German Base Malts

A simple infusion mash is adequate given the well modified nature of our german malt which originates in our crisp hamburg maltings.

German base malts.

German pils 10 lb. For dopplebocks munich malt can comprise a majority of the grist. This group includes pale malt pilsner malt vienna malt munich malt mild ale malt and more. Accentuated with specialty grains such as vienna munich or the full range of crystal and or carafa malts.

Base malt provides flavor diastatic power and the bulk of any beer recipe grain bill. Gladfield s pilsner and ale malt hit the spot. Similar to building a structure the base is the foundation on which everything is built upon. With a high protein content this malt benefits from a rising temperature programme and lautering but our customers have also used it successfully in traditional uk brewhouses.

There are also non barley base malts like wheat malt and rye malt. Click here to view the complete guide to beer grains and quickly pick the perfect malt for your brew day. When gladfield first started producing malts 14 years ago the trend was very different than what it is now. Munich malt provides mellow maltiness to a variety of styles.

A quality german two row malt. Produces a smooth grainy flavor. At our hamburg maltings we malt danish and german spring barley to produce a classic german pilsen style malt for lager production. Use german wheat malt up to 80 for wheat beers such as weiss weizen and berliner weisse.

Blended in proportions of 20 to 70 with pale malts weizen malt is the perfect companion for german wheat yeast. Use in your german lagers and alt beers. Indispensable for faceting a number of beers munich malt can augment the overall flavor and aroma profile of the finished beer by utilizing 2 lbs. Our beer kits feature a wide array of american german belgian canadian and uk base malts to make sure that your homebrew comes out the best.

For a 5 gallon batch or 5 20 of the malt bill depending on the style and color target. A base malt is the name given to the grain that makes up a majority of the grist in an all grain beer recipe. German pils 55 lb case. European inspired base malt german pilsner.

Back then brewers were looking for more flavoursome base malts for english style beers and traditional lagers. We have a large selection of fresh high quality base malts to choose from. Base malts make up the majority of the grist in all grain beer. Base malts provide a great place to start when building your recipe.

A strong german maibock lager recipe with accentuated fruit from the munich malt and a clean fermentation courtesy of the lager yeast and cold fermentation. If you are looking to replicate a specific style it can be a good idea to try and get base malt from that region the style originated as that is most likely what the brewers producing that style are using. German malts can have a mild malty and sometimes slightly medicinal phenolic characteristic.