malting
Speech parts
1. malting - Noun
2. malting - Verb
Meaning
of Malt
The process of making, or of becoming malt.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
Examples
After malting, barley is milled, which finally removes the hull, breaking it into large pieces.
Other flavor components are imparted from partial fermentation due to the particular malting process used and to Maillard reactions on flaking and toasting.
The most common varieties of barley used for malting in America from 2009-2013 are two-row AC Metcalfe and Conrad; and six-row Tradition and Lacey cultivars.
Depending on when the malting process is stopped one gets a preferred starch enzyme ratio and partly converted starch into fermentable sugars.
For example, starch derived from millets has been shown to be a good substrate for fermentation and malting with grains having similar starch contents as wheat grains.
In the 16th century brewing and malting appear to have been the most popular trades in the city.