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Looking for a solid Pilsen style base malt? This grain has your name on it. A versatile grain that can be used for lager, pilsners, Belgian, German styles and many more. It produces a clean, crisp, light colored wort that really lets the specialty grains shine through.  

General Info

• Malt Style: Base malt
• Flavor: Clean, sweet, delicate malty flavor
• Color: Very light color contribution Lightest colored base malt available

Styles

• Any - All

Vienna Malt is a kiln-dried barley malt that's darker than pale ale malt, but not quite as dark as Munich Malt for example. It adds a golden color and a toasty or biscuity malt aroma to the beer and is used in a variety of styles from dark to light ales and even lagers.

General Info

• Malt type: Base malt or specialty malt
• Flavor Contribution: Enhanced malt flavor and aroma, slightly toasty
• Color/Appearance: Rich, dark golden

Styles

• Any - All

At 1-10% of your overall grain bill 2 Row Chocolate Malt makes produces a fantastic warm brown colors and light chocolate flavor to your finished brew.

General Info

• Malt Type: Roasted
• Grain Origin: North America
• Wort Color: 350 °Lovibond (932 EBC)
• Protein:
• Moisture: 5.5% max.
• Extract (dry):
• Diastatic Power: 0 °Lintner
• Usage: 10% max.

Styles

• Porters
• Stouts
• Brown Ales
• Dunkels

Easily tempered with black or chocolate malts, Roasted Barley has the intense bitterness and dry, coffee flavors that really compliments a stout. 

General Info

• Malt Type: Adjunct
• Grain Origin: North America
• Wort Color: 300 °Lovibond (800 EBC)
• Moisture: 5.0% max.
• Extract (dry): 72%
• Diastatic Power: 0
• Usage: 7% max.

Styles

• Stouts
• Some Porters

White wheat malt is one of the many taste of spring. Softer than red wheat and easier to mill, White Wheat Malt is one of the malts adding the characteristic haze you find in Belgian White Beers, and wheat beers.

General Info

• Malt Type: Base
• Grain Origin: North America
• Wort Color: 3.0-3.5 °Lovibond (6.4-7.9 EBC)
• Protein: 12%
• Moisture: 4.5% max.
• Extract (dry): 85.0% min.
• Diastatic Power:
• Usage: 50% max.

Styles

• Belgian White Beers
• Wheat Beers

Contributing sweet pronounced caramel flavors to your beer, 2 Row Caramel 60L is a medium crystal malt made with 2-row barley. It imbues a deep gold and reddish hue while improving body and head retention. The more you use the more depth of color and caramel flavors come out, so us this at max 15% of your overall grain bill. Substantially less for a balanced Pilsner.

General Info

• Malt Type: Crystal/Caramel
• Grain Origin: North America
• Wort Color: 60 °Lovibond (160 EBC)
• Moisture: 5.0% max.
• Extract (dry): 77.0% min.
• Diastatic Power: 0 °Lintner
• Usage: 15% max.

Styles

• Dark Ales
• Stouts
• Porters

Fuggles are the classic English aroma hop. Providing a sweet, earthy aroma and flavor, these have been used in brewing since 1861.

General Info

• Origin: United Kingdom
• Hop Type: Aroma
• Alpha Acid: 3.0 - 5.6%
• Similar Varieties: Willamette, Styrian Goldings
• Common Styles: Mild Ale, Bitter Ale, Porter

Chondrus crispus, otherwise known as Irish Moss, is a carrageen seaweed used to clear beer and combat chill haze without the use of a filter. It promotes protein coagulation speed and is added to your boil 15 minutes before completion. Be sure to hydrate for at least 15 minutes before use.

General Info

• Fining Agent
• Made from Seaweed
• Prevents Chill Haze
• Added to Boil during Last 15 Minutes - 1 Teaspoon per 5 Gallon Batch
• Hydrate for 15 Minutes before added to Boil

Safale S-04 Beer Yeast is a popular ale strain as it naturally bottom ferments. It also provides clarity to your finished beer as it tightly compacts at the bottom of your fermenter. 

Recommended Use: Temperature: 54°-77° F. Expect moderate flocculation and attenuation.

General Info

• Bottom Fermenteting Yeast
• Self Clearing
• Styles: Pale Ales, Porters, Stouts, Brown Ales, India Pale Ales and English Barley Wines