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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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Simpsons Red Rye Crystal Malt

Simpsons
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Add Spice and Color to Your Brew with Simpsons Red Rye Crystal Malt Simpsons Red Rye Crystal Malt is a specialty malt that brings a distinctive spi...

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Simpsons Roasted Barley

Simpsons
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Simpsons Roasted Barley – Intense Roast & Deep Black Color Traditional Unmalted Grain for Irish‑Style Stouts & Robust Dark Beers Simpsons R...

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Toasted Flaked Rice

SoCal Brewing Supply
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Toasted Flaked Rice for Brewing Toasted flaked rice is a mash-ready adjunct for brewers who want the lightening effect of rice with a little more c...

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Viking Malt Smoked Wheat Malt

Viking Malt
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Oak-smoked wheat malt for Grodziskie and smoked beer Viking Malt Smoked Wheat Malt is a pale wheat malt with a delicate oak-smoke aroma. Viking pro...

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Weyermann® Abbey Malt

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Weyermann® Abbey Malt for Rich Malt Complexity in Belgian and Malt-Forward BeersWeyermann® Abbey Malt is a specialty malt for brewers who want deep...

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Weyermann® Acidulated Malt

Weyermann
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Weyermann® Acidulated Malt for Natural Mash pH AdjustmentWeyermann® Acidulated Malt is primarily a functional malt for brewers who want to lower ma...

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Weyermann® Barke® Munich Malt

Weyermann
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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® Barke® Pilsner Malt

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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® 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® Beech Smoked Barley Malt (Rauchmalz)

Weyermann
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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® BIOLAND Organic Pilsner Malt

Weyermann
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Weyermann® Organic Pilsner Malt, a classic base malt from Weyermann® Malting Company, is crafted to provide a clean and light malt profile, making ...

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Weyermann® Bohemian Pilsner Malt

Weyermann
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Weyermann® Bohemian Pilsner Malt for Classic Continental Lager BrewingWeyermann® Bohemian Pilsner Malt is designed for brewers who want a pale, ele...

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Weyermann® Brewing Malt Type Cologne

Weyermann
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Weyermann® Brewing Malt Type Cologne, a specialized offering from Weyermann® Malting Company, is a premium malt that adds a distinctive maltiness, ...

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Weyermann® CARAAMBER® Malt

Weyermann
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Weyermann® CARAAMBER®, a distinguished offering from Weyermann® Malting Company, is a specialty caramel malt that brings a rich caramel sweetness, ...

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Weyermann® CARAAROMA® Malt

Weyermann
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Deep Dark Caramel Character with Roasted Nut and Dried Fruit Notes Weyermann® CARAAROMA® Malt is a highly aromatic German caramel malt that brings ...

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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® CARABOHEMIAN® Malt

Weyermann
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Weyermann® CARABOHEMIAN® Malt for Deeper Caramel Malt CharacterWeyermann® CARABOHEMIAN® Malt is a darker German caramel malt used when a recipe nee...

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Weyermann® CARAFA® Special Type 1 Malt (Dehusked)

Weyermann
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Weyermann® CARAFA® Special Type 1 for Smooth Roast with Less HarshnessWeyermann® CARAFA® Special Type 1 is the dehusked version of CARAFA®, designe...

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Weyermann® CARAFA® Special Type 2 (dehusked)

Weyermann
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Weyermann® CARAFA® Special Type 2, a premium roasted malt from Weyermann® Malting Company, is a specialty malt that imparts a deep ebony color, ric...

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Weyermann® CARAFA® Special Type 3 (dehusked)

Weyermann
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Weyermann® CARAFA® Special Type 3, a premium roasted malt from Weyermann® Malting Company, is a specialty malt that imparts an intense ebony color,...

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Weyermann® CARAFA® Type 1 Malt

Weyermann
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Weyermann® CARAFA® Type 1 Malt for Smooth Dark ColorWeyermann® CARAFA® Type 1 is a roasted malt for brewers who want deep color and a moderate roas...

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Weyermann® CARAFA® Type 2 Malt

Weyermann
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Weyermann Carafa Type 2, crafted by the esteemed Weyermann Malting Company, enhances beer with deep color and complex roasted flavors. This dehuske...

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Weyermann® CARAFA® Type 3 Malt

Weyermann
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Weyermann® CARAFA® Type 3 Malt for Bold Roast and Near-Black ColorWeyermann® CARAFA® Type 3 is the more intense end of the CARAFA® family, built fo...

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Weyermann® CARAFOAM® Dextrin Malt

Weyermann
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Weyermann® CARAFOAM® Dextrin Malt for Better Body and Head RetentionWeyermann® CARAFOAM® Dextrin Malt is a practical specialty malt for recipes tha...

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