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Briess malt extract and grain

Briess dry and liquid malt extract, 2-row and Pilsen base malt, caramel, roasted and specialty malts, and sweet white sorghum syrup.

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What Briess makes in our catalogue

Briess is a US maltster whose extract and specialty grain show up in many homebrew recipes. The extract range here: Golden Light DME (1 lb), Pilsen Light, Amber, Wheat and Sparkling Amber DME (3 lb), and Golden Light LME (3.3 lb, 1.5 kg). Briess also makes a sweet white sorghum syrup (3.3 lb), a base for gluten-free beer.

For all-grain brewers, the catalogue carries Briess 2-Row Brewers Malt (1.8 °L) and Pilsen Malt (1.2 °L) in 10 lb bags, White Wheat (2.5 °L), Rye, Caramel 40L (35–45 °L) and 60L, Victory, 2-Row Chocolate, Roasted Barley (300–400 °L) and American Honey malt.

Briess listed color

Pilsen MaltPilsen Malt: 1.2 °L1.2 °L2-Row Brewers Malt2-Row Brewers Malt: 1.8 °L1.8 °LWhite Wheat MaltWhite Wheat Malt: 2.5 °L2.5 °LCaramel 40L (midpoint)Caramel 40L (midpoint): 40 °L40 °LRoasted Barley (midpoint)Roasted Barley (midpoint): 350 °L350 °L
Source: Briess product listings

Who Briess suits

  • Extract brewers building their own recipes from DME or LME
  • All-grain brewers who want American base and specialty malt
  • Gluten-free brewers working from sorghum syrup

Estimate color before brew day with the beer color calculator; a few ounces of roasted barley change a beer more than pounds of base malt.

Alternatives from other brands

Muntons Extra Light DME and Brewer's Best Light LME are direct extract alternatives, Muntons Maris Otter is the classic English base malt, and Weyermann CaraMunich is a German crystal malt.

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Before you buy

Check whether grain is crushed or whole before ordering; whole kernels need a mill but keep longer. Buy liquid extract close to brew day and dry extract for long storage, and weigh specialty malts carefully because small amounts change color fast.

For a closer look, read Extract vs all-grain brewing.

Briess: questions

Briess DME or LME?
DME stores longer once opened and is easy to weigh; LME is often used in kits and should be bought fresh because it darkens with age. Both make good beer.
What color is Briess 2-Row Brewers Malt?
1.8 °L, per the listing. Briess Pilsen Malt is lighter at 1.2 °L.
Can I make gluten-free beer with Briess sorghum syrup?
Yes, sorghum is a non-gluten base. Beer brewed from barley and treated with enzymes is only gluten-reduced, which TTB says cannot be verified as gluten-free.
What is an alternative to Briess?
Muntons, Brewer's Best, Maltoferm, Weyermann, Simpsons and Rahr malts and extracts in our catalogue.