Pale Ale Malt - Briess

Regular price $2.49
Briess Pale Ale Malt delivers rich malt sweetness with subtle biscuit and nutty notes, providing a balanced, full-bodied foundation for pale ales, IPAs, porters, and bocks.
  • Packed Fresh, To-Order
  • American pale ale base malt
  • Rich, malty sweetness
  • Balanced, full body
  • Great enzyme activity
  • 1 lb ships in our resealable pouch. 2+ lb comes in a stay fresh heat-sealed bag.
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Lovibond
Lovibond refers to a scale used to measure the color of malt, wort, and beer. It's a visual method, comparing a sample to a series of colored glass discs or color charts. The scale is still widely used, especially for describing the color of malts, and is closely related to the Standard Reference Method (SRM) for measuring beer color. 
Scale from 10°-120°
Product Analysis
This typical analysis is not to be construed as product specification. Typical analysis represents average values, not to be considered as guarantees, expressed or implied, nor as a condition of sale.

Malt Style, Base Malt
Flavor, Rich malty, hints of biscuit and nuts
Color, Golden
Lovibond, 3.5ºL
Moisture, 4%
Benefits, Adds malty depth.

Flavor Notes

Provides rich malty sweetness with hints of biscuit and light nutty character. Offers deeper grain complexity than standard 2-row malt.

Mouthfeel Impact

Adds balanced, full body and rounded structure without excessive residual sweetness. Supports both malt-forward and hop-driven beers.

Brewing Performance

• Color contribution of 3.5°L
• Produces golden to light amber hues
• Strong enzymatic activity
• Excellent fermentability
• Suitable as a 100% base malt

Pale Ale Malt builds depth and structure while maintaining clean fermentation performance.

Best Used In:

• Pale Ale
• IPA
• Porter
• Bock
• Amber Ale
• Strong Ale

Pale Ale Malt is especially effective in styles that benefit from a richer malt backbone than standard 2-row provides.

In All-Grain Brewing

Use up to 100% of the grain bill as a base malt in ale recipes. It can also be blended with specialty malts for additional color and flavor complexity.

In Partial Mash Brewing

Use as the primary mash component to provide fermentable sugars and malt structure.

In Extract Brewing

Pale Ale Malt must be mashed to convert starches into fermentable sugars.

Pairing Suggestions

Pairs well with:

• Crystal malts
• Munich malt
• Chocolate malt
• American hop varieties
• English hop varieties
• American ale yeast
• English ale yeast

Usage Rates
Up to 10% in ales
10 - 15% in high-gravity beers
Up to 100% in ales and rich, full flavord dark beers
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Pale Ale Malt - Briess
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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. It is a base malt and can make up 100% of the grain bill in ale recipes.

Pale Ale Malt is kilned slightly higher, giving it deeper color and richer biscuit-like flavor.

Yes. It provides a strong malt backbone that supports hop-forward IPA recipes.

It adds balanced malt sweetness and depth without excessive residual sugar.

No. It must be mashed to convert starches into fermentable sugars.

Pale ales, IPAs, porters, bocks, and amber ales benefit most from its rich malt character.

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