Question: what is the difference between pale ale malt and 2 row?
Answer: Not necessarily the same. The ingredient for malting is definitely the same - 2 row barley. But pale ale malt is typically kilned darker during the process of malting than the maltsters standard 2-row. I think typical American 2-row base malt has color value 1.5-2.0 L whereas pale ale malts are often 3-4 L.