Two-rowed Malting Barley

Murphy & Rude Malting Co.

A roast unveiling a diverse array of flavor compounds, this malt builds upon our Vienna to resemble a typical Amber in color (35L), but brings exponentially more depth.  Deep biscuit flavors reminiscent of toasted Grape Nuts, Bran Flakes, and hard pretzel shell, with an ever-so-slight bitterness in the background. 
		
Package size 50 lbs.

Belgian Amber

Conventional (Non-GMO)

Our Munich is the highest kilned of our base malt selections. Enzymatic enough to be the backbone of any malt-forward beer but also robust enough to play backup, making itself known at just 10-15% of grist. 8-9L
		
Package size 50 lbs.

Munich

Well modified and kiln finished with a jump in curing temps to release the slightest bit of sweetness (saltines, sunflower seed, honeysuckle) and unlock hints of cereal, pretzel, and pizza crust. Also a great choice for all-malt distillers.
		
Package size 50 lbs.

English Pale

At under 2L, this is as flavor neutral as it gets around here.  Virginia-grown 2-row winter barley, slightly undermodified and cured at lower temperatures to unveil its earthier flavor side (straw, dry grass, mineral, crust). Low in color to provide a very light, crisp wort.
		
Package size 50 lbs.

Virginia Pils

Best suited for adjunct distillers, this highly modified 2-row barley is malted exclusively to maximize its conversion potential. Our low-and-slow kiln schedule maintains the highest enzyme package with the lowest color specs possible while helping it's earth-tone flavor showcase what Virginia-grown barley has to offer. 
		
Package size 50 lbs.

Distillers Barley

The must-have for dark beers, this carafa-style black malt pushes the temperature range of our drum roaster to develop a mild burnt (but not acrid) flavor with a coffee and dark chocolate underbelly. Not debittered, but surprisingly low bitterness compared to our Milk Chocolate malt.
		
Package size 50 lbs.

Bakers Cocoa

A lighter version of typical chocolate malts at 270L, this chocolate malt brings a little coffee bitterness to the table with heavy roasting notes and a touch of burnt toffee.
		
Package size 50 lbs.

Milk Chocolate

With a more homogenous glassy kernal profile than kiln-produced caramel malts, our crystals are "mashed in the husk" in our drum and then roasted to color specs to add the color depth and sweetness you rely on.
		
Package size 25 lbs.

Dextrin & Crystal

Impart that addictive spice with our kilned or take it to a whole new dynamic of sweetness with our crystal. A hybrid variety bred for higher yields and better winter hardiness, our farmers will thank you too.
		
Package size 50 lbs.

Brasetto Rye

Slightly higher protein than white wheat but with a stiffer, slightly more bitter flavor backbone, this standard kilned wheat malt also ranks a notch or two higher on the color scale thanks to the higher phenol and tannin content.
		
Package size 50 lbs.

Soft Red Winter Wheat

Malt defines the attitude of your product. At Murphy & Rude Malting, our name captures ours. With malt production processes rooted in traditional methods (Murphy) and then combined with innovation and adventurous creativity (Rudy, or Rude), we create radical malts for differentiating products.   

Our focus is this: obsess over the attributes of flavor-, color-, and aroma-influencing specialty malts and then produce them from a variety of small grains grown both in and outside of Virginia. By applying a wide range of germination, kilning, stewing, drum roasting, and smoking applications, we deliver malt with personality.

Murphy & Rude Malting is your a hand-in-glove supplier of fresher, more flavorful ingredients closer to home.  With batch flexibility that comes with 200-ton annual capacity, our small scale positions us as the perfect partner in the creative process that fuels innovation in craft beer and spirits.

Define your attitude. Feed Your Craft.

Malty sweet but lighter than our munich, this 2-row winter barley heads to the kiln very well modified to maximize the depth of malt flavor development towards biscotti and honey and achieve that characteristic golden wort color.
		
Package size 50 lbs.