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Malt
From understanding base malts to working with specialty malts, these articles will teach you all about the backbone of your beer.
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Dark specialty malts are the heart of some styles and play pivotal supporting roles in many others. From flavor and aroma contributions to h
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Understanding Malt COAs
As an agricultural product, barley from crop-to-crop, maltster-to-maltster, or location-to-location varies. If you want to be precise in you
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The Lighter Side of Specialty Malt
Specialty malts provide many key aspects to your beer such as flavor, aroma, color, body, mouthfeel, sweetness, acidity, and head retention.
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Brewing with Smoked Malt
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Using a Malt COA to Brew Better Beer
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Malt: Beer Ingredient Workshop with Ashton Lewis
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Using Crystal Malt
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Brewing With Rye
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Learn How to Smoke Your Beers
Beer produced with smoked malts don’t need to be smoke bombs. Learn to craft your own smoked malts and use them in recipes.
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Crystal Malts: Tips from the Pros
In addition to lending color and flavor to beer, crystal malts enhance body and help with foam stability. Three pros make the best ways to u
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Evaluating Your Malt