malt

Germinated barley seeds

Malt is grain, usually barley, that has been allowed to sprout and then dried, a process that converts starches to sugars.

This malted grain is essential for brewing beer and distilling whiskey, giving these beverages their characteristic flavor.

A malt or malted is also short for a milkshake made with malt powder.

As a verb, to malt grain is to put it through the malting process.

The brewery sources its malt from local farms.

barley

germination

Seed's initial growth phase

modification · roasting · chit · rootlets · withering · moisture · extract · friability

brewing

wort

Plant used as remedy

  • mashCrushed soft mixture
  • hopsBittering agent for ale
  • yeastFermenting fungus

fermentation · brewmaster · zymurgy · brewhouse · boil · kettle · attenuation · gravity · bitterness · IBU

beer

ale

Warm-fermented malt drink

  • lagerCold-conditioned beer
  • stoutHeavy, dark brewed beverage
  • pilsnerCrisp, golden Czech-style brew

porter · bock · hefeweizen · witbier · amber · bitter · draught · craft · microbrewery · brewpub

flavor

toffee

Caramelized sugar confection

  • caramelCooked sugar confection
  • biscuitSmall baked quick bread
  • toastHeated bread; glass-raising honor

roasted · nutty · chocolate · coffee · molasses · honey · burnt · smoky · rich · sweet

whisky

distillery

Alcohol manufacturing plant

  • scotchDecisively put an end to
  • blendedMixed into uniformity
  • peatWaterlogged decomposed vegetation

cask · aging · oak · highland · glen · dram · proof · neat · sipping · tasting

milkshake

shake

Trembling or blended treat

milo · carnation · counter · straw · frothy · creamy · thick · retro · nostalgic

sweetener

baking

Cooking with dry heat

conditioning · fermentable · sweetness · mouthfeel

Categories
Opposites
processing state

maltadjunct

Subordinate addition to something

corn · rice · whole grain

beverage flavor profile

malthops

Bittering agent for ale

crisp · dry · hoppy · bitter · tart

Phrases
Family

malts, malted, malted milk, malting, maltose, malty, maltster, maltase

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G