A Brewer’s Palette – Exploring Malt Types and Flavors

Base malts provide fermentable sugars; specialty malts add color, aroma, and character. Learning malt is like learning spices.

Base Malts

• Pale/2‑Row
• Pilsner
• Vienna
• Munich

Specialty Malts

• Crystal/Caramel
• Roasted
• Melanoidin
• Chocolate/Black

SRM Guide

2–4 pale, 5–10 amber, 11–20 deep amber, 21–40+ dark brown to black.

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