Briess Distillers Malt 50 lb Crushed

Briess Distillers Malt 50 lb Crushed is a premium North American base malt specifically engineered to maximize fermentable extract and enzymatic performance for both brewing and distilling applications. Produced from high quality 2-row barley, it delivers a clean, neutral malt profile with subtle notes of sweet grain, fresh bread, and light honey while providing exceptionally high diastatic power. Its combination of efficiency, fermentability, and enzyme content makes it a preferred choice for distillers and brewers working with adjunct heavy grain bills.

In the brewing process, Briess Distillers Malt serves as a highly effective base malt capable of converting large percentages of unmalted grains and adjuncts. While it can be used in virtually any beer style, it is especially valuable in recipes containing corn, rice, wheat, oats, rye, or other unmalted ingredients that require significant enzymatic support. Its clean flavor profile allows specialty malts, hops, and yeast character to remain the focus of the finished beer.

What makes Briess Distillers Malt unique compared to Briess Brewers Malt and Briess Pilsen Malt is its exceptionally high enzymatic strength. While Brewers Malt and Pilsen Malt are designed primarily to balance flavor, extract, and brewing performance, Distillers Malt is optimized for maximum starch conversion and alcohol yield. This higher diastatic power allows it to efficiently convert not only its own starches but also substantial amounts of adjunct grains, making it particularly valuable in whiskey, bourbon, grain neutral spirits, and high adjunct brewing applications.

Compared to traditional brewing base malts, Distillers Malt contributes a slightly more neutral flavor profile, allowing distillers to maximize efficiency while creating a clean fermentation character. Brewers often select it when using large quantities of adjuncts or when seeking maximum enzymatic reserve in complex grain bills.

While ideal for brewing, Briess Distillers Malt truly shines in distilling applications, where its high extract yield and powerful enzyme package help maximize spirit production efficiency and alcohol yield.

Usage Rate: Up to 100% of the grist

• 20 - 40%: Provides enzymatic support for adjunct-heavy recipes
• 40 - 70%: High conversion brewing and distilling applications
• 70 - 100%: Maximum fermentability and spirit yield

Color (Lovibond): 2.4°L

Diastatic Power: Approximately 250° Lintner

Flavor Notes: Sweet grain, fresh bread, light honey, clean malt

Briess Distillers Malt is an excellent choice for brewers and distillers seeking maximum enzymatic power, outstanding extract efficiency, and a clean malt profile. Its ability to convert large amounts of adjunct grains while maintaining excellent fermentability makes it one of the most versatile and performance-driven base malts available.