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~Malt
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Extract
&
Grain~
The first of the four major ingredients in your beer will be malt. Malt
provides the fermentable material for your beer and also contributes flavor
and color to the finished beer. Your base malt will typically be malted
barley, but may also be malted wheat, or other malted grains like rye.
Malt can be bought in its natural grain form, and if you do so, it will
be up to you to convert the starches in the grain into fermentable sugars
during a process called mashing. A much easier way is to buy malt extracts,
where the conversion has already been done for you. Malt extracts are
available in syrups, also called Liquid Malt Extract (LME), and in spray-dried
powders, also called Dry Malt Extract (DME). Our selections include high
quality malts from a number of countries around the globe. The brands
that we carry have consistently proven to be of superior quality and present
a good value to the consumer.
Some cans of LME already have hops added and come with a package of dried
yeast under the cap. These are commonly called "kits" and are
the simplest way to make beer. Kits need more fermentables (malt, brewers
sugar, honey, etc.) to produce a full five gallon batch of beer. You can
use plain liquid or dry malt extracts to add to your hopped kits as a
"booster." One 3.3 lb. can of plain extract added to a 4 lb.
kit should produce a starting gravity of 1.050 or about 5% alcohol. You
can also use plain extract to build your own brew from scratch by adding
your own bittering, flavoring and finishing hops.
Briess
(USA) Liquid Malt Extract
Briess LME is an excellent, easy-to-use unhopped base malt and comes
in a variety of colors and sizes.
Item |
Size |
Price |
Buy |
| Light LME |
3.3 lb |
$12.99 |
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Light LME; Great value! Enough for two five gallon batches. |
15.0 lb |
$49.00 |
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| Amber LME |
3.3 lb |
$12.99 |
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Amber LME; Great value! Enough for two five gallon batches. |
15.0 lb |
$49.00 |
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| Dark LME |
3.3 lb |
$12.99 |
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| Dark LME; Great value! Enough for two five gallon batches. |
15.0 lb |
$49.00 |
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| Wheat LME |
3.3 lb |
$12.99 |
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Briess
(USA) Dry Malt Extract
Briess DME is the spray-dried version of their LME. You
will, however, get about 10% more yield per pound because there is no
water weight. Many of our customers will use one three pound bag of
DME along with a 3.3 or 4.0 lb can of hopped liquid malt extract (kit),
which will give a richer, maltier taste and better body than corn sugar.
Item |
Size |
Price |
Buy |
| Light DME |
1.0 lb |
$5.99 |
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| Light DME |
3.0 lb |
$14.99 |
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| Light DME |
6.0 lb |
$26.99 |
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| Light DME |
50.0 lb |
$175.00 |
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| Amber DME |
3.0 lb |
$14.99 |
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| Dark DME |
3.0 lb |
$14.99 |
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| Wheat DME |
1.0 lb |
$5.99 |
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| Wheat DME |
3.0 lb |
$14.99 |
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Alexander
Sun Country (USA)
Liquid Malt Extract
Alexander's is an extremely light colored and high quality
unhopped base malt. A favorite of many of our customers.
Item |
Size |
Price |
Buy |
| Light unhopped base LME |
4.0 lb |
$19.95 |
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| Wheat unhopped base LME |
4.0 lb |
$19.95 |
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Coopers
(Australia)
Liquid Malt Extract
Cooper's produces both unhopped base malt and hopped kit
malts.
