To convert a cereal grain into malt by causing it to sprout (by soaking in water) and then halting germination (by drying with hot air) in order to develop enzymes that can break down starches and proteins in the grain
Barley or other grain, steeped in water and dried in a kiln, thus forcing germination until the saccharine principle has been evolved
Grain, usually barley, that has been allowed to sprout, used chiefly in brewing and distilling An alcoholic beverage, such as beer or ale, brewed from malt
a cereal grain that is kiln-dried after having been germinated by soaking in water; used especially in brewing and distilling
For our purposes, barley that has been allowed to germinate before being roasted The concentrate we use in brewing is made from this malt
The process of soaking grain until it sprouts then drying the germinating grain is referred to as "malting" with the end product known as "malt" This process is highly controlled, enabling the "maltster" to create a multitude of different malts each contributing to color, flavor, body, clarity, aroma, etc to the finished beer
a lager of high alcohol content; by law it is considered too alcoholic to be sold as lager or beer
(1) A name given to a grain - usually barley, sometimes rye - which has undergone a process of artificial growth This is achieved by steeping in cold water and then allowing to germinate Rapid drying arrests the growth The grain will then be rich is a sugar-type chemical compound on which yeast can feed to produce alcohol (2) The simple name given to malt whisky; a whisky made entirely from malted barley, be it single malt or vatted malt Mash
a cereal grain that is kiln-dried after having been germinated by soaking in water; used especially in brewing and distilling a lager of high alcohol content; by law it is considered too alcoholic to be sold as lager or beer convert into malt convert grain into malt turn into malt, become malt treat with malt or malt extract; "malt beer
Malt is a substance made from grain that has been soaked in water and then dried in a hot oven. Malt is used in the production of whisky, beer, and other alcoholic drinks. German beer has traditionally been made from just four ingredients -- hops, malt, yeast and water