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 Premium English Caramalt
SimpsonsSimpsons Premium English Caramalt, a distinguished offering from Simpsons Malt Ltd., is a specialty malt that imparts a rich caramel sweetness, bod...
View full detailsSimpsons Red Rye Crystal Malt
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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...
View full detailsSimpsons Roasted Barley
Simpsons5.0 / 5.0
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Simpsons Roasted Barley – Intense Roast & Deep Black Color Traditional Unmalted Grain for Irish‑Style Stouts & Robust Dark Beers Simpsons R...
View full detailsToasted Flaked Rice
SoCal Brewing SupplyToasted 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...
View full detailsWeyermann® Abbey Malt
WeyermannWeyermann® Abbey Malt for Rich Malt Complexity in Belgian and Malt-Forward BeersWeyermann® Abbey Malt is a specialty malt for brewers who want deep...
View full detailsWeyermann® Acidulated Malt
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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...
View full detailsWeyermann® Barke® Munich Malt
WeyermannWeyermann® Barke® Munich Malt is a premium German Munich-style malt made from heirloom two-row Barke® barley. It builds a deep, rounded malt backbo...
View full detailsWeyermann® 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...
View full detailsWeyermann® Barke® Vienna Malt
WeyermannWeyermann® Barke® Vienna Malt Weyermann® Barke® Vienna Malt is a German base malt made from the heirloom Barke® barley variety, prized by brewers f...
View full detailsWeyermann® Beech Smoked Barley Malt (Rauchmalz)
WeyermannAuthentic Beechwood Smoke with Malty-Sweet Depth Weyermann® Beech Smoked Barley Malt (often called Rauchmalz) is a pale German base malt gently smo...
View full detailsWeyermann® BIOLAND Organic Pilsner Malt
WeyermannWeyermann® Organic Pilsner Malt, a classic base malt from Weyermann® Malting Company, is crafted to provide a clean and light malt profile, making ...
View full detailsWeyermann® Bohemian Pilsner Malt
WeyermannWeyermann® Bohemian Pilsner Malt for Classic Continental Lager BrewingWeyermann® Bohemian Pilsner Malt is designed for brewers who want a pale, ele...
View full detailsWeyermann® Brewing Malt Type Cologne
WeyermannWeyermann® Brewing Malt Type Cologne, a specialized offering from Weyermann® Malting Company, is a premium malt that adds a distinctive maltiness, ...
View full detailsWeyermann® CARAAMBER® Malt
WeyermannWeyermann® CARAAMBER®, a distinguished offering from Weyermann® Malting Company, is a specialty caramel malt that brings a rich caramel sweetness, ...
View full detailsWeyermann® CARAAROMA® Malt
WeyermannDeep Dark Caramel Character with Roasted Nut and Dried Fruit Notes Weyermann® CARAAROMA® Malt is a highly aromatic German caramel malt that brings ...
View full detailsWeyermann® CARABELGE® Malt
WeyermannExperience the nuanced flavors of Weyermann® CARABELGE® Malt, a light caramel malt that adds a rich amber hue and subtle caramel sweetness to your ...
View full detailsWeyermann® CARABOHEMIAN® Malt
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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...
View full detailsWeyermann® CARAFA® Special Type 1 Malt (Dehusked)
WeyermannWeyermann® CARAFA® Special Type 1 for Smooth Roast with Less HarshnessWeyermann® CARAFA® Special Type 1 is the dehusked version of CARAFA®, designe...
View full detailsWeyermann® CARAFA® Special Type 2 (dehusked)
WeyermannWeyermann® CARAFA® Special Type 2, a premium roasted malt from Weyermann® Malting Company, is a specialty malt that imparts a deep ebony color, ric...
View full detailsWeyermann® CARAFA® Special Type 3 (dehusked)
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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,...
View full detailsWeyermann® CARAFA® Type 1 Malt
WeyermannWeyermann® 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...
View full detailsWeyermann® CARAFA® Type 2 Malt
WeyermannWeyermann Carafa Type 2, crafted by the esteemed Weyermann Malting Company, enhances beer with deep color and complex roasted flavors. This dehuske...
View full detailsWeyermann® CARAFA® Type 3 Malt
WeyermannWeyermann® 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...
View full detailsWeyermann® CARAFOAM® Dextrin Malt
WeyermannWeyermann® CARAFOAM® Dextrin Malt for Better Body and Head RetentionWeyermann® CARAFOAM® Dextrin Malt is a practical specialty malt for recipes tha...
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