Briess | Midnight Wheat Malt | per lb

Briess Midnight Wheat Malt is an exceptionally smooth dark roasted wheat malt that provides deep black color with minimal bitterness, astringency, or harsh roasted flavor. At approximately 550° Lovibond, it is one of the best choices for brewers who want dramatic dark color without making the beer taste heavily roasted.

Unlike traditional Black Malt or Roasted Barley, Midnight Wheat is made from wheat rather than barley. Because wheat does not have the same husk as barley, it can develop intense color while avoiding much of the sharp, dry, and astringent character associated with heavily roasted barley malts.

Despite its extremely dark color, the flavor is surprisingly restrained. Midnight Wheat begins with a slight sweetness, followed by subtle hints of smooth roasted malt, and finishes exceptionally clean. This makes it especially useful when you want the beer to look dark without tasting heavily roasted.

Midnight Wheat is an excellent choice for Black IPA and Schwarzbier, where deep color is often desired without overwhelming hops or delicate lager malt character. It is equally useful in dark ales and lagers or simply as a color-adjustment malt in virtually any beer style.

It can also be substituted 1:1 for debittered Black Malt when a particularly smooth and clean source of dark color is desired.

How Much Midnight Wheat Should You Use?

• 1–2% – Minor color adjustment with little to no noticeable flavor impact
• 2–5% – Significant dark color with subtle, exceptionally smooth flavor
• 5–7% – Deep color with increasingly noticeable hints of smooth roasted character

Why Brew With Briess Midnight Wheat?

• Extremely dark roasted wheat malt
• Approximately 550°L
• Provides intense black color with minimal flavor impact
• Slight initial sweetness with subtle roasted notes
• Exceptionally smooth, clean finish
• Very low bitterness and astringency compared with traditional dark roasted barley malts
• Excellent when you want dark color without aggressive roast
• Can substitute 1:1 for debittered Black Malt
• Excellent for Black IPA, Schwarzbier, Black Lager, Dark Ale, Dark Lager, Porter, Stout, and color adjustment in other beer styles

For brewers looking for deep black color with the smoothest possible roasted character, Briess Midnight Wheat Malt is an outstanding choice. Use a small amount to adjust color with almost no flavor impact, or increase the percentage when you want a dark beer with subtle, smooth roast while allowing hops, yeast, and base malt character to remain prominent.

2-5% Adds color with subtle, very smooth flavor

5-7% Use in larger quantities for color plus hints of smooth

roasted flavor