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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

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

Carahell Malt is a drum-roasted caramel malt made from German two-row that provides a fuller body. Carahell also adds a full, round flavor and deep saturated color. Carahell will increase the richness and intensify the malt aromas in German style beers. It's also a very versatile malt and can be used in pale ales, Oktoberfests, Maibocks, and Hefeweizens, but it's most commonly found in Pilsners, Wheats, and any lighter style of beer.

General Info

• Malt Type: Caramel/Crystal
• Grain Origin: Germany
• Color: 8.1-11.8 °Lovibond ( 20-30 EBC)
• Moisture: 6.5%-7.5% max.
• Extract (dry): 74-79% min.
• Diastatic Power:
• Usage: 50% max.

Styles

• Pilsners
• Wheats
• German style beers

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

Magnum is a bittering/aroma type cultivar, bred in 1980 at Huell, the German Hop Research Instititute, from the American variety Galena and the German male 75/5/3. (alpha acid: 10.0-12.6% / beta acid: 5.0-7.0%)

The German Perle hop was originally released in 1978 the same year brewing became legal in the United States. Due to a clerical omission wine making had been legal for sometime, but not beer. Fact! 

Perle hops offer a sweet, slightly fruity, slightly spicey aroma and flavor. 

General Info

• Origin: Germany
• Hop Type: Aroma
• Alpha Acid: 4.0 - 8.0%
• Similar Varieties: Liberty, Northern Brewer, Cluster
• Common Styles: Continental Ales and Lagers, Belgian Beers, Pale Ales, Porters, Stouts, Lagers, Pilsners, Weizens, Kölsch, and Munich Helles

This citrusy, fruity lovechild of Cascade, Hallertau Blanc, and Hüll Melon, the Mandarina Bavaria is a delightful aroma hop that sits comfortably at around 7.0-10.0%. With a super intense bouquet of orange candy and tangerine notes, this citrus-bomb is the perfect addition to your favorite Northeastern-style IPAs. Use as a whirlpool/dry hop addition in conjunction with a fruity yeast (London Ale III or American Ale II work wonderfully) to bring out even more of those lovely fruity notes. 

General Info

• Alpha Acids %: 7.0 - 10.0%
• Brewing Usage: Aroma
• Typical Beer Styles: IPAs