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Speciality Malt
Specialty malts are those malts that by definition provide something different or “special” to wort and beer. While base malts have enough diastatic power to convert their own starch and usually that of some amount of starch from un-malted grain, called adjuncts, specialty malts have little diastatic power, but provide flavor, color, or "body" (viscosity) to the finished product.
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Specialty malts are those malts that by definition provide something different or “special” to wort and beer. While base malts have enough diastatic power to convert their own starch and usually that of some amount of starch from un-malted grain, called adjuncts, specialty malts have little diastatic power, but provide flavor, color, or "body" (viscosity) to the finished product.
Specialty Malt can be categorized into caramelized malts and non-caramelized, or roasted, malts. The most popular specialty malts are crystal or caramel malts. Maltsters create crystal malts by roasting still-moist barley before drying it. Dark malts are also quite popular. As the name would suggest, these malts add deep brown, or even black colour to your beer. They can also add smokiness, rustiness, sweetness, and even coffee-like flavours to your beer. Given their potency (to both change the colour and the flavour of the beer), they are used in small quantities. A little really goes a long way.
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Speciality Malt Industry Research Report 2026
Market perspective
Specialty malts are those malts that by definition provide something different or “special” to wort and beer. While base malts have enough diastatic power to convert their own starch and usually that of some amount of starch from un-malted grain, called adjuncts, specialty malts have little diastatic power, but provide flavor, color, or "body" (viscosity) to the finished product.
Specialty Malt can be categorized into caramelized malts and non-caramelized, or roasted, malts. The most popular specialty malts are crystal or caramel malts. Maltsters create crystal malts by roasting still-moist barley before drying it. Dark malts are also quite popular. As the name would suggest, these malts add deep brown, or even black colour to your beer. They can also add smokiness, rustiness, sweetness, and even coffee-like flavours to your beer. Given their potency (to both change the colour and the flavour of the beer), they are used in small quantities. A little really goes a long way.
The major players in global Speciality Malt market include Cargill, Weyermann Specialty Malts, Malteurop Groupe S.A., etc. The top 3 players occupy about 35% shares of the global market. North America and Europe are main markets, they occupy about 80% of the global market. Roasted Malt is the main type, with a share about 65%. Ales is the main application, which holds a share about 75%.
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Report Scope
This report quantifies the global Speciality Malt market in terms of revenue (US$ million) and, where applicable, sales volume (K MT), using 2025 as the base year and providing annual historical and forecast data for 2021–2032.
It standardizes definitions of Types and Applications, harmonizes vendor attribution, and presents comparable time series by company, Type, Application, and region/country, including indicative price bands (US$/K MT) and concentration ratios (CR5/CR10).
The outputs are intended to support strategy development, budgeting, and performance benchmarking for brand owners, manufacturers, retailers, channel partners, and investors; data are structured with consistent units and fields to facilitate integration into internal FP&A and BI systems.
Key Companies & Market Share Insights
This section profiles leading manufacturers, combining 2021–2025 results with a 2026–2032 outlook. It reports revenue, market share, price bands, product and application mix, regional and channel mix, and key developments (M&A, capacity additions, certifications). It also provides global revenue, average price, and—where applicable—sales volume by manufacturer, and calculates CR5/CR10 and rank changes to support comparative benchmarking.
Speciality Malt Market by Company
Cargill
Malteurop Groupe S.A.
Graincorp Limited
Ireks GmbH
Simpsons Malt Ltd
Weyermann Specialty Malts
Viking Malt
Briess Malt
Barmalt Malting India Pvt
Speciality Malt Segment by Type
Roasted Malt
Caramelized Malts
Speciality Malt Segment by Application
Ales
Lagers
Others
Speciality Malt Segment by Region
North America
United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Russia
Spain
Netherlands
Switzerland
Sweden
Poland
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
India
Australia
Taiwan
Southeast Asia
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Colombia
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Türkiye
GCC Countries
Key Drivers & Barriers
High-impact rendering factors and drivers have been studied in this report to aid the readers to understand the general development. Moreover, the report includes restraints and challenges that may act as stumbling blocks on the way of the players. This will assist the users to be attentive and make informed decisions related to business. Specialists have also laid their focus on the upcoming business prospects.
