White Wheat (Briess)
Wheat / oat, typically 2.4 °L (5 EBC). Malt color varies by lot — treat listed values as typical and adjust to your malt analysis.
| Type | Wheat / oat |
|---|---|
| Typical color | 2.4 °L · 5 EBC |
| Distilled-water mash pH | 5.92 (class estimate) |
| Buffering (a1) | -47 mEq/kg per pH |
In the mash
Wheat and oat products mash noticeably higher than barley base malt — measured distilled-water pH runs around 6.0 and above — so wheat-heavy grists push mash pH up and typically need more acid, especially on soft water.
Build a water profile around it →Add White Wheat (Briess) to a grain bill in the calculator and the mash pH prediction updates live — with a per-lot DI pH override if you've measured your own sack.
No published titration for this malt yet — the model applies class-average parameters for its type and color. Colors from public maltster specifications.