Briess Malt & Ingredients Co.: Base Malts

Base Malts

High Temp Kilned Malts

Carapils® Malts

Base Malts

2-Row
6-Row
White Wheat Malt
Red Wheat Malt

Base Malts from Briess are produced from only North American-grown, AMBA-approved malting barley varieties. Briess provides both 2-Row and 6-Row Base Malts for greater flexibility in recipe formulation.

Visit "Malting 101- The Row Less Traveled" for a discussion about the differences between 2-Row and 6-Row Malts.

Base Malts

2-Row Brewers Malt

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Lovibond	Flavor	Unique Characteristics/Applications
1.8	Mild Malty	DP 140. Base malt for all beer styles. Smoother, less grainy flavor than 6-Row Brewers Malt. Slightly higher yield than 6-Row Brewers Malt. Slightly lower protein than 6-Row Brewers Malt.

6-Row Brewers Malt

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Lovibond	Flavor	Unique Characteristics/Applications
1.8	Mild Grainy Malty	DP 160. Base malt for all beer styles. More husk than 2-Row Brewers Malt. Well suited for high adjunct brewing.

White Wheat Malt

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Lovibond	Flavor	Unique Characteristics/Applications
2.5	Sweet Malty Wheat Floury	DP 160. Imparts malty flavor not obtainable from raw wheat. Use with rice hulls to improve lautering and help prevent stuck mash. Use 5% for head retention in any style. Use as part or all of base malt in wheat beers.

Red Wheat Malt

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Lovibond	Flavor	Unique Characteristics/Applications
2.3	Creamy, Sweet, Malty, Wheat, Floury	DP 165. Imparts malty flavor not obtainable from raw wheat. Use with rice hulls to improve lautering and help prevent stuck mash. Use 5% for head retention in any style. Use as part or all of base malt in wheat beers.

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