Maltose is a disaccharide consisting of two sugar molecules and is found in grain
A disaccharide of two glucose molecules, and the primary fermentable sugar obtained from mashing malt One-third the sweetness of sucrose
It resembles dextrose, but rotates the plane of polarized light further to the right and possesses a lower cupric oxide reducing power
A sugar molecule consisting of two linked glucose molecules Maltose is the most common type of sugar in beer wort, typically comprising about 50% of the sugars present See also disaccharide