Swaen Crushed Lager Malt 55 lb

Your Swaen Crushed* Lager Malt 55 lb. is a classic malt for brewing traditional lagers. It gives beers a light golden color and a smooth, malty flavor. This malt is made from the finest two-row barley, which gives it a pleasant, slightly sweet taste. It has a low diastatic power, meaning it won't add too much body or sweetness to your brew. It is well-modified and easy to mash, making it an ideal choice for lager brewing.

Swaen Crushed Lager Malt has a mild, slightly sweet flavor with notes of biscuit, caramel, and honey. The flavor is well-rounded and clean, with a light malt character. There is a hint of earthiness and spice, with a subtle bitterness. The finish is smooth and slightly dry, with no lingering aftertaste.

The lightest in color, it offers a sweet malt flavor and great enzymatic power, resulting in a light golden hue. Perfect to use as a base malt, it is an ideal choice for pilsners, lagers, and all other types of beer.

*This product comes pre-crushed. 

OTHER PRODUCTS YOU MIGHT NEED

 Yeast

Your yeast selection has a big impact on your overall flavor profile and mouthfeel. You have lots of choices that will work well with Swaen Crushed Lager Malt.

One Step Cleaner

If you are purchasing Swaen Crushed Lager Malt, you're getting ready to make beer and need to wash your equipment. 

Hops

Hops is the main bittering agent in beer. You can select from a huge line of hop varietals from Hop Union to suit any brewers needs. The freshest hops for your next homebrewing endeavor. All hops are from YHC.    

Brew Pots

The pot pictured is an 8 gallon pot that is perfect for a beer kit or a standard 5 gallon batch. 

Wort Chillers and Thermometers

Wort Chillers and Thermometers are long term investments. It is important to chill your wort quickly. The quicker you chill it the stronger the cold break will be. You also need a good thermometer because high powered boiling changes more rapid temperature fluctuations. 

Siphons

Auto-siphons are a great luxury item to have in your brew equipment. Once you have one you will never go without one again. Don't forget to use a heavy duty sanitizer to clean it since you don't want to replace it as often as hoses. A good sanitizer for that job is Five Star San. 

Fermenters

 If you are using Swaen Crushed Lager Malt, you are getting ready to ferment some beer. Here's a link to our fermenter equipment.

Hoses

 Many people reuse their hoses for far too long. Replacing your hoses often or even using as single use items is highly recommended with beer making. 

Funnels

Pouring your wort into a carboy can be tricky. Use a big funnel made just for the job. They even have different mesh screens to remove particles.

Airlocks

All that healthy yeast is going to make a lot of gas and you'll be needing an airlock to let it out, and not let anything in. It is recommended to replace airlocks often. Because they never physically touch the beer, the sanitation risk is too often overlooked. Bacteria can spread without physical contact in a closed environment and plastic stubbornly harbors bacteria. 

Yeast Starters

Making a yeast starter is a great way to avoid stuck fermentation and also get high yeast counts that allow the final cells to clean up after themselves, reducing off flavors and aromas. Higher populations means less yeast stress and less risk of off-flavors.  They help make better beer and can be used with Swaen Crushed Lager Malt. Use the right equipment to make the job easy. Flask, Foam Stopper, and Airlock. 

 DID YOU KNOW?

Up until the 19th century, the German word "Lagerbier" was used to describe any type of bottom-fermented, cool-conditioned beer of typical alcohol content.