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Most brewing grains are malted barley, but they do very different jobs in the mash. Start with a base malt for fermentable extract, then add smaller amounts of specialty grains for color, body, sweetness, roast, toast, smoke, or mouthfeel.

If you already have a recipe, add the grain amounts to your cart and choose the crush option on each product. If the grains are going into the same batch, building the recipe in one cart is usually the fastest way for us to mill, label, and pack the order. Choose separate bagging only when you truly need the grains kept apart.

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  • Wheat and spelt grains: foam, soft bready flavor, haze, and wheat-beer structure.
  • Rye grains: spicy grain character, dryness, body, and rustic complexity.
  • Oat grains: silky mouthfeel, haze stability, soft sweetness, and stout or hazy IPA body.

Quick Grain Buying FAQ

What is barley malt? In beer recipes, “barley malt” usually means malted barley. Most base malts, crystal malts, roasted malts, and toasted malts are barley unless the product title says wheat, rye, oats, rice, corn, spelt, or another grain.

What is the difference between 2-row, pale malt, and pilsner malt? They are all light base malts, but they are not identical. 2-row is a clean all-purpose base, pale ale malt is usually a little more bready or malty, and pilsner malt is lighter and crisp for lagers, Belgian styles, and very pale beers.

How much specialty malt should I use? It depends on the malt and the style. Many specialty grains are used in small percentages because their flavor, color, sweetness, or roast can build quickly. Product pages include more specific guidance where available.

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Admiral Maltings Admiral Feldblume Malt California-Grown 2-Row Malt : Top-Down View Showing Overall Grain Color
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Admiral Feldblume Malt | California-Grown 2-Row Malt

Admiral Maltings
1038 in stock

Admiral Feldblume Malt | 1 oz & 55 lb Bag Admiral Feldblume Malt is a versatile, California-grown base malt that delivers a balanced, malty swe...

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Admiral Maltings Admiral Gallagher's Best California-Grown Pale Ale Malt : Top-Down View Showing Overall Grain Color Save up to 17% Save %
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Admiral Gallagher's Best | California-Grown Pale Ale Malt

Admiral Maltings
561 in stock

Admiral Gallagher's Best Malt | 1 oz for Homebrewing & 55 lb Bag for Bulk Brewing Admiral Gallagher's Best Malt is a unique, California-grown p...

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Admiral Maltings Admiral Midway Malt California-Grown Organic Munich Barley : Top-Down View Showing Overall Grain Color
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Admiral Midway Malt | California-Grown Organic Munich Barley

Admiral Maltings
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Admiral Midway Malt | Versatile Pale Malt | 1 oz & 55 lb Bag Admiral Midway Malt is a premium, California-grown pale malt from Admiral Maltings...

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Admiral Maltings Admiral Pacific Victor Malt California-Grown Vienna-Style : Top-Down View Showing Overall Grain Color
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Admiral Pacific Victor Malt | California-Grown Vienna-Style

Admiral Maltings
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Admiral Pacific Victor Malt | Organic Vienna-Style Malt | 1 oz & 55 lb Bag Admiral Pacific Victor Malt is a California-grown, organic Vienna-st...

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Admiral Maltings Admiral Pils Malt California-Grown Organic Pilsner Barley : Top-Down View Showing Overall Grain Color
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Admiral Pils Malt (Organic) | California-Grown Pilsner Barley

Admiral Maltings
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Admiral Pils Organic Malt | Premium Pilsner Malt | 1 oz & 55 lb Bag Admiral Pils Organic Malt is a high-quality, California-grown Pilsner malt ...

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Briess Briess Pilsen Malt : Top-Down View Showing Overall Grain Color
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Briess Pilsen Malt

Briess
800 in stock

Clean, Light Base Malt for Crisp Lagers and Pale Ales Low Color, High Extract – Ideal for Pilsners, Kölsch, and Session Beers Briess Pilsen Malt, a...

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Crisp Crisp Chevallier Heritage Malt : Top-Down View Showing Overall Grain Color
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Crisp Chevallier Heritage Malt

Crisp
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Crisp Chevallier Heritage Malt, a testament to brewing tradition and heritage, is a specialty malt crafted with precision by Crisp Malting Group. T...

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Gambrinus Gambrinus Honey Malt : Top-Down View Showing Overall Grain Color
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Gambrinus Honey Malt

Gambrinus
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Sweet and Rich Specialty Malt for Unique Flavor Profiles Gambrinus Honey Malt is a distinctive specialty malt renowned for its rich, honey-like swe...

