We discussed Munton’s malt a little while ago.  The big name in brewing malts in North America, however is Briess.  You will undoubtedly find their malts at any homebrew store you visit in North America.  So how do their malts stack up to Munton’s?  They are excellent quality products and are used in commercial and homebrewing extensively.  We’ve never noticed a huge difference in the quality of the dry malt from Briess vs that from Muntons.  Some people prefer Munton’s malt extract to Briess and we’ve found that it may sediment slightly less than the Briess DME.  However, that being said, this is still an excellent product that will make great beer.  If price is important to you this will almost undoubtedly be cheaper in North America than Munton’s will. 

The big advantage to Briess malts is that they are widely available here in liquid form.  That is our preferred malt packaging, and malt is substantially cheaper that way than in dried form.  We have had great success brewing with Briess liquid extract.  In particular their wheat extract is excellent and works very well for German style Hefeweizens.  The company has been in business since 1876, so they are certainly doing something right.  Homebrew is just a tiny part of their business, but they seem to meet homebrewing needs with the same level of quality that they provide to their commercial partners.