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German Grains
Grains and Adjuncts Chart

Here's a composite list of grains and adjuncts. The color is listed in degrees Lovibond and the gravity is calculated from 1 pound of the ingredient in 1 gallon of water. Click on the general categories below to begin experimenting and enjoy!

Key: L = Degrees Lovibond, G = Gravity

German Grains
Malt L G Description
Acidulated (Sauer) Malt 1.7°-2.8° 1.033 High lactic acid. For lambics, sour mash beers, Irish stout, pilsners and wheats.
Cara Wheat® Malt 38°-53° 1.035 For dark ales, hefeweizen, dunkelweizen, wheat bocks and double bocks.
CaraAmber® (crystal malt) 23°-31° 1.033 Adds aroma and color intensity to darker beers. For use in alts, bocks, stouts and porters.
CaraAroma® (crystal malt) 130°-170° 1.034 Imparts a deep red color, adds body and malt aroma. For use in bocks, porters, stouts and ambers.
Carafa I ® 300°-340° 1.038 Gives deep aroma and color to dark beers, bocks, stout, alt and schwarzbier.
Carafa II ® 375°-450° 1.038 Carafa I, II and III also are available de-husked. Adds aroma, color and body.
Carafa III ® 490°-560° 1.038
CaraFoam® (crystal malt) 1.3°-2.3° 1.033 Improves head retention and body.
CaraHell® (crystal malt) 8°-12° 1.033-1.035 For light colored beer for body; hefeweizen, pale ale, golden ale, Oktoberfest.
CaraMunich Malt I ® 30°-38° 1.033-1.035 Provides body. For Oktoberfest, bock, porter, stout, red, amber and brown ales.
CaraMunich Malt II ® 42°-50° 1.033-1.035
CaraMunich Malt III ® 53°-60° 1.033-1.035 CaraMunich Malt III is dark crystal.
CaraRed® (crystal malt) 15°-20° 1.033 Provides body and a deep red color for use in red ales, lagers, Scottish ales and alts.
Chocolate Rye Malt 190°-300° 1.030 Enhances aroma of dark ales and improves color. For dunkel rye wheat and ale.
Chocolate Wheat Malt 375°-450° 1.038 Intensifies aroma; improves color. For dark ales, alt, dark wheat, stout and porter.
Dark Munich Malt 8°-10° 1.034 Enhances body and aroma. Stout, schwarzbier, brown ale, dark and amber ales.
Kölsch Malt 4.5° 1.034 Traditionally for Kölsch-style beers, can be used in a variety of German and American styled beers. Adds a light, sweet, biscuity flavor.
Light Munich Malt 5°-6° 1.034 For a desired malty, nutty flavor. Lagers, Oktoberfests and bock beer.
Melanoidin Malt 23°-31° 1.033 For amber lagers and ales, dark lagers and ales, Scottish & red ales.
Rauch Smoked Malt 2°-4° 1.037 For rauchbier, kellerbier, smoked porters, Scottish ales and barleywines.
Rye Malt 2.8°-4.3° 1.029 Dry character. Can use as a base malt. For seasonal beers, roggenbier and ales.
Vienna Malt 3.2°-3.9° 1.035 European lager malt kilned slightly more than Pilsner malt. Full bodied, golden color.
Wheat Malt Dark 6°-8° 1.039
Wheat Malt Light 1.5°-2° 1.039 Typical top fermented aroma, produces superb wheat beers.