barley malt
Beer's germinated grain
Barley malt is barley grain that has been allowed to germinate and then dried, a process that converts starches to sugars.
It's the foundation of beer brewing and whisky distilling, providing fermentable sugars and contributing flavor.
Barley malt extract, a thick syrup, appears in baking and as a sweetener: The bagels get their distinctive chew from barley malt.
- hopsBittering agent for ale
- wortPlant used as remedy
- starch conversionPolysaccharide hydrolysis to sugars
- maltsterOne who produces brewing grain
- endospermSeed's internal nutrient tissue
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sweetening/fermentation substrate source
barley maltartificial sweetener
Manufactured sugar replacement
refined sugar · white sugar · cane sugar · corn syrup · high fructose corn syrup