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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

Contributing sweet pronounced caramel flavors to your beer, 2 Row Caramel 60L is a medium crystal malt made with 2-row barley. It imbues a deep gold and reddish hue while improving body and head retention. The more you use the more depth of color and caramel flavors come out, so us this at max 15% of your overall grain bill. Substantially less for a balanced Pilsner.

General Info

• Malt Type: Crystal/Caramel
• Grain Origin: North America
• Wort Color: 60 °Lovibond (160 EBC)
• Moisture: 5.0% max.
• Extract (dry): 77.0% min.
• Diastatic Power: 0 °Lintner
• Usage: 15% max.

Styles

• Dark Ales
• Stouts
• Porters

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

Dark Munich Malt is typically used a specialty malt. With a full body, dark amber color, strong malty taste and superior mouthfeel, you can use this malt for up to 100% of the grist. Honey, bread, caramel and a rich aroma make this 2 row spring barley perfect in dark lagers and ales, bocks, Marzenbier, Festbier and Oktoberfest.

General Info

• Malt Type: Specialty
• Grain Origin: Germany
• Color: 8-9.9 °Lovibond (20-25 EBC)
• Protein: 9.5-12.5%
• Moisture: 4% max.
• Extract (dry): 78% min.
• Diastatic Power:
• Usage: 100% max.

Styles

• Dark Lagers
• Dark Beer
• Bock Beer
• October Beer
• Stout
• Schwarzbier
• Brown Ale
• Dark Ale
• Amber Beer

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.

Smooth and sweet, Goldings are recognized as having the most typical English profile. This hop is in demand for copper-hopping and dry hopping of traditional ales. Use Golding hops in combination with Fuggles for a time-honored taste. Kent Goldins are also useful for late hopping lagers, when a delicate aroma is required.

Average Alpha: 4.5-6.5%
Substitutes: Styrian Goldings

Using Mash Stabilizer - 5.2 pH provides a ton of great benefits. It quickly adjusts the pH of your mash to 5.2 regardless of the prior pH. It has no affect on flavor, and will optimize your malt enzymes aiding in wort clarification. It also promotes hop usage consistency in your boil.

*Usage: Use one tablespoon of 5.2 Mash Stabilizer per 5 gallon batch the pH of the water will instantly adjust to 5.2 pH regardless of what it was before.

General Info

• Adjust the pH of your batch regardless of prior pH
• Has No Affect on Flavor
• Helps Clarify Wort
• Promotes Hop Usage Consistency

Safale S-04 Beer Yeast is a popular ale strain as it naturally bottom ferments. It also provides clarity to your finished beer as it tightly compacts at the bottom of your fermenter. 

Recommended Use: Temperature: 54°-77° F. Expect moderate flocculation and attenuation.

General Info

• Bottom Fermenteting Yeast
• Self Clearing
• Styles: Pale Ales, Porters, Stouts, Brown Ales, India Pale Ales and English Barley Wines