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A pleasant floral aroma and sweet taste makes 2 Row Malt perfect for any beer style. Darker than most lager malts but lighter than most pale ale malts 2 Row Malt is American grown and American malted. This is one of our favorite brewing malts, perfect for a variety of brews. 

General Info

• Malt Type: Base
• Grain Origin: North America
• Wort Color: 1.7-2.0 °Lovibond (3.0-3.9 EBC)
• Protein: 11.0-12.0%
• Moisture: 4.0% max.
• Extract (dry): 80.0% min.
• Diastatic Power:
• Usage: 100% max.

Styles

• Any - All

Making an Oatmeal Stout? You're going to need Flaked Oats or you're just making a stout...not that there's anything wrong with that. 

General Info

• Pre-Gelatinized
• For use with Oatmeal Stouts
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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!

Gambrinus Honey Malt is aptly named. With it's honey like taste and residual sweetness this 2-row barley malt is without compare. 

General Info

• Malt Type: Specialty
• Grain Origin: North America
• Wort Color: 20-25 °Lovibond (51-66 EBC)
• Protein: 12% max.
• Moisture: 5% max.
• Extract (dry): 80% min.
• Diastatic Power:
• Usage: 10% max.

Styles

• Brown Ales
• Porters
• Stouts

CTZ, an acronym for a blend of the holy trinity of high alpha bittering varieties: Columbus, Tomahawk® and Zeus. This American high alpha acid variety has a pungent aroma of citrus, wood and spice. It leaves a clean bitter flavor and is an excellent choice for bitter ales and American IPA's. CTZ hops are an ideal dual-purpose hop due to it's assertive, clean bitterness and it's pleasingly intense aroma.

General Info

• Origin: United States
• Hop Type: Bittering
• Alpha Acid: 14 - 16%
• Similar Varieties: Columbus, Nugget, Chinook
• Common Styles: American-style IPA, Bitter Ale

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

Created at Yakima Chief Ranches, this hop provides both bittering and hop aromas and improves the flavoring of other hops while producing a mellow pine and citrus flavor. This hop is great in American Ales and IPAs.

Flavor Profile

• Passionfruit
• Pine
• Earth
• Citrus

Typical Alpha Acid: 12.0%-14.0%

The Juice strain from Imperial is an excellent choice for East Coast IPA's because the ester profile really complements the newer and experimental hops that are commonly use for these ales. This strain is very active so we recommend using a blow-off tube if you have less than optimal head space in your fermenter. 

General Info

• Attenuation: 72-76%
• Flocculation: Medium
• Optimum Fermentation Temp: 64-74F (18-23C)