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===The Malting Process===
 
===The Malting Process===
* Raw grains are soaked to begin germination. 
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* [[Malting Process]] - An article on the malting process.
* Moisture and germination is maintained until the green '''acrospire'' reaches a length approximately the size of the grain.  This takes approximately 5 days.
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* Green malt is kiln dried until the level of moisture is reduced to about 6%.
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* The brittle acrospires are separated from the grains, and the grains are packaged for shipping.
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==Types of Malt==
 
==Types of Malt==

Revision as of 02:15, 29 June 2006

Malt

A main ingredient in most beers is malted barley, though the malting process can be applied to many other cereal grains. Malting is a process in which grains are allowed to germinate and then quickly dried in a kiln before the plant has a chance to fully develop. The malting process develops enzymes that are required to modify complex starches in the grain into simple fermentable sugars during a later step in the brewing process called mashing.

The Malting Process

Types of Malt

  • [Insert malt type here]

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