Brewing Grains, Sugars and Extracts List

A complete guide to popular grains, sugars and extracts to use in brewing beer including colors, type and more.  For additional detail, click on the name of the ingredient.

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Grains, Extracts & Sugars

Name Origin Type Color Must Mash Potential SG Max in batch
Acid Malt Germany Grain 3 SRM Yes 1.027 SG 10.0 %
Amber Dry Extract US Dry Extract 13 SRM No 1.044 SG 100.0 %
Amber Liquid Extract US Extract 13 SRM No 1.036 SG 100.0 %
Amber Malt United Kingdom Grain 22 SRM Yes 1.035 SG 20.0 %
Aromatic Malt Belgium Grain 26 SRM Yes 1.036 SG 10.0 %
Barley Hulls US Adjunct 0 SRM No 1.000 SG 5.0 %
Barley, Flaked US Grain 2 SRM Yes 1.032 SG 20.0 %
Barley, Raw US Grain 2 SRM Yes 1.028 SG 15.0 %
Barley, Torrefied US Grain 2 SRM Yes 1.036 SG 40.0 %
Biscuit Malt Belgium Grain 23 SRM No 1.036 SG 10.0 %
Black (Patent) Malt US Grain 500 SRM No 1.025 SG 10.0 %
Black Barley (Stout) US Grain 500 SRM No 1.025 SG 10.0 %
Brown Malt United Kingdom Grain 65 SRM Yes 1.032 SG 10.0 %
Brown Sugar, Dark US Sugar 50 SRM No 1.046 SG 10.0 %
Brown Sugar, Light US Sugar 8 SRM No 1.046 SG 10.0 %
Brumalt Germany Grain 23 SRM Yes 1.033 SG 10.0 %
Candi Sugar, Amber Belgium Sugar 75 SRM No 1.036 SG 20.0 %
Candi Sugar, Clear Belgium Sugar 1 SRM No 1.036 SG 20.0 %
Candi Sugar, Dark Belgium Sugar 275 SRM No 1.036 SG 20.0 %
Cane (Beet) Sugar US Sugar 0 SRM No 1.046 SG 7.0 %
Cara-Pils/Dextrine US Grain 2 SRM No 1.033 SG 20.0 %
Caraamber US Grain 30 SRM No 1.035 SG 20.0 %
Carafoam US Grain 2 SRM No 1.033 SG 20.0 %
Caramel/Crystal Malt – 10L US Grain 10 SRM No 1.035 SG 20.0 %
Caramel/Crystal Malt – 20L US Grain 20 SRM No 1.035 SG 20.0 %
Caramel/Crystal Malt – 30L US Grain 30 SRM No 1.035 SG 20.0 %
Caramel/Crystal Malt – 40L US Grain 40 SRM No 1.034 SG 20.0 %
Caramel/Crystal Malt – 60L US Grain 60 SRM No 1.034 SG 20.0 %
Caramel/Crystal Malt – 80L US Grain 80 SRM No 1.034 SG 20.0 %
Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L US Grain 120 SRM No 1.033 SG 20.0 %
Caramunich Malt Belgium Grain 56 SRM No 1.033 SG 10.0 %
Carared US Grain 20 SRM No 1.035 SG 20.0 %
Caravienne Malt Belgium Grain 22 SRM No 1.034 SG 10.0 %
Chocolate Malt US Grain 350 SRM No 1.028 SG 10.0 %
Chocolate Malt United Kingdom Grain 450 SRM No 1.034 SG 10.0 %
Corn Sugar (Dextrose) US Sugar 0 SRM No 1.046 SG 5.0 %
Corn Syrup US Sugar 1 SRM No 1.036 SG 10.0 %
Corn, Flaked US Grain 1 SRM Yes 1.037 SG 40.0 %
Dark Dry Extract US Dry Extract 18 SRM No 1.044 SG 100.0 %
Dark Liquid Extract US Extract 18 SRM No 1.036 SG 100.0 %
Dememera Sugar United Kingdom Sugar 2 SRM No 1.046 SG 10.0 %
