Castle | Chateau | Pilsen Malt 2-Row - per lb

Castle Malting Château Pilsen 2-Row Malt is a premium Belgian Pilsner base malt with a very light color and distinctive sweet malt character. Produced by Castle Malting in Belgium, it provides the pale color and enzymatic strength expected from a quality Pilsner malt while contributing a flavorful malt foundation for both traditional Belgian beers and crisp lagers.

Château Pilsen is Castle Malting’s lightest-colored base malt and is well modified for reliable mash performance. It is equally well suited to a straightforward single-infusion mash or traditional decoction mashing, giving brewers plenty of flexibility when designing their brewing process.

Its sufficient enzymatic power allows Château Pilsen 2-Row to be used as the primary base malt in a recipe while also providing the conversion power needed for grain bills containing specialty malts. Compared with more neutral base malts, its sweet, pronounced malt character can add depth while still allowing hops, spices, yeast esters, and other fermentation characteristics to shine.

Why Brew With Castle Malting Château Pilsen 2-Row?

• Premium Belgian Pilsner base malt
• Castle Malting’s lightest-colored base malt
• Clean, sweet, pronounced malt character
• Well modified for dependable mash performance
• Suitable for both single-infusion and decoction mashing
• Sufficient enzymatic power for use as a primary base malt
• Excellent foundation for Belgian yeast, spice, and hop character
• Great for Belgian Blonde, Belgian Golden Strong Ale, Saison, Witbier, Tripel, Pilsner, Belgian Pale Ale, and other light-colored beers

For brewers looking for a Belgian Pilsner malt with more character than a neutral base malt, Castle Malting Château Pilsen 2-Row Malt provides an excellent combination of very light color, sweet malt flavor, and reliable brewing performance. It is especially well suited to Belgian-style beers where the base malt needs to support expressive yeast and fermentation character without getting in the way.