Grain & Adjuncts Chart
Below is a table of common grains and adjuncts with their categories, approximated color (SRM), batch maximum, potential starting gravity (SG) and diastatic power (DP) values.
| Fermentable | Type | Subcategory | SRM | Batch Max | Diastatic Power | SG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1.027 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 1.030 |
| 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 | 1.040 |
| Flaked Oats | Grain | Raw Malt | 1 | 30% | 0 | 1.033 |
| Flaked Rice | Grain | Raw Malt | 1 | 40% | 0 | 1.040 |
| Flaked Rye | Grain | Raw Malt | 2 | 10% | 0 | 1.036 |
| Flaked Spelt | Grain | Raw Malt | 1-2 | 60% | 0 | 1.032 |
| 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 | 1.030 |
| Maltodextrin | Adjunct | Sugar | 0 | 5% | 0 | 1.040 |
| Maple Syrup | Adjunct | Sugar | 35 | 10% | 0 | 1.030 |
| 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 | 1.030 |
| 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 |
| Table Sugar (Sucrose) | Adjunct | Sugar | 1 | 10% | 0 | 1.046 |
| 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 |