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Corn sugar or priming sugar is used to carbonate your beer. Be sure to dissolve in water before bottling to get the best results. A 5 oz portion is ideal for most 5 gallon batches, but it has other purposes as well. You can also use it to boost your ABV without affecting flavor much by adding it to your boil before fermentation.

General Info

• Used to Carbonate Beer
• 1 lb Package
• Also Used to Boost ABV

Want to improve the head of your beer without changing taste, color, or aroma? Use 2 Row Carapils Malt for up to 5% of your grain bill and it will do just that. Totally devoid of enzymes, steep it in hot water or mash it in. 

General Info

• Malt Type: Specialty
• Grain Origin: North America
• Wort Color: 1.5 °Lovibond (2.0 EBC)
• Protein:
• Moisture: 6.5% max.
• Extract (dry): 75% min.
• Diastatic Power: 0 °Lintner
• Usage: 5% max.

Styles

• Any and All!

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

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

Dark Chocolate Malt is a highly roasted 2 row barley which imparts rich smooth coffee flavors and deep brown color to your Porters, Stouts, Brown Ales, and Dunkels. Versatile, it can be used in small amounts in lighter styles to impart a rich brown color.

General Info

• Malt Type: Highly Roasted
• Grain Origin: North America
• Wort Color: 420 °Lovibond (1120 EBC)
• Protein:
• Moisture: 5.5% max.
• Extract (dry):
• Diastatic Power: 0 °Lintner
• Usage: 10% max.

Styles

• Porters
• Stouts
• Brown Ales
• Dunkels

German Northern Brewer Hops Pellets are an English bred offspring of Brewer's Gold with some ancestry from American Wild Hops. In Germany it's known primarily as a bittering hop but it is dual purpose aiding in hop aroma as well. 

This hop defines the term "Hoppy".

Flavor Profile

• Spicey
• Woods
• Wild Fruit

General Info:

• Hop Type: Dual-Purpose
• Origin: Germany
• Alpha Acid: 6.0 - 10.0%
• Similar Varieties: Chinook, Columbus, Galena, Magnum
• Common Styles: Continental Lagers, Belgian Ale, Trappist Ale, Farmhouse Styles

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

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