light Munich 4 - Root Shoot Malting
Root Shoot Malting Light Munich 4 Malt Root Shoot Malting's Munich 4 has a lightly toasted and mildly sweet flavor. An excellent base malt with a g...
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White Wheat Malt - Rahr - 55 lb. Sack
We bring you this domestic wheat malt from Rahr Maltings, in Shakopee MN. It's a great base malt for any style wheat beer. It has a doughy, malty, ...
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Organic 2-Row Malt - Briess - 50 lb. Sack
1.8° L. Base malt made from organically-grown 2-row barley, certified by Oregon Tilth. Mild, malty flavor. Suitable for all beer styles. Flavor &am...
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Superior Pale Ale Malt - Canada Malting - 55 lb. Sack
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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Golden Promise Malt - 55 lb. Sack
2.1-2.8° L. Malt from a traditional barley variety grown in Scotland. Golden Promise produces a mellow wort, with a sweet, clean flavor. This base ...
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Belgian Pilsner Malt - Dingemans - 55 lb. Sack
1.6° L. An excellent base malt for pale lager, Belgian ales, and wheat beers. Pale color, low in protein, and results in a remarkably clean and lig...
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Pale Malt - MaltWerks - 55 lb. Sack
MaltWerks is a Midwest malt house focused on offering quality, locally produced, traceable malt to craft brewers. MaltWerks Pale Malt is a 2-row ba...
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Vienna Malt - Briess Goldpils® - 50 lb. Sack
Briess Goldpils® Vienna Malt is a superb example of this classic malt. Less sweet than Pale Ale Malt, it is a rich malty 2-Row base malt that offer...
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