Extra Light Dry Extract US Dry Extract 3 SRM No 1.044 SG 100.0 %
Grits US Adjunct 1 SRM No 1.037 SG 10.0 %
Honey US Extract 1 SRM No 1.035 SG 100.0 %
Invert Sugar United Kingdom Sugar 0 SRM No 1.046 SG 10.0 %
Light Dry Extract US Dry Extract 8 SRM No 1.044 SG 100.0 %
Maple Syrup US Sugar 35 SRM No 1.030 SG 10.0 %
Melanoiden Malt Germany Grain 20 SRM Yes 1.037 SG 15.0 %
Mild Malt United Kingdom Grain 4 SRM Yes 1.037 SG 100.0 %
Milk Sugar (Lactose) US Sugar 0 SRM No 1.035 SG 10.0 %
Molasses US Sugar 80 SRM No 1.036 SG 5.0 %
Munich Malt Germany Grain 9 SRM Yes 1.037 SG 80.0 %
Munich Malt – 10L US Grain 10 SRM Yes 1.035 SG 80.0 %
Munich Malt – 20L US Grain 20 SRM Yes 1.035 SG 80.0 %
Oats, Flaked US Grain 1 SRM Yes 1.037 SG 30.0 %
Oats, Malted US Grain 1 SRM Yes 1.037 SG 10.0 %
Pale Liquid Extract US Extract 8 SRM No 1.036 SG 100.0 %
Pale Malt (2 Row) Bel Belgium Grain 3 SRM Yes 1.037 SG 100.0 %
Pale Malt (2 Row) UK United Kingdom Grain 3 SRM Yes 1.036 SG 100.0 %
Pale Malt (2 Row) US US Grain 2 SRM Yes 1.036 SG 100.0 %
Pale Malt (6 Row) US US Grain 2 SRM Yes 1.035 SG 100.0 %
Peat Smoked Malt United Kingdom Grain 3 SRM Yes 1.034 SG 20.0 %
Pilsner (2 Row) Bel Belgium Grain 2 SRM Yes 1.036 SG 100.0 %
Pilsner (2 Row) Ger Germany Grain 2 SRM Yes 1.037 SG 100.0 %
Pilsner (2 Row) UK United Kingdom Grain 1 SRM Yes 1.036 SG 100.0 %
Pilsner Liquid Extract US Extract 4 SRM No 1.036 SG 100.0 %
Rice Extract Syrup US Extract 7 SRM No 1.032 SG 15.0 %
Rice Hulls US Adjunct 0 SRM No 1.000 SG 5.0 %
Rice, Flaked US Grain 1 SRM Yes 1.032 SG 25.0 %
Roasted Barley US Grain 300 SRM No 1.025 SG 10.0 %
Rye Malt US Grain 5 SRM Yes 1.029 SG 15.0 %
Rye, Flaked US Grain 2 SRM Yes 1.036 SG 10.0 %
Smoked Malt Germany Grain 9 SRM Yes 1.037 SG 100.0 %
Special B Malt Belgium Grain 180 SRM Yes 1.030 SG 10.0 %
Special Roast US Grain 50 SRM Yes 1.033 SG 10.0 %
Sugar, Table (Sucrose) US Sugar 1 SRM No 1.046 SG 10.0 %
Toasted Malt United Kingdom Grain 27 SRM Yes 1.033 SG 10.0 %
Turbinado United Kingdom Sugar 10 SRM No 1.044 SG 10.0 %
Victory Malt US Grain 25 SRM Yes 1.034 SG 15.0 %
Vienna Malt Germany Grain 4 SRM Yes 1.036 SG 90.0 %
Wheat Dry Extract US Dry Extract 8 SRM No 1.044 SG 100.0 %
Wheat Liquid Extract US Extract 8 SRM No 1.036 SG 100.0 %
Wheat Malt, Bel Belgium Grain 2 SRM Yes 1.037 SG 60.0 %
Wheat Malt, Dark Germany Grain 9 SRM Yes 1.039 SG 20.0 %
Wheat Malt, Ger Germany Grain 2 SRM Yes 1.039 SG 60.0 %
Wheat, Flaked US Grain 2 SRM Yes 1.035 SG 40.0 %
Wheat, Roasted Germany Grain 425 SRM Yes 1.025 SG 10.0 %
Wheat, Torrified US Grain 2 SRM Yes 1.036 SG 40.0 %
White Wheat Malt US Grain 2 SRM Yes 1.040 SG 60.0 %