American 2 Row Malt

[_jon_]

So, it seems that we really struggle to get this in the UK. And a lot of the American recipes call for it..

..so I did some research and it turns out the term 2 row is just the type of grain. 2 Row as opposed to 6 Row (which is apparently just cattle feed).

The sources I've been reading state that any pale malt in the UK will be 2 Row Malt, and thus any pale malt is a suitable substitute for American 2 Row Pale.

Anyone have any thoughts on this?

What do you use to substitute A-2-Row?

 

[Sadfield]

All the above is correct.

6 row is mainly used by American Lager brewers where they use high percentages of adjuncts like Corn or Rice, as it has higher enzyme content for converting starch from these unmalted grains into fermentable sugars.

Any UK pale malt will be a good substitution, with possibly the exception of Maris Otter as it has a more characterful flavour.

 

[malhal]

UK pale malt has lower protein than US 2 row. This post advises pilsner malt:
https://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/...ipe-i-am-trying-help-please.35762/post-348041
I use Crisp lager malt: "Crisp Maltings Europils also known as Lager Malt is produced from high protein English spring barley and kilned at a low temperature."

 

[MrRook]

What do you plan to brew?

 

[Larse]

What do you plan to brew?

I think it's probably gone off by now.

 

[malhal]

delete bad joke

 

[dmtaylor]

Look for "Brewers Malt" instead of "2 Row".

I consider myself fortunate that Briess Brewers Malt is made literally within 10 miles (16 km) south of me. It is a quality malt, bready and grainy. I have enjoyed touring the malting plant and seeing how it was made. I'm a little sad to see that it's close to triple the price in the UK for something I could literally go scoop off the ground next to the plant. I mean it's good, but it's not triple-the-price good. £113.18

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Home-Bries...64&sprefix=briess+brewers+malt,aps,316&sr=8-3

I think you could approximate its flavor by blending Pilsner malt and your own local Pale Malt, roughly 50/50. This should bring you reasonably close. It is quite pale, straw yellow.