Find the grain your recipe asks for in the list, hover over it with your mouse and find the replacement on the same row. There will be slight variations between manufacturers.
Crystal malt can be substituted with a slightly paler or darker version if your homebrew store doesn’t carry the exact color. Don’t be afraid to make substitutes.
I am not sure if CaraMunich is just a brand name, or actually a caramelized munich malt.
All values between brackets are in EBC.
Updated November 2023.
Content taken from https://www.brew.is/files/malt.html and expanded.
Briess | The_Swaen | Dingemans | Castle/Chateau | Crisp_Malt | Pauls_Malt | ThomasFawcett | Weyermann | BestMaltz | Franco_Belges |
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2-Row Pale | Pilsener, Lager | Pilsen MD | Pilsen | Lager, German Pilsen | Odd Amphibian | Lager | Pilsner, Premium Pilsner | Pilsen, Heidelberg | Pilsen |
Pale Ale | Ale, Dutch Pale Ale | Pale Ale 9 MD | Pale Ale | Best Ale, Extra Pale, Scottish Pale Ale, Scottish Extra Pale Ale | Pale Whale, Albino Whale | Halcyon, Optic, Pearl, Golden Promise | Pale Ale | Pale Ale | Pale Ale |
— | — | Maris Otter | Maris Otter | Finest Maris Otter, Extra Pale Maris Otter | Keep Flying | Maris Otter | — | Maris Otter | — |
Ashburne | — | — | — | — | — | Mild Ale | Vienna | — | Sp. Aromatic |
Bonlander Munich | Munich Light | Munich 15 | Munich Light | Light Munich | Muscley | Munich | Munich I | Munich | Munich |
Vienna | Vienna | — | Vienna | — | — | Vienna | Vienna | Vienna | Vienna |
Aromatic Munich 20L | Munich Dark | — | Munich | Dark Munich | — | — | Munich II | Munich Dark | Dark Munich |
Victory, American Honey | Melany | Amber - Aromatic MD, Aroma 100 | Melano, Melano Light | — | Miserable Fish | — | Melanoidin | Melanoidin, Melanoidin Light | Kiln Amber |
CaraPils | — | — | Cara Clair | Dextrin, Cara Gold | — | — | CaraPils/CaraFoam | Caramel Pils | — |
Caramel Malt 10 | GoldSwaen Light | Cara 20 | Cara Blond | Cara Malt | Captains Classic | CaraMalt | CaraHell / (CaraBelge) | — | Caramel Pilsen |
— | GoldSwaen Red | — | — | — | — | — | CaraRed | — | Caramel Vienna |
Caramel Malt 20 (40) | GoldSwaen Brown Light (64-72) | Cara 50 | — | — | Dead Straight | Pale Crystal Malt (60 - 90) | CaraAmber | — | Caramel Amber |
Caramel Malt 40 (100) | GoldSwaen Classic | — | — | Extra Light Crystal 100 | — | — | CaraMunich I | Caramel Munich I | Caramel Munich 40 |
— | — | Cara 120 | Cara Gold | — | Lucky Squid | — | CaraMunich II | Caramel Munich II | — |
Caramel Malt 60 (160) | — | — | Chateau Crystal | Light Crystal 150 | Mark 5 | Crystal Malt (150 - 175) | CaraMunich III | Caramel Munich III | Caramel Munich 60 |
Caramel Malt 80 (210) | GoldSwaen Brown (this is a caramel malt!) | Cara 200 | Special Belgium | Medium Crystal 240 | Deep Diver | Dark Crystal (250 - 300) | CaraAroma | — | Caramel Munich 80 |
Caramel Malt 120 | GoldSwaen Brown Supreme (280-320) | Special B | — | Dark Crystal 400 | The Shell Shocker | — | — | — | Caramel Munich 120 |
Special Roast (80) | Brown Porter (400-450) | — | — | Brown (120-150) | — | Brown Malt (175 - 200) | — | — | Kiln Amber |
— | Coffee | Coffee Mroost 450 MD | Chateau Chocolat Light | Low Colour Chocolate Malt | Reliable Lighthouse Light | Pale Chocolate (560-690) | — | — | — |
Chocolate | Chocolate B | Mroost 900 MD | Chateau Chocolat | Chocolate (Coffee) Malt | Reliable Lighthouse | Chocolate | Carafa (Special) I | Chocolate | Chocolate |
Black Patent | Black | Mroost 1400 | Black Malt | Black | Angry Bear | Black Malt | Carafa (Special) III | Black Malt | Kiln Black |
Roasted Barley | Barley | Pealed Roasted Barley | Roasted Barley | Roasted Barley | Angry Angler | Roasted Barley | Roasted Barley | — | — |
Wheat | Wheat Classic | Wheat Malt MD | Wheat Blanc | Wheat Malt | Washy Frothy | Wheat | Wheat | — | Wheat |
— | GoldSwaen Wheat light | Karrewheat 77 | Wheat Crystal | — | — | Crystal Wheat | CaraWheat | Caramel Wheat Malt | Caramel Wheat |
— | GoldSwaen Wheat Dark | — | — | — | — | — | Dark Wheat | — | Dark Wheat |
— | Black W, Chocolate W | Mroost Wheat Malt | Wheat Black, Wheat Cafe | — | — | Roasted Wheat | Chocolate Wheat | — | Roasted Wheat |
— | — | — | Smoked Wheat | — | — | — | Smoked Wheat | — | — |
Rye Malt | Swaen Rye | Rye Malt | Rye Malt | Rye Malt | — | Rye Malt | Rye Malt | — | — |
— | GoldSwaen Rye | — | — | Crystal Rye | — | Crystal Rye | CaraRye | Caramel Rye Malt | — |
— | BlackSwaen Rye (900-1100) | Chocolate Rye 300 | — | — | — | — | Chocolate Rye (400-700) | — | Roasted Rye |
— | Oat | — | Oat Malt | Naked Oat Malt | — | Oat Malt | — | — | — |
— | Sauer | — | Acid | — | — | — | Acidulated Malt | — | — |
— | Smoke | — | Smoked, Peated, Whiskey | — | Thirsty Thistle | Peated Malt | Oak Smoked, Beech Smoked | — | — |