Reasons to Buy This Report
1. This report will help the readers to understand the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. The report also focuses on the competitive landscape of the global Speciality Malt market, and introduces in detail the market share, industry ranking, competitor ecosystem, market performance, new product development, operation situation, expansion, and acquisition. etc. of the main players, which helps the readers to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.
2. This report will help stakeholders to understand the global industry status and trends of Speciality Malt and provides them with information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.
3. This report will help stakeholders to understand competitors better and gain more insights to strengthen their position in their businesses. The competitive landscape section includes the market share and rank (in volume and value), competitor ecosystem, new product development, expansion, and acquisition.
4. This report stays updated with novel technology integration, features, and the latest developments in the market
5. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into which regions to target globally
6. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into the end-user perception concerning the adoption of Speciality Malt.
7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.
Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Research objectives, research methods, data sources, data cross-validation;
Chapter 2: Introduces the report scope of the report, executive summary of different market segments (by region, product type, application, etc.), including the market size of each market segment, future development potential, and so on. It offers a high-level view of the current state of the market and its likely evolution in the short to mid-term, and long term.
Chapter 3: Detailed analysis of Speciality Malt manufacturers competitive landscape, price, production and value market share, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 4: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product production/output, value, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 5: Production/output, value of Speciality Malt by region/country. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region in the next six years.
Chapter 6: Consumption of Speciality Malt in regional level and country level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and its main countries and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and production of each country in the world.
Chapter 7: Provides the analysis of various market segments by type, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 8: Provides the analysis of various market segments by application, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 9: Analysis of industrial chain, including the upstream and downstream of the industry.
Chapter 10: Introduces the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 11: The main points and conclusions of the report.
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Scope & coverage.
Types
- Roasted Malt
- Caramelized Malts
Applications
- Ales
- Lagers
- Others
Companies covered
- Cargill
- Malteurop Groupe S.A.
- Graincorp Limited
- Ireks GmbH
- Simpsons Malt Ltd
- Weyermann Specialty Malts
- Viking Malt
- Briess Malt
- Barmalt Malting India Pvt
Inside the report.
1 Preface
- 1.1 Scope of Report
- 1.2 Reasons for Doing This Study
- 1.3 Research Methodology
- 1.4 Research Process
- 1.5 Data Source
- 1.5.1 Secondary Sources
- 1.5.2 Primary Sources
2 Market Overview
- 2.1 Product Definition
- 2.2 Global Market Growth Prospects
- 2.2.1 Global Speciality Malt Market Size (2021-2032)
- 2.2.2 Global Speciality Malt Sales (2021-2032)
- 2.2.3 Global Speciality Malt Market Average Price (2021-2032)
- 2.3 Speciality Malt by Type
- 2.3.1 Market Value Comparison by Type (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032) & (US$ Million)
- 2.3.2 Roasted Malt
- 2.3.3 Caramelized Malts
- 2.4 Speciality Malt by Application
- 2.4.1 Market Value Comparison by Application (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
- 2.4.2 Ales
- 2.4.3 Lagers
- 2.4.4 Others
3 Market Competitive Landscape by Manufacturers
- 3.1 Global Speciality Malt Market Competitive Situation by Manufacturers (2021 Versus 2025)
- 3.2 Global Speciality Malt Sales (K MT) of Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.3 Global Speciality Malt Revenue of Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.4 Global Speciality Malt Average Price by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.5 Global Speciality Malt Industry Ranking, 2024 VS 2025 VS 2026
- 3.6 Global Manufacturers of Speciality Malt, Manufacturing Sites & Headquarters
- 3.7 Global Manufacturers of Speciality Malt, Product Type & Application
- 3.8 Global Manufacturers of Speciality Malt, Established Date
- 3.9 Global Speciality Malt Market CR5 and HHI
- 3.10 Global Manufacturers Mergers & Acquisition
4 Manufacturers Profiled
- 4.1 Cargill
- 4.1.1 Cargill Company Information
- 4.1.2 Cargill Business Overview
- 4.1.3 Cargill Speciality Malt Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.1.4 Cargill Speciality Malt Product Portfolio
- 4.1.5 Cargill Recent Developments
- 4.2 Malteurop Groupe S.A.
