Brewing Grains
Brewing Grains for Beer, Wort, Color, Body, and Flavor
Brewing grains are the base of all-grain and partial-mash beer recipes. Base malts provide most of the fermentable extract. Specialty malts, roasted grains, caramel and crystal malts, wheat, oats, rye, and flaked adjuncts shape the color, body, foam, mouthfeel, aroma, and malt flavor of the finished beer.
Choose grains by recipe role first. A grain bill usually starts with a suitable base malt, then adds specialty grains for style character. Small changes in roast level, color, maltster, and adjunct choice can change the beer more than the ingredient list suggests, so build the recipe around a clear flavor and process target.
Build a better grain bill
- Base malt: choose the main malt around style, extract potential, color, and malt character.
- Specialty malt: add color, toast, caramel, roast, body, or foam support with a specific purpose.
- Adjunct grains: use flaked or unmalted grains when the beer needs body, haze, head retention, or a grain-specific flavor.
- Mash planning: account for crush, lautering, enzyme strength, and special handling where the grain bill requires it.
Shop focused categories such as caramel and crystal malts, flaked and unmalted adjunct grains, smoked malted grains, and heritage and regional malts.
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Briess Caramel 10L Malt (Crystal)
BriessLight Crystal Malt for Subtle Sweetness and Golden Hue Briess Caramel 10L Malt is a light crystal malt produced from American 2-row barley. Drum-ro...
View full detailsBriess Caramel 120L Malt (Crystal)
BriessDeep Red Color and Rich, Dark Caramel Flavor Briess Caramel 120L Malt is a dark crystal malt produced from American 2-row barley. Drum-roasted to ...
View full detailsBriess Caramel 20L Malt (Crystal)
Briess5.0 / 5.0
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Golden Color and Balanced Sweetness for a Wide Range of Beer Styles Briess Caramel 20L Malt is a light crystal malt produced from American 2-row ba...
View full detailsBriess Caramel 40L Malt (Crystal)
BriessMedium Crystal Malt for Rich Caramel Flavor and Golden Hue Briess Caramel 40L Malt is a medium crystal malt produced from American 2-row barley. Dr...
View full detailsBriess Caramel 60L Malt (Crystal)
BriessBriess Caramel 60L Malt (Crystal) Briess Caramel 60L Malt is a classic medium crystal malt made from American barley and roasted to deliver a riche...
View full detailsBriess Caramel 80L Malt (Crystal)
BriessDeep Color and Rich Sweetness for Bold Beer Styles Briess Caramel 80L Malt is a richly kilned specialty malt designed to bring deep copper to reddi...
View full detailsBriess Caramel Munich 60L Malt (Caramunich)
BriessRich Caramel Sweetness and Smooth Toasted Bread Aroma Briess Caramel Munich 60L is a high-quality crystal malt that combines the deep, complex swee...
View full detailsBriess Carapils® Dextrin Malt for Body & Head Retention
BriessImprove Body and Head Retention Without Changing Flavor Briess Carapils® Dextrin Malt is a classic dextrin malt used to improve body, mouthfeel, fo...
View full detailsBriess Cherrywood Smoked Malt
Briess5.0 / 5.0
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Sweet, Smooth Smoke with a Fruity Twist Briess Cherrywood Smoked Malt is a distinctive specialty malt produced using cherry wood smoke to impart a ...
View full detailsBriess Chocolate Malt - 350°L Roasted Malt
BriessSmooth Cocoa & Roasted Coffee Notes for Dark Beer Depth Briess Chocolate Malt is a classic roasted specialty malt designed to add deep color an...
View full detailsBriess Flaked Barley for Head Retention, Body, and Dry Finish
BriessBriess Flaked Barley for Head Retention, Body, and a Cleaner Dry FinishBriess Flaked Barley is a mash-ready adjunct that helps brewers improve foam...
View full detailsBriess Flaked Brewers Brown Rice
BriessCrisp, Clean Fermentability with a Light-Dry Finish Neutral Adjunct with Mild Nutty Flavor for Light-Bodied Beers Briess Flaked Brewers Brown Rice ...
View full detailsBriess Goldpils® Vienna Malt
BriessRich Malt Depth with a Clean Finish and Golden Color Classic Vienna Malt for Balanced Warmth and Biscuit Complexity Briess Goldpils® Vienna Malt is...
View full detailsBriess Mesquite Smoked Malt
BriessBold Mesquite Smoke Flavor with a Smooth, Earthy Finish Complex, Mellow Smoke for Distinctive Beers and Spirits Briess Mesquite Smoked Malt is a sp...
View full detailsBriess Midnight Wheat Malt
BriessBriess Midnight Wheat Malt for Deep Color with a Smoother Roast EdgeBriess Midnight Wheat Malt is a dark roasted wheat malt used when brewers want ...
View full detailsBriess Odyssey Whiskey Malt
BriessHigh-Diastatic Power Malted Barley for Whiskey Mashing Sweet, Enzyme-Rich Malt for Traditional and Modern Distilling Briess Odyssey Whiskey Malt is...
View full detailsBriess Pale Ale Malt (2-Row Base Malt)
Briess5.0 / 5.0
3 Reviews
Slightly Darker, Richer, and a Favorite Among Craft Brewers Briess Pale Ale Malt is a premium American base malt crafted from North American 2-row ...
View full detailsBriess Pilsen Malt
BriessClean, Light Base Malt for Crisp Lagers and Pale Ales Low Color, High Extract – Ideal for Pilsners, Kölsch, and Session Beers Briess Pilsen Malt, a...
View full detailsBriess Roasted Barley
BriessBriess Roasted Barley for Classic Roast Character in Stouts and PortersBriess Roasted Barley is unmalted barley roasted to deliver the firm coffee-...
View full detailsBriess Special Roast Malt
Briess5.0 / 5.0
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Bold, Complex Flavors for Your Brew Briess Special Roast Malt is a drum-roasted, biscuit-style malt that brings a bold and distinctive character ...
View full detailsBriess Victory® Malt
Briess5.0 / 5.0
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Briess Victory® Malt for Toasted Biscuit Depth Without Heavy Sweetness Briess Victory® Malt is a toasted barley specialty malt from the United Stat...
View full detailsCastle Malting Château Café Malt
Castle MaltingRich Coffee Aroma and Flavor for Dark Ales Château Café is a specialty Belgian malt from Castle Malting, crafted to impart a distinct coffee charac...
View full detailsCrisp Amber Malt
Crisp4.0 / 5.0
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Crisp Amber Malt, a product of Crisp Malting Group, is a rich and flavorful specialty malt that brings depth and character to your brews. Crafted w...
View full detailsCrisp Best Ale Malt
CrispCrisp Best Ale Malt for British-Style Beer Crisp Best Ale Malt is a British ale base malt made for recipes that need more malt presence than a very...
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