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Malting is the process of converting barley or other cereal grains into malt for use in brewing, distilling, or foods, and takes place in a maltings, sometimes called a malthouse, or a malting floor. The cereal is spread out on the malting floor in a layer of 8 to 12 centimetres (3 to 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches) depth.
A close-up view of grains steeping in warm water during the mashing stage of brewing. In brewing and distilling, mashing is the process of combining ground grain – malted barley and sometimes supplementary grains such as corn, sorghum, rye, or wheat (known as the "grain bill") – with water and then heating the mixture.
Traditional floor malting at Highland Park Distillery in Scotland. Malting is the process of steeping, germinating and drying grain to convert it into malt.Germination and sprouting involve a number of enzymes to produce the changes from seed to seedling and the malt producer stops this stage of the process when the required enzymes are optimal.
Barley flour is prepared from dried and ground barley (pictured) Barley flour is a flour prepared from dried and ground barley. [1] Barley flour is used to prepare barley bread and other breads, such as flat bread and yeast breads. [1] [2] There are two general types of barley flour: coarse and fine. [3]
Grain, normally wheat or rye, is ground usually in a hammermill and then cooked with hot water, forming a mash. The temperature is then reduced, and enzyme-rich ground barley malt or enzyme mixture is added to convert the grain starches into sugar.
Barley (Hordeum vulgare), a member of the grass family, is a major cereal grain grown in temperate climates globally. It was one of the first cultivated grains; it was domesticated in the Fertile Crescent around 9000 BC, giving it nonshattering spikelets and making it much easier to harvest.
Craft malting, also called micro-malting, [1] is an agricultural practice of creating malting barley in relatively small quantities for craft beer. [2] One guide says that craft malt must include 50% locally sourced grain, [3] the figure endorsed by a trade industry group.
Heat is then applied to stop the germination, often using peat as the fuel. Other grains, such as rye or wheat, can be malted for other types of whisky, but barley must be used for single malt Scotch. The dry malt is ground into flour (grist) and mixed with hot water; this mashing process converts the starch into sugar.
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