In search of quality Malted Barley
At Evergreen Brewing Supply we supply homebrewers with the largest selection of malted grains in the region. This can be a double-edged sword. While having forty-one different varieties offers brewers alot of choices, it can sometimes be difficult to decide on the best malt to use. As an example, if a dark crystal malt is desired, do you use a domestic 80° L crystal, a dark German Crystal, or a Belgian Cara-Munich? One way we help brewers decide is to encourage them to taste the malts. You may not know what a malt will taste like in your beer unless you know what it tastes like. Besides whether a particular malt is appropriate for the style of beer you are making, there are other factors to consider when selecting a malt. Do you wish to use a two-row or a six-row barley? To most experienced brewers the answer is obvious. Particularly where the base malt is concerned only two-row is desired. However many brewers do not know if the malt they are using is two or six, and don't know how to tell. Protein levels in grain are the easiest indicator of the type of barley used. A total protein percentage above 12% is an indication of a six-row barley. Many of the specialty malts produced in North America use six-row. We maintain chemical analysis information on all of the malts we carry for our customers' perusal. One of the better producers of specialty malts in the US is Breiss Malting Company. I only wish they would use two-row barley for more of their malts. Our domestic pale, wheat and munich malts are produced by a relatively new malting company in British Columbia called Gambrinus Malting Company. They also produce a Honey malt which we like alot. Hugh Baird Malting Company in England uses two-row for all of their malts, as does Bamberg Malterie in Germany and DeWolf-Coysns Maltings in Belgium. We are particularly proud of our line of Belgian malts, as DeWolf-Cosyns is considered to be one of the premier malting companies in the world. We have a motorized adjustable MaltMill™ for crushing malts.
Malted Grains -All prices per lb.
Imported malts from Hugh Baird Malting Company (Scotland)
Peat smoked malt (Hugh Baird Malting Company) - $1.45
Imported malts from Bamberg Malterie (Germany)
Pilsner malt, 1.5°L - $1.59
Munich malt, 5.0°L - $1.59
Vienna malt, 3°L - $1.59
Wheat malt, 1.7°L - $1.59
Light crystal malt, 25°L - $1.59
Dark crystal malt, 70°L - $1.59
Rauck malt, 25°L - $1.59
Imported malts from De-Wolf Cosyns Malt Company (Belgium)
Belgian Pale, 1.5-2.0°L - $1.45
Belgian Munich, 7-8°L - $1.45
Belgian Aromatic, 23-28°L - $1.45
Belgian Caramel Pils, 5-10°L - $1.45
Belgian Caravienne, 15-30°L - $1.45
Belgian Caramunich, 70-80°L - $1.45
Belgian Special B, 150-250°L - $1.45
Belgian Biscuit, 23-33°L - $1.45
Belgian Chocolate, 450-550°L - $1.45
Belgian Wheat, 7-10°L - $1.45
Understanding Brewing Sugars
If there is a Rodney Dangerfield of homebrewing it would have to be sugar. There is no doubt that some of this reputation is well deserved. It is the result of abuse rather than appropriate use of refined non-barley based sugars in the brewing process. Any recipe which calls for adding two pounds of table sugar with three pounds of malt extract has no place in brewing high quality beer. That being said, sugar also does not deserve to be the pariah of brewing either. When used in addition to quality malts and malt extracts (as opposed to "instead of ") different sugars can impart complex flavors to beer. It also allows a brewer to increase the strength of a beer without substantially increasing the flavor profile. Inverted cane sugar is useful when trying to brew a barleywine, doppelbock, or trippel from a malt extract base. Lesser refined sugars such as molasses, treacle or turbanado sugar have been used by British breweries in strong ales, porters, and stouts for years with successful results. Belgian candi sugar is considered indispensable for brewing a trippel. The key to successful brewing with refined sugars is to understand when, where and how much.
Brewing Adjuncts -All Prices per lb.
Cordial Flavorings
Assorted flavors(make your own liquors at home), $3.99, 1/16 lb.
Other Flavoring Dehydrates
Spices for unusual beers: