Brewer's Friend Home Brewing Software

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

Melanoidin is a kilned specialty malt that helps promote flavor stability, add body, and produce a smooth mouthfeel. With an intense malt aroma and unique brewing characteristics it has a high degree of modification of both proteins and starches, excellent friability, low ß-glucan values, and high acidity. Melanoidin malt adds a deep amber to red-brown color to your finished beer. With rich malt flavor having notes of honey and biscuit, Melanoidin malt is best used in dark or red-colored beers such as amber ales, Scottish ales, Irish red ales, bocks, and Kellerbier.

So what does that mean? Melanoidin Malt helps improve the red coloration and intensifies malt flavors in your beer.

Genral Info

• Malt Type: Specialty
• Grain Origin: Germany
• Color: 23-31 °Lovibond (60-80 EBC)
• Protein:
• Moisture: 4.5% max.
• Extract (dry): 75% min.
• Diastatic Power:
• Usage: 20% max.

A great malt for adding body and improving head retention, Weyermann Caramunich Type 2 Malt is a two row malt that contributes a dark amber - copper hue and a rich malt flavor with notes of biscuit and an intense caramel aroma. Perfect in any beer where these qualities would be welcomed.

General Info

• Malt Type: Crystal/Caramel
• Grain Origin: Germany
• Color: 42-49 °Lovibond (110-130 EBC)
• Protein:
• Moisture: 6.5% max.
• Extract (dry): 73% 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

Calypso, a Yakima Valley bred, is a dual-purpose diploid hop with Hopsteiner lineage on both sides. Commonly known for its wonderful aroma, but it also boasts a high alpha acid percentage and can be used for bittering. In addition to this, Calypso features crisp, fruity aromas and flavors that exhibit elements of apple, pear and stone fruit brightened with hints of lime citrus. It is marvelously complex with an almost understated earthy, tea-like note.

General Info

• Origin: US
• Aroma/ Bittering: Dual Purpose
• Aroma: Pineapple, pine, passionfruit
• Alpha Acids %: 12% - 14%
• Beta Acids %: 5 - 6 %
• Co-Humolone: 40 - 42
• Total Oil: 1.6 - 2.5 ml/100g

Mosaic Hop Pellets (also known as HBS 369) came into the brewing world by storm in 2012 and has become a favorite of brewers around the globe. Mosaic hops are known for their complex aroma and flavors. Often compared to Citra hops, as it has similar alpha content with a great oil profile. They are the "daughter" of Simcoe hops and male Nugget hops. 

With it's exotic, fruity characteristics, we recommend these hop pellets for your American-style IPAs, saisons, wheats, and Brettanomyces-fermented beers.

General Info

• Country of Origin: United States
• Hop Type: Dual-Purpose (Aroma/Flavor)
• Alpha Acid: 11.5 - 13.5%
• Similar Varieties: Citra®
• Commonly Found in: American-style IPAs, saisons, wheats, and Brett beers