Item |
Size |
Price |
Buy |
| Plain Light, base LME |
3.3 lb |
$16.99 |
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| Plain Amber, base LME |
3.3 lb |
$16.99 |
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| Plain Dark, base LME |
3.3 lb |
$16.99 |
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| Plain Wheat, base LME |
3.3 lb |
$16.99 |
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| Australian
Pale
Ale hopped kit; full flavor with slight bitterness |
3.75 lb |
$20.99 |
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| Canadian Blonde hopped kit; crisp, clean and light with a medium
hop bitterness |
3.75 lb |
$20.99 |
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| Real Ale hopped kit; full bodied with slight fruity character
|
3.75 lb |
$20.99 |
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| IPA
India
Pale
Ale
hopped kit;
heavy
body with a
hoppy
taste |
3.75 lb |
$20.99 |
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| Stout hopped kit; robust, rich texture with roasted flavor |
3.75 lb |
$20.99 |
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| Old Dark Ale hopped kit; full bodied ale with medium bitterness
|
3.75 lb |
$20.99 |
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| Pilsner hopped kit; subtle hop aroma with a dry finish |
3.75 lb |
$20.99 |
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| Wheat hopped kit; German style wheat with some tartness |
3.75 lb |
$20.99 |
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Muntons
(UK)
Liquid Malt Extract
Munton's produces both unhopped base malt and hopped kit
malts.
Item |
Size |
Price |
Buy |
| Plain Extra Light base LME |
3.3 lb |
$15.99 |
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| Plain Light base LME |
3.3 lb |
$15.99 |
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| Plain Amber base LME |
3.3 lb |
$15.99 |
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| Plain Dark base LME |
3.3 lb |
$15.99 |
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| Plain Wheat base LME
| 3.3 lb |
$15.99 |
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IPA hopped kit; bitter, hoppy, amber color |
4.0 lb |
$21.99 |
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| Pilsner hopped kit; thirst quenching
| 4.0 lb |
$21.99 |
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| Nut Brown Ale hopped kit; nutty flavor |
4.0 lb |
$21.99 |
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| Wheat hopped kit; golden and crisp |
4.0 lb |
$21.99 |
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| Old Ale hopped kit; strong amber ale |
3.3 lb |
$19.95 |
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| Mexican Cerveza hopped kit; thirst quencher |
3.3 lb |
$19.95 |
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| Irish Stout hopped kit; roasted, malty and dark |
3.3 lb |
$19.95 |
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Grains
Malted grain is the basis
for the liquid and dry extracts that many people use in the brewing
process. The grains that we offer at Old West have numerous uses from
flavoring to colors, to acting as your base fermentable material.
The products below are divided into steeping or mashing grains.
Steeping grains are typically used to add flavor and color to base
malts or mashing grains. For extract brewers, they can be steeped in
your boil pot and require no special equipment. Even the most simple
extract brew can be improved with the use of steeping grains. For all-grain
brewers, they are added to the base mashing grains during the mash.
Mashing grains are used to produce fermentable sugars, and for all-grain
brewers, take the place of malt extracts. An all grain mash is an advanced
brewing technique. Mashing requires additional process steps to convert
the starches in the grain to sugars. Special equipment is also required.
Please contact us about purchasing larger
quantities or full sacks of grain.
Steeping Grains
Grain |
Use and Notes |
Color |
Origin |
$/lb |
Buy |
| Crystal (Caramel) Malt |
Crystal malts leave a sweet, caramel taste to your brews.
Use between .75 and 1.5 lbs per 5gal batch. The higher the Lovibond
rating or L number the more color the crystal will contribute to your
beer. To use, crack grains, steep in a grain bag at 155 deg
for 30 minutes. Remove grain from pot and proceed as per basic
beer brewing instructions. Crystal can be added to most every
batch you make. Most of the recipes that you see will make
use of this great tasting grain. We have Crystal from America, Germany,
Belgium and the UK. Each has its own special flavor and we would suggest
that you try several to learn the differences. |
10L |
USA |
$1.99 |
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| Crystal (Caramel) Malt |
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20L |
USA |
$1.99 |
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| Crystal (Caramel) Malt |
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40L |
USA |
$1.99 |
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| Crystal (Caramel) Malt |
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60L |
USA |
$1.99 |
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| Crystal (Caramel) Malt |
|
80L |
USA |
$1.99 |
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| Crystal (Caramel) Malt |
|
120L |
USA |
$1.99 |
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| British Crystal (Caramel) Malt |
|
70L |
UK |
$2.25 |
