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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

Greatly increases head retention and body.  Use 4 to 6 ounces in a 5 gallon batch.  

General Info

• Unmalted
• Dried Wheat
• Improves Beer's Head Formation

Dark caramel, bread, dried fruits and raisins make up the flavor profile of this sweet, malty malt. Weyermann Caramunich Type 1 Malt is great for improving body and head retention in and style where notes of biscuit, and intense caramel would be appreciated.

General Info

• Malt Type: Crystal/Caramel
• Grain Origin: Germany
• Color: 31-38 °Lovibond (80-100 EBC)
• Protein:
• Moisture: 4.5% max.
• Extract (dry): 75% min.
• Diastatic Power: 0 °Lintner
• Usage: 10% max.

Styles

• October Beer
• Bockbier
• Dark Beer
• Porter
• Stout
• Malt Beer
• Nourishing Beer
• Schankbier
• Red Ale
• Brown Ale
• Malt-Liquor
• Amber

Acidulated Malt is typicall used at 1 to 10% to lower mash and wort pH. Great for brewing pilsner with soft water and also recommended for hefeweizen mashes.

General Info

• EBC: 3-6
• Lovibond: 1.7-2.8
• Usage: to 5%
• Moisture: 6.0-7.0%
• Total Nitrogen: 10.0-11.0
• Soluble Nitrogen Ratio: N/A
• Extract% (dry basis):N/A

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

These hops are a mixture of Saazer, Beikei Number 2 male, and Brewer's Gold. Used for just about anything these hops provide a specific lemon and dill character. The most common type of beer these hops are used with would be a pale ale, due to its unusually high alpha aroma and bitterig characteristics.

General Info

• Hop Type: Dual-Purpose (Aroma/Flavor)
• Alpha Acid: 10.0 - 16.0%
• Similar Varieties: Saaz, Brewer's Gold
• Commonly Found in: Pale Ales