Our Beer Brewing Grain and Adjunct Chart is helpful for homebrewers looking for information on various grains and adjuncts. Our chart includes details on the malt category type, color (SRM), recommended batch percent maximums, diastatic power, and gravity when using 1 lb per gallon. This easy-to-read chart is designed to help you quickly find the information you need to understand the different ingredients and their impact on your homebrewed beer grain bills.
Fermentable | Type | Subcategory | SRM | Batch Max (%) | Diastatic Power | Specific Gravity (SG) |
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2-Row Pale Malt | Grain | Base Malt | 1.5-3.5 | 100% | 50-150 | 1.037 |
6-Row Pale Malt | Grain | Base Malt | 2 | 100% | 160 | 1.035 |
Acidulated Malt | Grain | Base Malt | 1.5-3 | 10% | 0 | 1.07 |
Amber Malt | Grain | Caramel Malt | 22-30 | 20% | 0 | 1.032 |
Aromatic Malt | Grain | Roasted Malt | 20-30 | 10% | 20 | 1.035 |
Biscuit Malt | Grain | Roasted Malt | 28-30 | 10% | 0 | 1.035 |
Black (Patent) Malt | Grain | Roasted Malt | 400-500 | 10% | 0 | 1.027 |
Black Barley | Grain | Roasted Malt | 400-530 | 10% | 0 | 1.027 |
Brown Malt | Grain | Roasted Malt | 65 | 10% | 0 | 1.034 |
Cane Sugar | Adjunct | Sugar | 1 | 10% | 0 | 1.046 |
Cara Ruby | Grain | Caramel Malt | 17-22 | 25% | - | 1.033 |
Carafoam | Grain | Caramel Malt | 1-2 | 40% | 15-48 | 1.035 |
Caramel/Crystal Malt | Grain | Caramel Malt | 10-110 | 15% | 0 | 1.035 |
Carapils (Dextrin) | Grain | Caramel Malt | 1-2 | 5% | 0 | 1.033 |
Chit Malt | Grain | Raw Malt | 1-2 | 15% | 75 | 1.03 |
Chocolate Malt | Grain | Roasted Malt | 350 | 10% | 0 | 1.025 |
Dextrose (Corn Sugar) | Adjunct | Sugar | 0 | 5% | 0 | 1.041 |
Dry Malt Extract (DME) | Grain | Extract | 3-18 | 100% | 0 | 1.044 |
Flaked Barley | Grain | Raw Malt | 2 | 20% | 0 | 1.032 |
Flaked Corn (Maize) | Grain | Raw Malt | 1 | 10% | 0 | 1.04 |
Flaked Oats | Grain | Raw Malt | 1 | 30% | 0 | 1.033 |
Flaked Rice | Grain | Raw Malt | 1 | 40% | 0 | 1.04 |
Flaked Rye | Grain | Raw Malt | 2 | 10% | 0 | 1.036 |
Flaked Spelt | Grain | Raw Malt | 1-2 | 60% | 0 | 1.32 |
Flaked Wheat | Grain | Raw Malt | 2 | 40% | 0 | 1.034 |
Golden Promise | Grain | Base Malt | 2-3 | 100% | 75 | 1.037 |
Grits | Grain | Raw Malt | 1 | 10% | 0 | 1.037 |
Honey | Adjunct | Sugar | 1 | 100% | 0 | 1.035 |
Honey Malt | Grain | Caramel Malt | 25 | 0% | 0 | 1.035 |
Lactose (Milk Sugar) | Adjunct | Sugar | 0 | 10% | 0 | 1.041 |
Liquid Malt Extract (LME) | Grain | Extract | 3-18 | 100% | 0 | 1.037 |
Malted Oats | Grain | Roasted Malt | 2-2.5 | 10% | 0 | 1.03 |
Maltodextrin | Adjunct | Sugar | 0 | 5% | 0 | 1.04 |
Maple Syrup | Adjunct | Sugar | 35 | 10% | 0 | 1.03 |
Maris Otter | Grain | Base Malt | 2.5 | 100% | 75 | 1.038 |
Mild Malt | Grain | Base Malt | 4 | 100% | 50-65 | 1.037 |
Molasses | Adjunct | Sugar | 80 | 5% | 0 | 1.036 |
Munich Malt | Grain | Base Malt | 10-20 | 80% | 25-70 | 1.038 |
Peat Smoked Malt | Grain | Base Malt | 3 | 10% | 120 | 1.038 |
Pilsner Malt | Grain | Base Malt | 1.5-2 | 100% | 75-140 | 1.037 |
Rice Hulls | Grain | Raw Malt | 0 | 5% | 0 | 0 |
Roasted Barley | Grain | Roasted Malt | 300-500 | 10% | 0 | 1.03 |
Roasted Wheat | Grain | Roasted Malt | 425 | 10% | 120 | 1.034 |
Rye Malt | Grain | Base Malt | 3-5 | 15% | 105 | 1.038 |
Smoked Malt | Grain | Base Malt | 5 | 100% | 90-140 | 1.037 |
Special Roast | Grain | Roasted Malt | 40-50 | 10% | 0 | 1.033 |
Torrified Wheat | Grain | Raw Malt | 2 | 40% | 0 | 1.037 |
Turbinado | Adjunct | Sugar | 10 | 10% | 0 | 1.044 |
Vienna Malt | Grain | Base Malt | 4 | 90% | 50-80 | 1.037 |
Wheat Malt | Grain | Base Malt | 2-8 | 50% | 60-170 | 1.039 |