Brewtubers 2025 Malt Experiment

For the 2025 experiment, the Brewtubers turned their attention to malt. Eleven club members brewed the same amber ale recipe, and each one swapped in a different specialty malt — from familiar names like melanoidin and Red X to curveballs like Opal 44 toffee malt, Carolina Biscuit, and a gluten-free millet malt called Griffin.

Reviewed side by side, the series becomes a practical flavor library: which malt brings honey-on-bread, which one tastes like the underside of a cookie, which adds color without flavor, and which one belongs in a barley wine instead of an amber. If you have ever stared at a homebrew shop's specialty malt shelf wondering what any of it actually tastes like in a finished beer, this playlist is the answer.