- 4.2.1 Malteurop Groupe S.A. Company Information
- 4.2.2 Malteurop Groupe S.A. Business Overview
- 4.2.3 Malteurop Groupe S.A. Speciality Malt Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.2.4 Malteurop Groupe S.A. Speciality Malt Product Portfolio
- 4.2.5 Malteurop Groupe S.A. Recent Developments
- 4.3 Graincorp Limited
- 4.3.1 Graincorp Limited Company Information
- 4.3.2 Graincorp Limited Business Overview
- 4.3.3 Graincorp Limited Speciality Malt Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.3.4 Graincorp Limited Speciality Malt Product Portfolio
- 4.3.5 Graincorp Limited Recent Developments
- 4.4 Ireks GmbH
- 4.4.1 Ireks GmbH Company Information
- 4.4.2 Ireks GmbH Business Overview
- 4.4.3 Ireks GmbH Speciality Malt Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.4.4 Ireks GmbH Speciality Malt Product Portfolio
- 4.4.5 Ireks GmbH Recent Developments
- 4.5 Simpsons Malt Ltd
- 4.5.1 Simpsons Malt Ltd Company Information
- 4.5.2 Simpsons Malt Ltd Business Overview
- 4.5.3 Simpsons Malt Ltd Speciality Malt Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.5.4 Simpsons Malt Ltd Speciality Malt Product Portfolio
- 4.5.5 Simpsons Malt Ltd Recent Developments
- 4.6 Weyermann Specialty Malts
- 4.6.1 Weyermann Specialty Malts Company Information
- 4.6.2 Weyermann Specialty Malts Business Overview
- 4.6.3 Weyermann Specialty Malts Speciality Malt Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.6.4 Weyermann Specialty Malts Speciality Malt Product Portfolio
- 4.6.5 Weyermann Specialty Malts Recent Developments
- 4.7 Viking Malt
- 4.7.1 Viking Malt Company Information
- 4.7.2 Viking Malt Business Overview
- 4.7.3 Viking Malt Speciality Malt Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.7.4 Viking Malt Speciality Malt Product Portfolio
- 4.7.5 Viking Malt Recent Developments
- 4.8 Briess Malt
- 4.8.1 Briess Malt Company Information
- 4.8.2 Briess Malt Business Overview
- 4.8.3 Briess Malt Speciality Malt Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.8.4 Briess Malt Speciality Malt Product Portfolio
- 4.8.5 Briess Malt Recent Developments
- 4.9 Barmalt Malting India Pvt
- 4.9.1 Barmalt Malting India Pvt Company Information
- 4.9.2 Barmalt Malting India Pvt Business Overview
- 4.9.3 Barmalt Malting India Pvt Speciality Malt Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.9.4 Barmalt Malting India Pvt Speciality Malt Product Portfolio
- 4.9.5 Barmalt Malting India Pvt Recent Developments
5 Global Speciality Malt Market Scenario by Region
- 5.1 Global Speciality Malt Market Size by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.2 Global Speciality Malt Sales by Region: 2021-2032
- 5.2.1 Global Speciality Malt Sales by Region: 2021-2026
- 5.2.2 Global Speciality Malt Sales by Region: 2027-2032
- 5.3 Global Speciality Malt Revenue by Region: 2021-2032
- 5.3.1 Global Speciality Malt Revenue by Region: 2021-2026
- 5.3.2 Global Speciality Malt Revenue by Region: 2027-2032
- 5.4 North America Speciality Malt Market Facts & Figures by Country
- 5.4.1 North America Speciality Malt Market Size by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.4.2 North America Speciality Malt Sales by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.4.3 North America Speciality Malt Revenue by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.4.4 United States
- 5.4.5 Canada
- 5.4.6 Mexico
- 5.5 Europe Speciality Malt Market Facts & Figures by Country
- 5.5.1 Europe Speciality Malt Market Size by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.5.2 Europe Speciality Malt Sales by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.5.3 Europe Speciality Malt Revenue by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.5.4 Germany
- 5.5.5 France
- 5.5.6 U.K.
