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Special B is the darkest of the dark malts from the land of all things beer, Belgium. Producing dark fruit flavors akin to raisins, cherries, ans plums, this is a great malt to use in lower percentages. Less than 5% will provide an excellent color addition while greater than 5% will contribute a dark black/brown color and fuller body.

General Info

• Country of Origin: Belgium
• Variety : 6-row winterbarley
• Moisture : max 5 %
• Colour : 270 - 350 EBC, 120-140°L
• Extract fine D.M. : min 72 %
• Flavors: Dark Fruit, Cherries, Raisins, Plums, Chocolate

Styles:

• Belgian Abbey Ales
• Trappist Ales
• Dubbels
• Dark Strong Ales
• Stouts
• Porters
• Doppelbocks

Husks have a tendency to impart an astringent quality in your beer. Carafa Type 3 (de-husked) does away with that allowing this high quality spring barley to concentrate the aroma and flavor. Perfect for dark beers.

General Info

• Origin: Germany
• EBC: 1200-1300
• Lovibond: 450-490
• Usage: to 5%
• Moisture: 3.5% max
• Total Nitrogen: N/A
• Extract% (dry basis): 70 min
• Soluble Nitrogen Ratio: N/A

Styles

• Altbier
• Porter
• Schwartzbier
• Stout
• Dark Beer Styles

Developed in Cambridge by Dr.Bell, Pale Maris Otter is 2 row winter barley perfect for British Ales. Developed in order to preserve the traditional flavors found in British Ales of all sorts Pale Maris Otter offer a rich, slightly nutty flavor with an orange tinted wort.  

General Info

• EBC: 4.5-6.5
• Lovibond: 2.15-2.90
• Usage: to 100%
• Moisture: 3.5 max %
• Total Nitrogen: 1.55 max %
• Extract% (dry basis): min 80.5%
• Soluble Nitrogen Ratio:37-41

Styles

• IPA
• Ales
• Bitter
• Mild
• Porter
• Stout

With a high alpha acid percentage that is guaranteed to go well with your All-American Big Beer, you can't beat the Apollo hop. Huge bitterness with orangey citrus flavors, this hop will be great in any IPA or American Ale.

General Info

• Alpha Acids %: 15-19%
• Brewing Usage: Bittering
• Substitutes: Columbus, Magnum
• Typical Beer Styles: IPAs

Bramling Cross has a very distinctive 'American' aroma. It is often used as a general-purpose kettle hop for a small proportion of the hop grist. However, the variety has also been used to provide a special fruity character in traditional ales, adding blackcurrant and lemon notes. If used as a late hop or dry hop, the affect on the final beer flavor can be very interesting. This is an under-appreciated hop that affords the brewer considerable scope for experiment

Average Alpha: 5-7%