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Gambrinus Gambrinus Honey Malted Oats : Top-Down View Showing Overall Grain Color
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Gambrinus Honey Malted Oats

Gambrinus
464 in stock

Sweet, Smooth, and Unique Specialty Malt for Enhanced Mouthfeel Gambrinus Honey Malted Oats are a premium, specialty grain offering that brings a u...

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Gambrinus Gambrinus Pilsner Malt : Top-Down View Showing Overall Grain Color
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Gambrinus Pilsner Malt

Gambrinus
644 in stock

Gambrinus Pilsner Malt : Premium Base Malt for Brewing SoCal Brewing Supply proudly offers Gambrinus Pilsner Malt, a premium base malt crafted from...

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Simpsons Simpsons Crystal Light Malt (40L) : Top-Down View Showing Overall Grain Color
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Simpsons Crystal Light Malt (36-43L)

Simpsons
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Delicate Caramel Sweetness for Balanced Beers Simpsons Crystal Light Malt (36.2-42.9L) is a specialty malt designed to bring subtle caramel sweetne...

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Simpsons Simpsons Crystal T50 Malt : Top-Down View Showing Overall Grain Color
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Simpsons Crystal T50 Malt

Simpsons
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Simpsons Crystal T50 Malt : Light Caramel Malt for Balanced Sweetness Enhance Your Beers with Clean Caramel Complexity Simpsons Crystal T50 Malt is...

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Simpsons Simpsons Finest Pale Ale Golden Promise® Malt : Top-Down View Showing Overall Grain Color
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Simpsons Finest Pale Ale Golden Promise® Malt

Simpsons
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Premium Base Malt for Superior Flavor and Body Simpsons Finest Pale Ale Golden Promise® Malt is a premium heritage malt renowned for its sweet, cle...

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Weyermann Weyermann® Barke® Munich Malt : Top-Down View Showing Overall Grain Color
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Weyermann® Barke® Munich Malt

Weyermann
603 in stock

Weyermann® Barke® Munich Malt is a premium German Munich-style malt made from heirloom two-row Barke® barley. It builds a deep, rounded malt backbo...

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Weyermann Weyermann® Barke® Pilsner Malt : Top-Down View Showing Overall Grain Color
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Weyermann® Barke® Pilsner Malt

Weyermann
387 in stock

Premium Pilsner Base Malt for Crisp, Clean Beers Weyermann® Barke® Pilsner Malt is a high-quality, heirloom malt made from Barke® barley, known for...

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Weyermann Weyermann® Barke® Vienna Malt : Top-Down View Showing Overall Grain Color
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Weyermann® Barke® Vienna Malt

Weyermann
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Weyermann® Barke® Vienna Malt Weyermann® Barke® Vienna Malt is a German base malt made from the heirloom Barke® barley variety, prized by brewers f...

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Weyermann Weyermann® Beech Smoked Malt : Top-Down View Showing Overall Grain Color
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Weyermann® Beech Smoked Barley Malt (Rauchmalz)

Weyermann
410 in stock

Authentic Beechwood Smoke with Malty-Sweet Depth Weyermann® Beech Smoked Barley Malt (often called Rauchmalz) is a pale German base malt gently smo...

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Weyermann Weyermann® CARABELGE® Malt : Top-Down View Showing Overall Grain Color
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Weyermann® CARABELGE® Malt

Weyermann
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Experience the nuanced flavors of Weyermann® CARABELGE® Malt, a light caramel malt that adds a rich amber hue and subtle caramel sweetness to your ...

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Weyermann Weyermann® Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner Malt : Top-Down View Showing Overall Grain Color
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Weyermann® Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner Malt

Weyermann
606 in stock

Traditional Base Malt for Crisp, Authentic Lagers Weyermann® Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner Malt is a premium, heritage malt produced using traditio...

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Weyermann Weyermann® Isaria 1924® Malt : Top-Down View Showing Overall Grain Color
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Weyermann® Isaria 1924® Malt

Weyermann
655 in stock

Heritage Malt for Unique, Full-Bodied Beers Weyermann® Isaria 1924® Malt is a heritage malt made from an heirloom barley variety that was first int...

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Weyermann Weyermann® Pilsner Malt : Top-Down View Showing Overall Grain Color
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Weyermann® Pilsner Malt

Weyermann
844 in stock

Weyermann® Pilsner Malt for Crisp, Clean German Base Malt CharacterWeyermann® Pilsner Malt is a classic German base malt for brewers who want a pal...

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Circular pile of Weyermann® Vienna Malt for homebrewing beers.
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Weyermann® Vienna Malt

Weyermann
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Weyermann® Vienna Malt Weyermann® Vienna Malt is a classic German base malt that gives beer a warm golden color and a round, elegant malt profile. ...

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