Base Malts and Specialty Grains

Belgium

Belgian Biscuit

Warm baked biscuit flavor and aroma. Increases body. Use in Belgian beers.

• Yield: 32.9 oe
• Color: 23 L

Belgium

Belgian Black Roast

Adds a heavy roast flavor and dark color.

• Yield: 28.1 oe
• Color: 600 L

Belgium

Belgian Cara-Pils

Significantly increases foam/head retention and body of the beer.

• Yield: 32.0 oe
• Color: 7.8 L

Belgium

Belgian Caramunich

Caramel, full flavor, copper color. For Belgian ales, German smoked and bocks.

• Yield: 31.0 oe
• Color: 75 L

Belgium

Belgian Caravienne

Belgian light crystal malt. Used in lighter Abbey or Trappist style ales.

• Yield: 32.0 oe
• Color: 22 L

Belgium

Belgian Chocolate Malt

Adds a nutty flavor, Brown Ales

• Yield: 28.1 oe
• Color: 500 L

Belgium

Belgian Munich

Used to increase malt aroma and body with slightly more color.

• Yield: 35.8 oe
• Color: 7.8 L

Belgium

Belgian Pale

Fully modified and is easily converted.

• Yield: 34.9 oe
• Color: 3.2 L

Belgium

Belgian Pils

Pilsner style malted barley grain.

• Yield: 34.9 oe
• Color: 1.8 L

Belgian

Belgian Special B

• Yield: 28.1 oe
• Color: 221 L

Belgium

Belgian Wheat Malt

Malted wheat for use in Wheat beers.

• Yield: 35.8 oe
• Color: 1.8 L

Best Malz • Germany

BEST Acidulated Malt

BEST Acidulated Malt reduces the pH value of the wort. This results in improved enzyme activity of the mash, greater yield and taste stability as well as in beer with a lighter colour and a balanced aroma. It also represents an interesting alternative for breweries that have no mash acidification.

• Yield: 31.7 oe
• Color: 3.45 L

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BEST Aromatic Malt

BEST Aromatic Malt will impart a distinct, almost exaggerated malt aroma and flavour to dark lagers, amber lagers, German Bocks and others, even at a rate as low as 10%.

• Yield: 32.5 oe
• Color: 19 L

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BEST Biscuit Malt

BEST Biscuit Malt lends the beer an intense and sweet malty aroma which reminds of freshly baked bread and biscuits. It combines distinct roasted aromas and a light color. Giving a golden hue to the beer it suits perfect for many beer styles, giving the little“extra” to them. For all special beer styles, English Ales, Brown Ale, Porter, Belgian Abbey beers.

• Yield: 32.4 oe
• Color: 25.3807 L

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BEST Black Malt

BEST Black Malt (roasted malt) gives the beer greater depth of colour and adds fine nuances of chocolate or coffee aromas. The malt taste is also emphasised. The froth is unaltered by this. The malt is produced from green or kiln-dried malt in an intensive roasting process. The colour of the malt can be determined in line with the wishes of the customer in a range of ± 5%.

• Yield: 28.1 oe
• Color: 583.756 L

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BEST Black Malt eXtra

BEST Black Malt eXtra (roasted malt) is the darkest malt in the BEST Black Malt series. The intensive roasting process produces colors and flavor components that give the beer a black to deep black color and nuances of black coffee or strong espresso. BEST Black Malt eXtra does not make the foam darker either and complies with the specifications of the German Reinheitsgebot.

• Yield: 28.1 oe
• Color: 685.279 L

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BEST Caramel Malt Dark

BEST Caramel Malt dark (crystal malt) reinforces the typical “caramely” malt aroma of the beer. It gives the beer a significantly darker colour and increases froth stability. In addition it strengthens the full-bodied character of the beer. The malt is malted, sugared and finally roasted using a special process. The colour of the malt can be determined in line with the wishes of the customer in a range of ± 10%.

• Yield: 32.6 oe
• Color: 50 L

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BEST Caramel Malt Light

BEST Caramel Malt light reinforces the typical “caramely” malt aroma of the beer. It gives the beer a darker colour and increases froth stability. In addition it strengthens the full-bodied character of the beer. The malt is malted, sugared and finally gently roasted using a special process. This produces the special caramel aroma. As with all BEST caramel malts, this malt excels because it has exceptional processing properties and excellent taste qualities.

• Yield: 32.1 oe
• Color: 12 L

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BEST Caramel® Amber Malt

Compared to BEST Caramel® Hell and BEST Caramel® Aromatic, BEST Caramel® Amber produces an even more intense sweet, nutty caramel flavor in the beer and makes it darker, according to the color of the wort. This malt is particularly suited to all strong-flavored, full-bodied and highly aromatic beers, where a malty flavor is required.BEST Caramel® Amber complies with the purity guidelines of the German Reinheitsgebot.

• Yield: 32.4 oe
• Color: 35.533 L

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BEST Caramel® Aromatic Malt

BEST Caramel® Aromatic gives beer an increasingly strong, malty and “caramely” flavor, as well as a correspondigly darker color. Its sensory profile ranges from honey with a light cream toffee note to a dark, strong caramel with hints of almond and nut. The malt has excellent processing properties and can make up a large percentage of the grain bill. It also has a positive impact on the foam. BEST Caramel® Aromatic complies with the purity guidelines of the German Reinheitsgebot.

• Yield: 32.4 oe
• Color: 25.3807 L