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Fermentables Used In Pre-Prohibition Lager Recipes

Name Recipes Avg. Usage Usage Range
Flaked Corn 91 19% 7% - 36%
American - Pale 6-Row 55 63% 13% - 100%
US - Pale 2-Row 24 55% 1% - 100%
German - Acidulated Malt 20 2% 1% - 5%
American - Pilsner 17 62% 22% - 100%
American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 15 4% 2% - 6%
German - Pilsner 9 55% 29% - 85%
German - Carapils 8 4% 2% - 5%
Rice Hulls 8 4% 1% - 9%
Flaked Rice 7 19% 3% - 30%
Weyermann - Acidulated 7 3% 2% - 4%
German - Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner 7 51% 18% - 92%
American - Victory 6 9% 4% - 13%
Briess - Brewers Yellow Corn Flakes 6 18% 8% - 28%
Briess - Carapils Malt 6 4% 1% - 8%
Munich - Light 10L 6 26% 5% - 100%
Rahr - Standard 6-Row 6 59% 13% - 86%
Liquid Malt Extract - Light 5 75% 52% - 100%
American - Vienna 5 20% 10% - 39%
American - Caramel / Crystal 40L 5 9% 3% - 13%
German - Bohemian Pilsner 5 50% 33% - 70%
United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale 5 44% 38% - 48%
American - Caramel / Crystal 10L 5 7% 5% - 10%
New Zealand - Vienna Malt 4 36% 11% - 79%
Briess - Brewers Malt 2-Row 4 60% 40% - 83%
Rahr - Premium Pilsner 4 65% 26% - 90%
Bestmalz - BEST Pilsen 4 54% 7% - 86%
Bob's Red MIll - Corn Grits 3 16% 6% - 33%
Cane Sugar 3 21% 7% - 32%
New Zealand - Gladiator Malt 3 5% 4% - 5%
Briess - Pilsen Malt 2-Row 3 60% 33% - 73%
Rahr - Standard 2-Row 3 64% 36% - 100%
Weyermann - Pilsner 3 61% 27% - 83%
German - Vienna 3 24% 10% - 32%
German - Melanoidin 3 5% 2% - 10%
Weyermann - Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner 3 56% 45% - 75%
German - CaraMunich I 3 4% 3% - 5%
Belgian - Pilsner 3 77% 59% - 100%
Malteurop - 2 Row 2 62% 38% - 86%
Briess - DME Pale Ale 2 38% 25% - 50%
Briess - DME Golden Light 2 24% 22% - 26%
Bestmalz - BEST Acidulated 2 3% 3% - 4%
Briess - Rice, Flaked 2 23% 20% - 25%
Great Western - Superior Pilsen (1.6 °L) 2 82% 82% - 83%
Sugar Creek Malt - Bloody Butcher Malted Corn 2 24% 24% - 24%
Bestmalz - BEST Chit Malt 2 7% 5% - 9%
Valley Malt - chit malt 2 10% 10% - 10%
United Kingdom - Wheat 2 10% 10% - 10%
Aromatic Malt 2 53% 6% - 100%
Briess - Bonlander Munich Malt 10L 2 18% 17% - 20%
American - Caramel / Crystal 20L 2 9% 8% - 10%
Caramel / Crystal 60L 2 2% 1% - 3%
American - Roasted Barley 2 1% 0% - 1%
Canadian - Pale 2-Row 2 87% 77% - 96%
German - CaraFoam 2 3% 3% - 4%
German - CaraHell 2 8% 4% - 11%
United Kingdom - Pale 2-Row 2 61% 47% - 74%
Viking - Pale Ale Malt 2 44% 33% - 56%
Liquid Malt Extract - Dark 2 25% 25% - 25%
Rice Syrup Solids 2 15% 12% - 17%
Dry Malt Extract - Extra Light 2 39% 29% - 48%
New Zealand - Ale Malt 2 34% 21% - 48%
New Zealand - American Ale Malt 2 60% 40% - 80%
New Zealand - Pilsner Malt 2 50% 48% - 53%
Viking - Pilsner Malt 2 57% 48% - 67%
Dingemans - Pilsen 2 59% 40% - 79%
Muntons - Maris Otter 2 41% 8% - 73%