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Crisp Crisp Roasted Barley : Top-Down View Showing Overall Grain Color

Crisp Roasted Barley

by Crisp
$0.19 - $89.99
$0.19
$0.19 - $89.99
$0.19

We sell grain in one-ounce increments (16 oz = 1 lb) and by bulk bag. When adding grain, select the Recipe # (1, 2, or 3) using the radio buttons to assign it to a specific recipe. We’ll accurately weigh your order and combine all grains assigned to the same recipe into one labeled bag. If you’d like any grain kept separate, choose “Keep Separate” or note it in Cart Notes. Milling is available on request, simply check the appropriate checkbox below. View our Grain Ordering Guide here to learn more.
Grain Specifications:

  • Maltster: Crisp

  • Grain Type: Roasted Grains & Malts

  • Lovibond: 500

  • Category: Barley

  • Notes:

Crisp Roasted Barley for Stouts, Porters, and Dark Ales

Crisp Roasted Barley is a heavily roasted English barley used when a recipe needs firm roast, dark color, and a dry coffee-like edge. It is a classic choice for Irish stout, dry stout, robust porter, imperial stout, and other dark beer styles where roasted grain character should be easy to taste.

Because roasted barley is intense, most brewers use it as a specialty grain rather than a large base-grain addition. Smaller percentages can deepen color and add a restrained roast note. Higher percentages push the beer toward sharper coffee, toast, and subtle bitterness, which is useful in stout recipes that need a drier finish.

What Does Roasted Barley Add?

  • Flavor: dry roast, coffee, toast, and firm roasted bitterness.
  • Color: deep brown to black color contribution for stouts, porters, and dark ales.
  • Process fit: best used as part of the specialty grain bill, adjusted to the style and desired roast level.
  • Style fit: dry stout, Irish stout, porter, foreign export stout, imperial stout, and dark specialty beers.

Brewing Notes

Use Crisp Roasted Barley when you want a clear roasted-grain signature rather than only smooth chocolate malt character. If the recipe is already heavy on black malt or chocolate malt, keep the roasted barley addition controlled so the finish does not become harsher than intended.

Building a dark beer grain bill? Pair it with brewing grains, ale yeast, and brewing salts and water adjustments to dial in roast balance, fermentation profile, and mash pH.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you offer grain milling services?

Yes, we provide grain milling services free of charge before shipping. To have your grain milled, please select the "Yes, please mill my grain" option on each grain product before adding it to your cart. We use a high-end, 3-roller mill from Spike, set to a standard gap of 4.5, which achieves optimal cracking while minimizing excessive flour. If you prefer a coarser or finer mill, leave a note in the shopping cart, and we’ll adjust it to your preference.

If we notice that most grains were selected for milling but a few were not, we will assume it was an oversight and mill all of them. If your intention is different, please clarify in the shopping cart notes section.

How do you ensure accuracy when weighing grains?

We take great care to ensure that you receive the correct grains in the exact quantities needed for your recipe. Our multi-step process ensures precision, starting with weighing each grain type individually to an accuracy of 0.08 ounces. After that, we perform a final check by weighing the combined total to confirm accuracy. Your total grain weight will always be slightly over the ordered amount, never under, and always within an acceptable range for even the most detail-oriented brewers (like ourselves).

How are grains packaged before shipment?

We provide a convenient recipe-building tool to streamline the process for you, our team, and the environment. We encourage you to use this tool to build your recipes, ensuring you get exactly what you’ve ordered in the correct quantities. By combining all the grains for a single recipe into one bag, we help speed up your brew day, reduce packaging waste, and save time during order fulfillment. Rest assured, we prioritize accuracy when measuring and packing your grains.