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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

2 Row Black in small quantities (1-3%) is great for adding a dark brown to black color to your wort, but should be used in higher quantities only in conjunction with other grains to minimize it's bitter qualities. 

General Info

• Malt Type: Roasted
• Grain Origin: North America
• Wort Color: 500 °Lovibond (1330 EBC)
• Protein:
• Moisture: 6.0% max.
• Extract (dry):
• Diastatic Power: 0 °Lintner
• Usage: 10% max.
• Flavors: Chocolate, Coffee, Cocoa

Styles

• Porters
• Stouts

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!

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

2 Row Caramel 120L is dark. Not Tarantino dark, but still pretty dark. The more you add (up to 15%) the more burnt sugar, caramel, and raisiny and prune flavors you're going to get from it while adding a deep red color and improving body and head retention.

It is gently cooked during the malting process to produce glassy, crystallized sugars which will add sweetness to your final product.

General Info

• Malt Type: Crystal/Caramel
• Grain Origin: North America
• Wort Color: 120 °Lovibond (318 EBC)
• Protein:
• Moisture: 3.0% max.
• Extract (dry): 75.0% min.
• Diastatic Power: 0 °Lintner
• Usage: 15% max.

Style

• Stouts
• Porters
• Dark Ales

Bred from Norther Brewer and English Golding stock, Target is an excellent bittering hop with a classic English character. While typically used for its high alpha percentage, this hop has gained some popularity for its aroma as well.

UK Challenger Hops are a dual purpose hop variety owing it's lineage to Northern Brewer Hops. Used for bittering as it has a spicy, woody aroma and flavor, look to use these hops in English Ales, some styles of American IPAs, as well as early/late kettle hopping. 

General Info

• Origin: United Kingdom
• Hop Type: Dual-Purpose
• Alpha Acid: 6.5 - 8.5%
• Similar Varieties: East Kent Goldings, Perle, Styrian Goldings
• Common Styles: British-style Ale and Lager

Safale US-05 Beer Yeast is one of the defining yeast of the American Homebrewing movement. It provides low to moderate sedimentation with moderate FG and is used to create crisp American beers we've all come to know and love. No hydration required, it's ready to pitch!

General Info

• Ready to Pitch (NoHydration Required)
• Low to Moderate Sedimentation
• Moderate Final Gravity
• Styles: Ale