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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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Gambrinus Pilsner Malt

Gambrinus
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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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Gambrinus Rye Malt

Gambrinus
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Spicy and Robust Specialty Malt for Complex Flavor Gambrinus Rye Malt is a high-quality specialty malt that adds complexity and depth to your beers...

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Gambrinus Vienna Malt

Gambrinus
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Rich and Toasty Base Malt for Balanced, Malt-Forward Beers Gambrinus Vienna Malt is a versatile base malt that brings a rich, toasty malt character...

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Irish Stout Malt | Malting Company of Ireland

Malting Company of Ireland
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Irish Stout Malt | Malting Company of Ireland Mild, Smooth Irish Base Malt with High Enzymatic Strength Malting Company of Ireland’s Irish Stout Ma...

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OiO Readiflakes® Flaked Corn (Maize)

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OiO Readiflakes® Flaked Corn (Maize) for Brewing Mash-ready adjunct for a lighter body and crisp finish OiO Readiflakes® Flaked Corn (also called f...

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Rahr Dextrin Malt

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Specialty Malt for Enhanced Body and Head Retention Rahr Dextrin Malt is a specialty malt designed to enhance the body, mouthfeel, and head retenti...

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Rahr Extra Pale White Wheat Malt

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Rahr Extra Pale White Wheat Malt for Brewing Rahr Extra Pale White Wheat Malt is a pale wheat malt made from North American soft winter white wheat...

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Rahr High Diastatic Power Distillers Malt

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Craft exceptional spirits with our Rahr High Diastatic Power Distillers Malt. Specially formulated for distilling, this premium malt offers a robus...

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Rahr Malted Oats

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Rahr Malted Oats for Creamy Texture and Fuller BodyRahr Malted Oats are a useful brewing grain when the goal is more body, a softer palate, and bet...

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Rahr North Star Pils™

Rahr
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A base malt to set your compass by! Rahr North Star Pils™ is crafted to meet the requirements of brewers looking for a domestic pilsner malt with l...

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Rahr Old World Pilsner Malt

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Unlock the authentic taste of traditional European lagers with Rahr Old World Pilsner Malt. Crafted by Rahr Malting Co., this premium malt is desig...

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Rahr Pale Ale Malt

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Full-Flavored Base Malt for Malt-Forward Beers Rahr Pale Ale Malt is a robust base malt made from 2-row barley, specifically designed for brewers l...

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Rahr Premium Pilsner Malt

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Rahr Premium Pilsner Malt for Clean, Delicate Pale Beer BasesRahr Premium Pilsner Malt is an American pilsner-style base malt for brewers who want ...

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Rahr Red Wheat Malt

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Rahr Red Wheat Malt for Fuller Wheat Character and Foam SupportRahr Red Wheat Malt is a useful brewing grain when the goal is a more noticeable whe...

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Rahr Standard 6-Row Malt

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Rahr Standard 6-Row Malt for Classic American Brewing and Adjunct-Friendly Grain BillsRahr Standard 6-Row Malt is a traditional American base malt ...

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Rahr Standard Craft 2-Row Malt

Rahr
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Versatile Base Malt for Craft Brewers Rahr Standard Craft 2-Row Malt is a premium base malt known for its clean, crisp malt profile, making it an e...

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Rahr Unmalted White Wheat

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Rahr Unmalted White Wheat for Raw Wheat Character, Body, and HazeRahr Unmalted White Wheat is a useful ingredient when brewers want the grainier, m...

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Rahr White Wheat Malt

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Rahr White Wheat Malt for Soft Wheat Character, Foam, and BodyRahr White Wheat Malt is a brewer-friendly wheat malt for recipes that need better he...

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Rice Hulls for Mash Drainage

SoCal Brewing Supply
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Rice Hulls for Brewing Rice hulls are a simple, flavor-neutral brewing aid that helps improve wort flow through the mash bed. They do not add ferme...

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Sake Rice - Akitakomachi 60% Polished

SoCal Brewing Supply
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Akitakomachi 60% Polished Rice for Sake Brewing Akitakomachi sake rice is polished to a 60% seimai buai for home sake brewing. That means roughly 4...

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Sake Rice - Calrose 50% Polished

SoCal Brewing Supply
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Sake Rice - Calrose 60% Polished

SoCal Brewing Supply
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Calrose Sake Rice – 60% Seimai Buai Refined Calrose Sakamai for Ginjo-Style Sake and Koji Making Calrose Sake Rice with a 60% seimai buai gives hom...

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Sake Rice - Calrose 70% Polished

SoCal Brewing Supply
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Calrose 70% Polished Rice for Sake Brewing Calrose sake rice is a practical California-grown rice option for home sake brewing. This rice is polish...

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Sake Rice - Yamada Nishiki 50% Polished

SoCal Brewing Supply
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