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| Cara-Vienna Malt |
|
22L |
Belgium |
$2.75 |
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| Cara-Munich Malt |
|
72L |
Belgium |
$2.75 |
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| Honey Malt |
Gives a slight sweet honey flavor to beer. |
25L |
Canadian |
$3.75 |
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| Vienna Malt |
Typically used as a steeping grain, but may also be used as a mashing
grain. |
4L |
German |
$1.75 |
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| Munich Malt |
Typically used as a steeping grain, but may also be used as a mashing
grain. |
6L |
German |
$1.75 |
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| Rye Malt |
Typically used as a steeping grain, but may also be used as a mashing
grain. |
10L |
USA |
$1.99 |
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| Special-B Malt |
Belgian style ales |
200L |
Belgium |
$3.50 |
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| Cara-Pils Malt |
adds body to beer |
2L |
Germany |
$1.75 |
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| Roasted Barley (Unmalted) |
use two ounces for a red beer |
400L |
USA |
$1.99 |
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| Roasted Black Barley (Unmalted) |
great in porter and stout |
550L |
USA |
$1.99 |
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| American Chocolate Malt |
brown ales love this grain |
350 |
USA |
$1.99 |
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| British Chocolate Malt |
as above |
450 |
UK |
$1.99 |
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| Black Patent Malt |
stout! |
500 |
USA |
$1.99 |
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| Carafa II, Dehusked |
removing the husk reduces some tannins and bitterness in dark beers |
400L |
USA |
$2.49 |
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| Extra Special Malt |
complex flavors including woody and prunes, used in big beers and
some
Belgian styles |
130L |
Belgian |
$1.99 |
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| Cara-Wheat
Malt |
for
dark
ales,
hefe-weizens
and
dunkel-weizens;
imparts
color,
promotes
fullness
and
emphasizes
wheat
malt
aroma |
45L |
Germany |
$1.95 |
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| Torrified Wheat |
for head retention in any batch |
3L |
UK |
$1.99 |
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| Peated Malt |
smoked scotch ale, use sparingly |
10L |
UK |
$3.99 |
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| Victory Malt |
a toasted grain typically found in English style IPAs |
5L |
UK |
$1.59 |
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| Brown/Amber Malt |
for nut brown ale |
70L |
UK |
$3.50 |
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| Aromatic Malt |
adds a cracker flavor |
25L |
Belgium |
$3.50 |
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| Biscuit (Cara-Amber) Malt |
toasted grain like Victory |
25L |
Germany |
$2.25 |
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| Acid Malt |
slightly sour, use sparingly |
2L |
Germany |
$1.99 |
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| Special Roast Malt |
cracker flavor |
8L |
USA |
$2.99 |
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| Flaked Barley |
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USA |
$2.49 |
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| Flaked Rice |
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|
USA |
$3.99 |
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| Flaked Wheat
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USA |
$3.49 |
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| Flaked Maize |
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|
USA |
$2.99 |
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| Flaked Rye |
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|
USA |
$2.99 |
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| Flaked Oats |
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|
USA |
$2.99 |
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Mashing
Grains
Grain |
Use and Notes |
Color |
Origin |
$/lb |
Buy |
| North American 2-Row Pale Malt |
Base malt in many recipes |
3-4L |
USA |
$1.69 |
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| North American 6-Row Pale Malt |
Higher ratio of husk to fermentable sugars, typically used when
the recipe calls for a lot of adjuncts |
3L |
USA |
$1.69 |
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| English 2-Row Pale Malt |
Base malt for many English recipes |
3-4L |
UK |
$1.85 |
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| Maris Otter Pale Malt |
Complex, malty flavors give a richer taste to many beers |
3-4L |
UK |
$2.25 |
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| Belgian 2-Row Pale Malt |
Base malt for many Belgian recipes |
3-4L |
Belgium |
$2.25 |
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| Pilsner Malt |
Very light colored malt used in Pilsners and some German style |
1.5L |
German |
$1.75 |
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| Wheat Malt |
Base malt for wheat beers |
2L |
German |
$1.59 |
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| Rice Hulls |
Used to assist the sparge process when mashing a high percentage
of non husk grains (wheat, rye). |
120 |
USA |
$2.49 |
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for straining bags for grains and hops.
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