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American Pale Malt - Great Western Malting

American Pale Malt - Great Western Malting

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Description

2.8  °L - Great Western. Same as the Domestic 2-row malt but has slightly more color and a drier flavor. This malt is more like the British Pale Malt.

Example Malt Analysis:

% Assortment
7/64" 63.5
6/64" 27.2
5/64" 7.2
Thru 5/64" 2.1

Chemical Analysis
Moisture, % 3.9
Extract %, finely ground malt, as is 77.7
Extract %, finely ground malt, dry basis 80.9
Extract %, coarsley ground malt, as is 77.0
Extract %, coarsley ground malt, dry basis 80.1
F/C Difference % 0.8
Color, laboratory Wort, degrees Lovibond 2.8
Viscosity 1.46
Beta Glucan, ppm 80
Diastatic Power 134
Alpha Amylase (DU) 59.3
Total Soluble Protein %, dry basis 5.58
Total Protein %, dry basis 12.57
S/T Ratio % 44.4
Conversion, minutes 5-7
Aroma of Mash Aromatic
Filtration Time Normal
Clarity of Wort 8

 

If this malt is currently out of stock or you'd like to try out a different maltster, please see the substitution chart below.

Viking Malt - Pale Ale GR901
Briess Malting - Pale Ale GR303
Canada Malting - Superior Pale Ale GR670
Thomas Fawcett Malting - Spring Pale Ale GR362
Dingemans Malting - Pale Ale GR330
Admiral Maltings - Maiden Voyage Pale GR700
Admiral Maltings - Gallagher's Best Pale GR701

 

 

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Great base malt
Joseph P on Mar 6, 2023
Pub and IPA
Richard S on Feb 23, 2023
Great base malt
Joseph P on Mar 6, 2023
Cost
David C on Feb 28, 2023
Pub and IPA
Richard S on Feb 23, 2023
Best
Thomas G on Feb 20, 2023
New recipe
Mike s on Feb 17, 2023
Bought before
William L B on Feb 14, 2023
for my pancakes
Jonathan S on Jan 6, 2023
My go-to base malt. I am going to make a stout using this instead of the more expensive Golden Promise. Hopefully it will turn out just fine.
William Brennan on Dec 13, 2022
This is a great base grain for making IPA and Steam Beer Clones
Joseph P on Nov 24, 2022
This is a great base grain for making IPA,s and Steam Beer Clones
Joseph P on Nov 24, 2022
English mild
Devin Eide on Nov 9, 2022
school
MIchael F on Oct 28, 2022
Pale Ale
Richard S on Oct 19, 2022
Pale Ale
Richard S on Oct 19, 2022
Experimenting with English ales.
Calvin N on Oct 10, 2022
cheapest
Scott N on Oct 3, 2022
Good stuff
Brian C on Sep 6, 2022
Irish Red A
Richard S on Aug 10, 2022
recipe
W C H on Aug 5, 2022
5 lbs bags keep and store well, made a great PA last brew
Steve M on Jul 23, 2022
Trying this as a base malt for an American pale ale.
Jan DiVincenzo on Jul 14, 2022
Liked it in a Cali Common.
Tim B on Jul 7, 2022
like this brand of malt
Rasheeda S on Jun 30, 2022
Beer recipe
Robby P on Jun 23, 2022
Beer recipe
Robby P on Jun 23, 2022
Velvet Hammer recipe
Scott T on Jun 21, 2022
Red Ale / Lager
Richard S on May 31, 2022
Works great for an extra base malt additiond to a kit.
Jeff Faldowski on May 24, 2022
My favorite base malt.
Tysen Bibb on May 10, 2022
Prior experience with this malt.
Franklin M on Apr 7, 2022
That's what I use
Steve P on Apr 1, 2022
Beer Barons getting ready for the California Homebrew Fest in Temecula!
gabriel h on Mar 17, 2022
My LHBS doesn't carry this grain
Frank Steele on Mar 15, 2022
Consistency
Mariano Sanchez on Feb 25, 2022
Brew a Pub Ale
Dwain Pannell on Feb 22, 2022
recipe
LLoyd W D on Feb 8, 2022
for a stout
chris k on Jan 22, 2022
Helles
Richard S on Oct 27, 2021
helles
Richard S on Oct 27, 2021
great quality and price
Edward M on Oct 20, 2021
Recently boought this for a honey brown ale and the grains were so plump I had to adjust the mill. Want more of these plump seeds for my next brew.
Brent Elliott on Aug 28, 2021
Good Ingredient for my Mash
LES B. on Aug 20, 2021
Need it
Gary K on Aug 14, 2021
Need it
Gary K on Aug 14, 2021
I don't like malty IPAs
Marc G on Aug 6, 2021
Trying a new malt
Tommy on May 21, 2021
Recipe from white labs for brut ipa
Shayna K on Jan 19, 2021
Recipe from white labs for brut ipa
Shayna K on Jan 19, 2021
Used this to make a Brighid’s Irish Red Ale
THOMAS A H on Dec 19, 2020
Used this to make a Brighid’s Irish Red Ale
THOMAS A H on Dec 19, 2020
Cost
David C on Feb 28, 2023
Best
Thomas G on Feb 20, 2023
Reviews

4.8 / 5.0
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Rated 5 out of 5
My desert island malt
If I was told I could only have one base malt in my brewery, this would be it. It works for pretty much everything.

Light lager lovers may think it is too dark but that is what Pils malt is for. You can also just add more corn and rice to lighten the color and body. Adds great flavor when match with flaked corn in an adjunct beer.

This is great all around malt. Flavorful, good diastatic power, and easy lautering. I love it for most ale, lager, and hybrid styles.
January 23, 2024
Purchased
over 2 years ago
Rated 5 out of 5
You found it
It's the best there's ever been

Beats them all
March 7, 2023
Purchased
1 year ago
Rated 5 out of 5
Convienient package size, shipped fast
GW Pale is becoming my utility base malt for Pale Ales and west coast IPA.
5 lbs packs are an easy way to order grain to stock up for a few last minute brews
August 13, 2022
Purchased
1 year ago
Rated 5 out of 5
I like it, works well in my darker ales.
Good enough for grampa, good enough for me.
Good enough for grampa, good enough for me!
Good enough for grampa, good enough for me!
October 7, 2021
Purchased
over 2 years ago
Rated 5 out of 5
Good base malt
efficiency is decent with this malt
May 27, 2020
Purchased
over 5 years ago
Rated 5 out of 5
Love this Base Malt
A 2-row base with extra character. When I'm not using Maris Otter, I use this. Good extract, great, almost toasty, taste. Love this malt.
January 29, 2020
Purchased
over 4 years ago
Rated 5 out of 5
Tremendous flavor
This malt is killer! Very similar to a british pale malt, but so much less expensive! I use it in place of Golden Promise in a Scottish light ale, and it's great!
January 3, 2020
Purchased
over 5 years ago
Rated 5 out of 5
American Style favorite
Use for most of my American Style Ales.
February 18, 2019
Purchased
over 5 years ago
Rated 5 out of 5
Satisfied Customer in Vegas
It was as easy as 123
Will Gladly recommend
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Added Nov 10, 2018
November 10, 2018
Purchased
over 5 years ago
Rated 5 out of 5
very nice base malt used to make an Imperial Russian Stout
April 1, 2018
Purchased
over 6 years ago