- 5.5.7 Italy
- 5.5.8 Russia
- 5.5.9 Spain
- 5.5.10 Netherlands
- 5.5.11 Switzerland
- 5.5.12 Sweden
- 5.5.13 Poland
- 5.6 Asia Pacific Speciality Malt Market Facts & Figures by Country
- 5.6.1 Asia Pacific Speciality Malt Market Size by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.6.2 Asia Pacific Speciality Malt Sales by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.6.3 Asia Pacific Speciality Malt Revenue by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.6.4 China
- 5.6.5 Japan
- 5.6.6 South Korea
- 5.6.7 India
- 5.6.8 Australia
- 5.6.9 Taiwan
- 5.6.10 Southeast Asia
- 5.7 South America Speciality Malt Market Facts & Figures by Country
- 5.7.1 South America Speciality Malt Market Size by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.7.2 South America Speciality Malt Sales by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.7.3 South America Speciality Malt Revenue by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.7.4 Brazil
- 5.7.5 Argentina
- 5.7.6 Chile
- 5.7.7 Colombia
- 5.8 Middle East and Africa Speciality Malt Market Facts & Figures by Country
- 5.8.1 Middle East and Africa Speciality Malt Market Size by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.8.2 Middle East and Africa Speciality Malt Sales by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.8.3 Middle East and Africa Speciality Malt Revenue by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.8.4 Egypt
- 5.8.5 South Africa
- 5.8.6 Israel
- 5.8.7 Türkiye
- 5.8.8 GCC Countries
6 Segment by Type
- 6.1 Global Speciality Malt Sales by Type (2021-2032)
- 6.1.1 Global Speciality Malt Sales by Type (2021-2032) & (K MT)
- 6.1.2 Global Speciality Malt Sales Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
- 6.2 Global Speciality Malt Revenue by Type (2021-2032)
- 6.2.1 Global Speciality Malt Sales by Type (2021-2032) & (US$ Million)
- 6.2.2 Global Speciality Malt Revenue Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
- 6.3 Global Speciality Malt Price by Type (2021-2032)
7 Segment by Application
- 7.1 Global Speciality Malt Sales by Application (2021-2032)
- 7.1.1 Global Speciality Malt Sales by Application (2021-2032) & (K MT)
- 7.1.2 Global Speciality Malt Sales Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
- 7.2 Global Speciality Malt Revenue by Application (2021-2032)
- 7.2.1 Global Speciality Malt Sales by Application (2021-2032) & (US$ Million)
- 7.2.2 Global Speciality Malt Revenue Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
- 7.3 Global Speciality Malt Price by Application (2021-2032)
8 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis of the Market
- 8.1 Speciality Malt Value Chain Analysis
- 8.1.1 Speciality Malt Key Raw Materials
- 8.1.2 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
- 8.1.3 Speciality Malt Production Mode & Process
- 8.2 Speciality Malt Sales Channels Analysis
- 8.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
- 8.2.2 Speciality Malt Distributors
- 8.2.3 Speciality Malt Customers
9 Global Speciality Malt Analyzing Market Dynamics
- 9.1 Speciality Malt Industry Trends
- 9.2 Speciality Malt Industry Drivers
- 9.3 Speciality Malt Industry Opportunities and Challenges
- 9.4 Speciality Malt Industry Restraints
10 Report Conclusion
11 Disclaimer
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