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Base Malts and Specialty Grains

Base malts provide the foundation of fermentable sugars for beer, while specialty grains add color, flavor, and character. From pale 2-row barley to rich crystal malts and roasted grains, these ingredients form the backbone of your beer recipe.

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United States

Black Roasted Barley

Unmalted roasted grain, it is the backbone of many stouts. Imparts a sharp acrid flavor characteristic of dry stouts. Gives "dryness" to a stout or porter ,more so than regular Roasted Barley.

  • Yield: 26.3 oe
  • Color: 515 L

Briess • North America

Blackprinz® Malt

Subtle, smooth, no bitter, astringent, dry flavors or aftertaste — Very delicate, clean flavor. Mild roasted malty flavor.

  • Yield: 29.8 oe
  • Color: 500 L

The Swaen • Europe

BlackSwaen© Barley

BlackSwaen©Barley imparts the typical roasty aroma. Perfect for colouring. Results: Typical roasty aroma. Enhances deeper colour.

  • Yield: 31.6 oe
  • Color: 571.066 L

The Swaen • Europe

BlackSwaen© Biscuit

Obvious choice for colouring and malty flavours, for every type of beer. Strong, sweet malt flavour, and sufficient enzymatic power. Gives the flavour of specialty malts, especially biscuit hints. Also imparts bread aroma and taste. Results: Strong, sweet malt flavour, golden hue produces excellent Pilsners, Lagers, Ales.

  • Yield: 34.2 oe
  • Color: 40.6091 L

The Swaen • Europe

BlackSwaen© Black

BlackSwaen©Black brings special character for your beer. Enhances the aroma of beers by producing a more determinative flavour than other coloured malts. Imparts a slight burnt or smoky flavour. Results: Adds aroma, colour and body, with a mild smooth flavour.

  • Yield: 31.6 oe
  • Color: 571.066 L

The Swaen • Europe

BlackSwaen© Black Extra

BlackSwaen©Black Extra is our darkest roasted malt. Brings special character for your beer. Enhances the aroma of beers by producing a more determinative flavour than other coloured malts. Imparts a slight burnt or smoky flavour. You just found the black diamond! Results: Adds aroma, colour and body, with a mild smooth flavour.

  • Yield: 30.7 oe
  • Color: 672.589 L

The Swaen • Europe

BlackSwaen© Black W

BlackSwaen©Black W roasted wheat malt is for top fermented beers, used in amounts of 1% for Altbier or dark wheat beers. To enhance colour and mild toast hints, meanwhile gives better head retention and body. For real specialties in a special way. Results: Improved colour as well as intensified aroma of dark, top fermented beers. Slight roast aroma.

  • Yield: 33.7 oe
  • Color: 571.066 L

The Swaen • Europe

BlackSwaen© Chocolate B

BlackSwaen©Chocolate B brings deeper aroma as well as beer colour for dark beers. A highly roasted malt with a deep brown colour. Used to adjust the colour of beer and imparts a nutty, toasted flavour. Provides a less bitter flavour than BlackSwaen©Black malt and it also has lighter colour, because it is roasted for shorter period of time and at lower temperatures. Results: Deeper aroma and colour of dark beers. Smoky notes.

  • Yield: 32.4 oe
  • Color: 456.853 L

The Swaen • Europe

BlackSwaen© Chocolate W

BlackSwaen©Chocolate W roasted wheat malt is for top fermented beers, used in amounts of 1% for Altbier or dark wheat beers. To enhance colour and mild toast hints. For real specialties, in a special way. Results: Improved colour as well as intensified aroma of dark, top fermented beers. Slight roast aroma.

  • Yield: 33.7 oe
  • Color: 456.853 L

The Swaen • Europe

BlackSwaen© Coffee

BlackSwaen©Coffee imparts a nutty and creamy taste to reach coffee flavour and aroma to beers. Adds a smooth mouth feel and complexity to any dark Ale. Reinforces the colour of the beer. Crafted for unmistakable notes to your special beers. Brings in a “coffee” note to Stouts and Porters. Results: Aroma of dark top fermented beers, improved colour.

  • Yield: 33.3 oe
  • Color: 329.949 L

The Swaen • Europe

BlackSwaen© Coffee Light W

BlackSwaen©Coffee Light W imparts a nutty and creamy taste to reach a mild coffee flavour and aroma to beers, brings a “coffee” note in Stouts and Porters. Adds a smooth mouth feel and complexity to any dark Ale without any malt bitterness. Reinforces the colour of the beer. Crafted for unmistakable notes to your special beers. Results: Improved colour as well as intensified aroma of dark, top fermented beers. Slight roast aroma.

  • Yield: 33.7 oe
  • Color: 203.046 L

The Swaen • Europe

BlackSwaen© Honey Biscuit

Distinguishes well balanced flavour and aroma profile. The typical dry biscuit combined with sweet malty and honey taste with a touch of chocolate. Results: The distinct aromas and flavours add extra complexity to the different beer styles.

  • Yield: 34.6 oe
  • Color: 43.1472 L

Weyermann® • Czech

Bohemian Pilsner Malt

Czech-grown two-row spring barley “HANKA”. Processed specifically for “Bohemian” characteristics to impart a full body, golden-blond color, and complex maltiness to the finished brew. Recommended Quantities: Up to 100% of total grain bill. Suitability (beer styles): All lagers (especially Pils/Pilsner/Pilsener) as well as low-alcohol, “light“, and Belgian ales and lagers.

  • Yield: 35.0 oe
  • Color: 1.9 L

Briess • North America

Bonlander Munich Malt

Golden orange hue with a smooth malty sweetness. Characteristics & Applications: • Sufficient enzymes for self-conversion in most mash programs. • Provides a smooth yet pronounced malty flavor plus sweetness. • Great in bock beers! • Produced from AMBA/BMBRI recommended 2-Row Malting Barley varieties.

  • Yield: 34.0 oe
  • Color: 10 L

Great Britain

British Black Patent

Dry, burnt, chalky character. Use in porters, stouts, brown ales and dark lagers.

  • Yield: 25.3 oe
  • Color: 525 L

Great Britian

British Crystal 55°L

Sweet caramel flavor, adds mouthfeel and head retention. For pale or amber ales.

  • Yield: 32.0 oe
  • Color: 57.5 L

Great Britian

British Dark Crystal

Sweet caramel flavor, mouthfeel. For porters, stouts, old ales and any dark ale.

  • Yield: 32.0 oe
  • Color: 166.5 L

Crisp • United Kingdom

Brown

‘Coffee’ notes for stouts and porters. Smooth mouth-feel.

  • Yield: 33.6 oe
  • Color: 85 L

Thomas Fawcett • UK

Brown Malt

‘Coffee’ notes for stouts and porters. Smooth mouth-feel.

  • Yield: 31.2 oe
  • Color: 58 L

Beeston • UK

Brown Malt

Mild coffee, bitter flavor.

  • Yield: 33.7 oe
  • Color: 50 L

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