roasted barley

Browned brewing ingredient

Roasted barley is barley grain that has been heated until darkened, used primarily in brewing to add color and flavor to stouts and porters without contributing fermentable sugars.

The roasting produces coffee-like, bitter notes.

In Japanese and Korean cuisine, roasted barley is steeped to make barley tea (mugicha, boricha).

The porter gets its dark color from roasted barley.

Related
  • maltSprouted grain for brewing
  • coffeeBrewed bean beverage
  • grainCereal plant's harvest unit
  • toastedBrowned by heat
  • nuttyEccentric or almond-flavored

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G