Malteurop 2-Row (2L) 1 LB

Malteurop 2-Row Malt

A Clean, Versatile North American Base Malt for Any Beer Style

Malteurop 2-Row Malt is a high-quality North American base malt made from carefully selected two-row barley varieties. Designed for consistency, efficiency, and broad brewing flexibility, this malt provides a clean fermentable foundation with sweet malt aroma, subtle nutty character, and a straw to light-gold color contribution.

With a color rating of approximately 2.0°L, Malteurop 2-Row is light enough for pale beer styles while still contributing enough malt character to support hop-forward, malt-balanced, and traditional recipes. It can be used up to 100% of the grain bill, making it an excellent all-purpose base malt for homebrewers and commercial brewers alike.

Flavor and Brewing Character

Malteurop 2-Row delivers a clean, malty profile with delicate sweetness and very subtle nutty notes. Its balanced character makes it highly adaptable, allowing hops, yeast, and specialty malts to shine without the base malt becoming too neutral or too assertive.

This malt is especially well suited for:

• Pale Ales

• IPAs

• Blonde Ales

• Cream Ales

• Amber Ales

• Brown Ales

• Porters

• Stouts

• Lagers

• Wheat beers

• Experimental and specialty craft beers

Because of its strong enzymatic power and reliable extract potential, Malteurop 2-Row is also an excellent choice for recipes that include adjuncts or specialty grains requiring dependable conversion support.

Technical Analysis

Typical analysis:

Moisture: max 4.5%
Extract: min 80.5%
Color: 2.0°L
Protein: 11.2% - 12.2%
Diastatic Power: approximately 182°L
Alpha-Amylase: 65.3 DU
Fine Grind Extract: 80.7% dry basis
Coarse Grind Extract: 79.3% dry basis
Fine-Coarse Difference: 1.4%
Beta-Glucan: 105 ppm
Free Amino Nitrogen: 199 ppm

These numbers point to a dependable, high-performing base malt with strong conversion power, solid extract yield, and good modification. The high diastatic power makes it especially useful when brewing with adjuncts, specialty malts, or recipes that require a reliable enzymatic base.

What Makes Malteurop 2-Row Distinct

Malteurop is one of the world’s major malt producers, known for combining large-scale consistency with agronomic expertise and tight quality control. That makes Malteurop 2-Row a strong choice for brewers who want predictable performance from batch to batch without sacrificing clean malt flavor.

Compared to smaller craft maltsters, Malteurop 2-Row is typically more neutral, consistent, and broadly adaptable. Compared to more characterful base malts such as Maris Otter or Pale Ale Malt, it provides a cleaner foundation that works especially well when the goal is to highlight hops, yeast expression, or carefully layered specialty grains.

For brewers who need one dependable base malt that can support nearly any recipe, Malteurop 2-Row is an excellent choice. It offers clean malt flavor, strong enzymatic performance, reliable extract, and the flexibility to serve as the foundation for everything from crisp lagers to bold IPAs and rich dark ales.