Voyager Veloria Ale Malt
Award-Winning Australian Schooner Barley Malt
Voyager Veloria is a richly flavoured Australian ale malt made from the rare Schooner barley variety.
Developed as the ultimate single malt for summer pale ales, Veloria produces a golden colour, excellent head retention and a clean yet distinctive malt character with toasted biscuit and honey-like sweetness.
Its balance of flavour, enzymatic strength and brewing performance makes it suitable as a complete base malt or as part of the grist in a wide range of craft beer styles.
Named World’s Best Ale Malt at the 2022 Malt Cup, Veloria showcases the depth and character possible from Australian-grown barley and small-batch craft malting.
Why You’ll Love This Malt
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World’s Best Ale Malt at the 2022 Malt Cup
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Made from Australian-grown Schooner barley
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Richer flavour than a standard pale base malt
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Toasted biscuit and honey-like sweetness
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Produces a warm golden beer colour
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Excellent body and head retention
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Strong diastatic power for reliable conversion
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Suitable for use as up to 100% of the grain bill
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Ideal for single-malt and hop-forward beers
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Crafted in small batches by Voyager Craft Malt
Flavour Profile
Voyager Veloria provides a clean but characterful malt foundation with flavours of:
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Toasted biscuit
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Warm bread crust
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Light honey
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Sweet grain
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Gentle nuttiness
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Rich traditional ale malt
The Schooner barley variety provides a deeper malt aroma and flavour than many modern neutral base malts. Its rounded sweetness helps support hop flavour while retaining enough character to remain noticeable in the finished beer.
Typical Beer Styles
| Beer Style | Contribution |
|---|---|
| Australian Pale Ale | Golden colour with biscuit and honey malt character |
| American Pale Ale | Supports citrus and tropical hops with a richer malt base |
| English Pale Ale | Traditional bread, biscuit and rounded malt flavours |
| Summer Ale | Clean golden base with excellent head retention |
| Golden Ale | Light honey sweetness and balanced malt depth |
| India Pale Ale | Provides structure beneath higher hopping rates |
| English Bitter | Enhances traditional malt character and drinkability |
| Amber Ale | Adds bread crust and toasted malt complexity |
| Brown Ale | Provides a rich base for caramel, nut and chocolate malts |
| Saison | Adds rustic grain and light honey character |
| Porter | Provides a flavourful base beneath roasted and specialty malts |
| SMaSH Beer | Showcases both the Schooner barley and selected hop variety |
Product Specifications
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| Maltster | Voyager Craft Malt |
| Malt | Veloria |
| Grain Variety | Schooner Barley |
| Malt Type | Ale Base Malt |
| Country | Australia |
| Colour | 6–8 EBC |
| Extract – Fine Dry | Greater than 78% |
| Apparent Attenuation | Greater than 79% |
| Friability | Greater than 85% |
| Saccharification | 10–20 minutes |
| FAN | Greater than 130 |
| Diastatic Power | Greater than 150 |
| Protein | 10–12% |
| Maximum Usage | Up to 100% of the grain bill |
Recommended Usage Rates
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80–100% for single-malt pale ales, summer ales, golden ales and SMaSH beers
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60–90% as the base malt in pale ales, IPAs, bitters and saisons
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40–80% in amber ales, brown ales and malt-forward English styles
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50–75% as a characterful base for porters and darker ales
Veloria has sufficient enzymatic strength to be used as the sole base malt while also helping convert reasonable quantities of specialty and adjunct grains.
Brewing Tips
Use It as a Single Malt
Veloria was designed to produce expressive beer without requiring multiple specialty malts. Using it at 100% allows its toasted biscuit, warm bread and honey characteristics to be fully appreciated.
Adjust the Mash for Your Preferred Finish
Mash around 64–66°C for a more fermentable wort and a drier, hop-forward finish.
Mash around 66–68°C for additional body, malt richness and residual sweetness.
Pair It with Australian and New Zealand Hops
Veloria works particularly well with citrus, tropical fruit and stone-fruit hop varieties. Its honey and biscuit flavours provide enough structure to support modern hop character without becoming heavy.
Use It in Traditional English Styles
The Schooner barley variety shares some of the rich and rounded characteristics associated with traditional English ale malts, making Veloria a strong choice for bitters, pale ales, milds and porters.
Is Voyager Veloria a Base Malt?
Yes. Veloria is a fully enzymatic ale base malt with enough diastatic power to be used as up to 100% of the grain bill.
It can also provide the main malt foundation in recipes containing specialty malts, crystal malts or suitable adjuncts.
What Does Voyager Veloria Taste Like?
Veloria has a clean but rich malt flavour with toasted biscuit, warm bread crust, light honey and sweet grain notes.
It provides more flavour than a neutral pale malt while remaining versatile enough for hop-forward and malt-focused beer styles.
What Makes Schooner Barley Different?
Schooner is an older Australian barley variety with characteristics closer to traditional English brewing barley than many modern high-attenuating varieties.
In Veloria, it produces a rounded malt flavour, honey-like sweetness and satisfying body while retaining good brewing performance.
Can Voyager Veloria Be Used at 100%?
Yes. Veloria was specifically designed to work as a single malt and can be used for the entire grain bill.
A 100% Veloria recipe is an excellent way to showcase its colour, head retention and distinctive Australian malt character.
Is Voyager Veloria Good for Pale Ale?
Yes. Summer pale ale was one of the key styles Veloria was designed for.
It produces a golden beer with enough toasted malt and honey character to support modern hops without competing with their aroma and flavour.
Is Veloria Suitable for English Beer Styles?
Yes. Its bread, biscuit and rounded malt flavours work particularly well in English pale ales, bitters, milds, brown ales and porters.
Why Is Voyager Veloria Award Winning?
Voyager Veloria was named World’s Best Ale Malt at the 2022 Malt Cup.
The award recognised its malt quality, brewing performance and distinctive flavour derived from Australian-grown Schooner barley and Voyager’s small-batch malting process.
Why Buy from Border Brewing Supplies?
Border Brewing Supplies freshly packs grain to order for home brewers throughout Tweed Heads, the Gold Coast, Northern Rivers, Brisbane and the wider Queensland–New South Wales border region.
Choose the quantity required for your recipe, from small additions through to full grain bills and 25kg sacks.
Shop online for Australia-wide delivery or select Click & Collect from our Tweed Heads South home brew shop.
