General Question - Malt

[JMV]

I am trying to find information on the approximate percentage of base malt vs. specialty malt in the following beer styles (and what is the "usual" malt variety/type being used in each style): Lager, pilsner, ale, stout, porter, wheat and bitter.

Does anyone have this information? (or know a good source for this information?)

[BigWilley]

There are many variables to consider when answering your questions. For one "Lager" is a general term that refers to beer brewed with Lager yeast such as Pilsners, Octoberfests, Bocks, and good old Budweiser. A Bock could have 100% munich malt and no base malt. A pilsner could have 100% base malt and no specialty malt (if it did have specialty malt it would be a low %) A wheat beer generally has anywhere from 30-50% wheat malt with the balance being base malt. A bitter would probably have anywhere from 90-100% base malt with a bit of Crystal malt. A porter could have up to 30% or more specialty malt. It all depends but hopefully this will help. You could pick up Ray Daniels book "Designing Great Beers" for a good look at standard commercial and homebrew recipe formulations.

[Larry Horwitz]

i don't mean to be rude, but the question you are asking is like asking for a recipe for every different kind of baked good a bakery makes. Hire a trained, qualified brewmaster to help you formulate, or do the research yourself.

lots of good books available......

[abel6179]

he is right, there is hundreds of different ratios.... for each style even.... there are also probably some that haven't been invented yet, that is what makes a beer unique.... a good place to start and get some recipies and an idea of what your looking for is The HomeBrewers Bible..... it is a book that has good information and also quite a few recipies...