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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Barke® German Pilsner Malt - Weyermann® - 55 lb. Sack
Weyermann Barke Pilsner Malt Produced from quality heirloom Barke two-row barley. Perfect foundation grist for all lagers. Excellent modification a...
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Barke® German Vienna Malt - Weyermann® - 55 lb. Sack
Weyermann Barke Vienna Malt Produced from quality heirloom Barke two-row barley. Full-bodied, golden colored smooth tasting beers. Imparts malty no...
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Barke® German Munich Malt - Weyermann® - 55 lb. Sack
Weyermann Barke Munich Malt Produced from quality heirloom Barke two-row barley. Imparts strongly malty notes, enhanced body and dark-beer aroma to...
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IPA Malt - Gambrinus
Gambrinus IPA Malt is a strong and stable North American-made foundation for hop-forward West Coast IPAs and Hazy IPAs. Gambrinus IPA Malt possesse...
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2-Row Malt - Rahr
Rahr is proud to bring you this fantastic and economical all-purpose base malt. It is made from Harrington and Metcalf barley grown on the western ...
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White Wheat Malt - Rahr
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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2-Row Brewers Malt - Briess
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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English Maris Otter Malt - Simpsons
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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Bonlander Munich Malt - Briess
10° L. A bready, sweet American Munich malt, made in the style of the classic European maltsters. This malt is a great addition to porters and brow...
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6-Row Malt - Rahr
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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German Munich Malt - Best Malz
Deutsch malzen sind für Deutsch bier überlegen. Our German Munich Malt is a more highly kilned lager malt. The higher temperatures develop more mai...
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Pale Ale Malt - Briess
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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Belgian Pilsner Malt - Dingemans
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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Pilsen Malt - Briess
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 - Briess Goldpils®
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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German Vienna Malt
Deutsch malzen sind für Deutsch bier überlegen. Our German Vienna Malt is a Lager malt kilned to a slightly darker color than Pilsner malt (though ...
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Golden Promise Malt
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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Rye Malt - Briess
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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Barke® German Pilsner Malt - Weyermann®
Weyermann Barke Pilsner Malt Produced from quality heirloom Barke two-row barley. Perfect foundation grist for all lagers. Excellent modification a...
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Premium Pilsner Malt - Rahr
1.5 - 2° L. A high-quality, economical pilsner malt from Rahr Malting in Shakopee, MN. A bit lighter in color and lower in total protein than Rahr ...
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German Acidulated Malt - Weyermann®
1.8° L. pH 3.4-3.6. Include 1 to 10% to lower mash and wort pH. Good for brewing pilsner with soft water. Recommended by Weyermann® for pils and he...
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German Dark Munich Malt - Weyermann®
9.0° L. Darker than regular Munich malt, this will add color and a strong malt flavor to beer. Great for dark lagers. Mix this base malt with other...
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Barke® German Munich Malt - Weyermann®
Weyermann Barke Munich Malt Produced from quality heirloom Barke two-row barley. Imparts strongly malty notes, enhanced body and dark-beer aroma to...
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German Pale Wheat Malt - Weyermann®
German wheat malt - crucial for traditional Bavarian Hefeweizen. 1.5° L. Use up to 80% for wheat beers, or in smaller proportions to add body and h...
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