Montana Craft 2-Row Malt 55 lb

Montana Craft Malt 2-Row Malt 55 lb is a premium craft base malt produced from Montana-grown barley and malted to provide a clean, flavorful foundation for a wide range of beer styles. Unlike many large scale base malts, Montana Craft Malt emphasizes local agriculture, terroir, and small batch malting practices, resulting in a malt that delivers both excellent brewing performance and distinctive character. It contributes notes of fresh bread, sweet grain, honey, and light biscuit while providing the fermentable sugars and enzymatic power necessary for efficient brewing.

In the brewing process, Montana Craft Malt 2-Row serves as a versatile base malt that can be used as the primary foundation for virtually any beer style. Its balanced flavor profile supports both malt forward and hop forward recipes, making it suitable for Pale Ales, IPAs, Blonde Ales, Lagers, Porters, Stouts, Amber Ales, and specialty craft beers. The malt provides excellent extract yield and strong enzymatic activity while contributing a slightly richer grain character than many highly neutral commercial base malts.

What makes Montana Craft Malt 2-Row Malt unique compared to standard North American brewers malt is its emphasis on regional barley varieties and craft malting techniques. While many large-scale 2-row malts are designed for maximum consistency and neutrality, Montana Craft Malt 2-Row often exhibits a more expressive grain profile with enhanced notes of fresh bread, honey, and biscuit. Brewers seeking to showcase local ingredients or add subtle malt complexity frequently choose Montana Craft Malt as the foundation of their recipes.

Compared to Montana Craft Malt Pilsner Malt, 2-Row Malt offers a slightly richer malt profile and deeper color contribution. Pilsner Malt is designed to be lighter, more delicate, and highly neutral, while 2-Row Malt provides additional malt depth that can better support hop-forward ales and malt-balanced beer styles.

While primarily intended for brewing, Montana Craft Malt 2-Row is also well suited for craft distilling applications where a flavorful malt base and strong enzymatic performance are desired.

Usage Rate: Up to 100% of the grist

Color (Lovibond): 2.0°L

Diastatic Power: Approximately 120–140° Lintner

Flavor Notes: Fresh bread, sweet grain, honey, light biscuit, clean malt

Montana Craft Malt 2-Row Malt is an excellent choice for brewers seeking a high quality craft base malt with exceptional versatility, strong enzymatic performance, and a balanced malt character. Its combination of local Montana barley, small-batch malting expertise, and clean brewing performance makes it a reliable foundation for both traditional beer styles and innovative craft brewing recipes.