{"product_id":"munich-rye","title":"Munich Rye","description":"\u003cp\u003eMunich Rye is Riverbend's darker rye malt, made from Wrens Abruzzi, an heirloom rye that has been grown in the South for more than 200 years. It is the same grain as their Carolina Rye, taken through a hotter kiln from start to finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat extra kilning is the whole point. Where Carolina Rye reads herbal and peppery, this one goes to pumpernickel bread with cardamom and allspice behind it. Protein is high at 13.9%, which is normal for rye and part of why rye beers feel fuller than their gravity suggests.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMinimum diastatic power of 80 means it converts itself, so a modest addition will not cost you conversion elsewhere in the grist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eUsing Munich Rye\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRiverbend publishes 5 to 25% of the grist.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAt 5 to 10% it adds a dry spice note and a darker cast without announcing itself as a rye beer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAt 15 to 25% the pumpernickel character leads. That is where you want it for a dark rye lager or a rye bourbon mash.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRye is huskless and gets sticky in the mash. Above roughly 15% of the grist, add rice hulls and expect a slower lauter.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eReach for Carolina Rye instead if you want rye spice without the bread crust and color.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStyles:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dark rye lager, rye IPA, roggenbier, saison, dunkel, and bourbon and rye whiskey mashes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eGrain\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMalted rye, Wrens Abruzzi heirloom variety\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eMax usage rate\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5 to 25% of grist\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eMin extract (FG, dry basis)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e82%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eProtein\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13.9%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eS\/T ratio\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e65 to 70\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eMin diastatic power\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e80\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eGrain origin\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNorth Carolina\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eBag size\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e50 lb\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTwo figures are left off this table on purpose. Riverbend publishes conflicting color values for this malt, 25 to 35 SRM on their product page against 5 to 8 SRM in their 2026 catalog, and two different alpha amylase figures. We would rather leave a row blank than print a number you might build a recipe around. Ask us and we will get the current certificate of analysis from Riverbend for your lot.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Riverbend Malt House\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrent Manning and Brian Simpson founded Riverbend in Asheville in 2010, the first craft malt house east of the Mississippi. It is now the first Certified Regenified malt house in the world. Grain comes from family-owned farms inside roughly a 500-mile radius of Asheville, across North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia and Florida. They still hand-rake grain on a traditional malting floor alongside modern germination-kiln vessels, and in 2025 they supplied more than 300 breweries and distilleries.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Riverbend Malting","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51543158260027,"sku":"MLT-RB-MUNICHRYE","price":52.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0003\/9433\/0159\/files\/MunichRye-300x300.jpg?v=1786115869","url":"https:\/\/www.wineandbeersupply.com\/products\/munich-rye","provider":"Wine \u0026 Beer Supply ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}