Rahr Extra Pale White Wheat Malt

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. It gives brewers a clean, lightly doughy wheat character while adding the protein structure that helps build body, haze, head formation, and foam stability.

Use it in American wheat ale, witbier, hefeweizen, hazy IPA, saison, blonde ale, pale ale, and other recipes where a softer wheat profile belongs in the grist. It can be used up to 50% of the grain bill, which makes it flexible enough for a subtle foam-supporting addition or a wheat-forward beer. Compared with red wheat malt, white wheat is typically easier to mill and works especially well when the goal is a lighter, softer wheat character.

What Rahr Extra Pale White Wheat Adds

• Flavor: sweet malty wheat with a light doughy, bready aroma.
• Body and foam: wheat malt is naturally high in protein, which can improve mouthfeel, head formation, and head retention depending on the rest of the recipe.
• Color: extra pale wheat malt keeps the grist light, with a typical color range of 1.9-2.6 Lovibond.
• Specifications: 14% protein, minimum 83% fine-grind extract, and diastatic power of at least 120 degrees Lintner.
• Allergen: contains wheat and gluten.
• Best fit: wheat beer, witbier, hefeweizen, hazy IPA, saison, blonde ale, pale ale, and foam-focused recipes.

Mash Notes

This is malted wheat, not raw wheat, so it can be mashed with the rest of the grist. Wheat has no husk, so high-wheat recipes can lauter more slowly than all-barley recipes. If the grist uses a large wheat percentage, add rice hulls to help keep the mash bed open and reduce the risk of a slow runoff.

For more grain options, browse all brewing grains or compare nearby wheat and specialty malt choices in the specialty grains collection.