BEST Pale Ale deepens the light ”golden” color of top-fermented beers, creating a pleasant flavor. It forms an excellent enzyme-rich foundation for intensive colored beer styles. It is an excellent base malt for brewing many different styles of British pale ale as well as for brewing Kölsch beer.

For pale ale, Kölsch and more beers.

Up to 100 % of the grain bill.

Maris Otter® Ale Malt is prized all over the world for the incredibly rich and moreish ales that it helps create. Our brewers tell us it is always flavourful, easy to brew with and returns that characteristic malt body that has made it famous over more than 50 years of barley cultivation.

Bred at PBI in Cambridge by Dr GDH Bell, the variety was taken up by Crisp farmers from the very beginning, since the barley thrives in the chalk soils and moist sea air of the North Norfolk coast.

BEST Wheat Malt emphasizes the effervescent freshness and the typical top-fermented flavor of wheat beer. It is produced from high quality brewing wheat. Malting processes adapted to the raw material highlight the particular qualities of this malt.

For top-fermented beers, light beer, Kölsch, ale, reduced alcohol and non-alcoholic beers.

Up to 60 % of the grain bill.

BEST Caramel Hell reinforces the typical “caramely” malt aroma of the beer. It gives the beer a darker color and increases foam stability. In addition, it enhances the full-bodied creamy character of the beer.

The malt has a unique honey tasting flavor and impresses with an elegant touch of sweatness. It has excellent processing characteristics. This malt has rich and superior flavors.

For light beers, Märzen, wheat beers, lager, reduced- and non-alcohol beers as well as for dark beers.

Up to 50% of the grain bill.

Australian high alpha dual purpose triploid cultivar with a marked and unique hop aroma, described as a combination of citrus and passionfruit. The initial aromas and flavors are quite intense, but these moderate as the beer matures. Bred in 1994 by Hop Products Australia by crossing a female tetraploid (J78) with a male derived from Perle. Alpha acids 11 - 16%. Typical total oils (ml per 100g) 3.0 - 5.0, which is the highest known. Breeding code 94-203-008.

AKA HBC 366 cv.

A pronounced aroma profile with citrus, tropical fruit, floral and herbal characteristics. Specific descriptors include lemon, lime, papaya, apple, and green pepper.

AKA HBC 366 cv.

A pronounced aroma profile with citrus, tropical fruit, floral and herbal characteristics. Specific descriptors include lemon, lime, papaya, apple, and green pepper.

Cross between Brewer's Gold, Saazer - OP and Beikei No. 2 male. Developed in 1984 for Sapporo Brewers Ltd.

Aroma: Unique lemon and dill characteristics

Vic Secret features elements of tropical fruit, herbs and pine with clean notes of pineapple and passionfruit.

Australian high alpha dual purpose triploid cultivar with a marked and unique hop aroma, described as a combination of citrus and passionfruit. The initial aromas and flavors are quite intense, but these moderate as the beer matures. Bred in 1994 by Hop Products Australia by crossing a female tetraploid (J78) with a male derived from Perle. Alpha acids 11 - 16%. Typical total oils (ml per 100g) 3.0 - 5.0, which is the highest known. Breeding code 94-203-008.

AKA HBC 366 cv.

A pronounced aroma profile with citrus, tropical fruit, floral and herbal characteristics. Specific descriptors include lemon, lime, papaya, apple, and green pepper.

Cross between Brewer's Gold, Saazer - OP and Beikei No. 2 male. Developed in 1984 for Sapporo Brewers Ltd.

Aroma: Unique lemon and dill characteristics

Vic Secret features elements of tropical fruit, herbs and pine with clean notes of pineapple and passionfruit.

Australian high alpha dual purpose triploid cultivar with a marked and unique hop aroma, described as a combination of citrus and passionfruit. The initial aromas and flavors are quite intense, but these moderate as the beer matures. Bred in 1994 by Hop Products Australia by crossing a female tetraploid (J78) with a male derived from Perle. Alpha acids 11 - 16%. Typical total oils (ml per 100g) 3.0 - 5.0, which is the highest known. Breeding code 94-203-008.

AKA HBC 366 cv.

A pronounced aroma profile with citrus, tropical fruit, floral and herbal characteristics. Specific descriptors include lemon, lime, papaya, apple, and green pepper.

Cross between Brewer's Gold, Saazer - OP and Beikei No. 2 male. Developed in 1984 for Sapporo Brewers Ltd.

Aroma: Unique lemon and dill characteristics

Citra is a new moderately-high acid (10-12%) US hop variety releaset sometime in 2008. Citra is a cross between several hop varieties including Hallertau Mittelfreuh, U.s. Tettnanger, E.K. Goldings, and other unknown varieties.

The aroma is reported to be very fruity (citrus fruits especially.) Descriptors I have seen used include: grapefruit, lime, melon, gooseberry, lychee fruit.

Strong aroma profile: citrus, grape-fruit flavor.

- Alpha acid: 17.5 – 19.5 %
- Beta acid: 4.7%
- COH: 27.6%
- COL: 47.6%
- Total Oil Content: 1.3 mls/100 grams
- Myrcene: 28.0%
- Carophyllene: 14.5%
- Humulene: 22.1%