malthouse
Barley processing building
A malthouse is a building where grain, typically barley, is converted into malt for brewing beer or distilling whiskey.
The process involves soaking, germinating, and drying the grain.
Traditional malthouses featured long floors where grain was spread and turned by hand.
Most commercial malting now happens in industrial facilities, but historic malthouses survive as architectural landmarks or have been converted to other uses.
Grain for malt
- germinationSeed's initial growth phase
- kilningHeating in specialized oven
- steepingSoaking to extract flavor
- grainCereal plant's harvest unit
enzymes · modification · grist · rootlet · friability · dormancy · plumpness · endosperm
Plant used as remedy
- mashCrushed soft mixture
- brewmasterChief beer maker
- hopsBittering agent for ale
- yeastFermenting fungus
ale · lager · stout · porter · pilsner · beer · fermentation · attenuation
High-heat ceramic ovens
- oastConical drying furnace
- granaryBuilding for storing cereals
- millGrain-crushing facility
- timberedContaining trees or beams
restoration · conservation · Victorian · Tudor · architecture · conversion · lofts · warehouses
barley
Grain for malt
- germinationSeed's initial growth phase
- kilningHeating in specialized oven
- steepingSoaking to extract flavor
grain · enzymes · modification · grist · rootlet · friability · dormancy · plumpness · endosperm · husk
wort
Plant used as remedy
- mashCrushed soft mixture
- brewmasterChief beer maker
- hopsBittering agent for ale
yeast · ale · lager · stout · porter · pilsner · beer · fermentation · attenuation · microbrewery
kilns
High-heat ceramic ovens
timbered · restoration · conservation · Victorian · Tudor · architecture · conversion · lofts · warehouses · cobblestones