The Craft Maltsters' Handbook

The industrial process of germination-which converts hard, insoluble cereals into friable, extractable grains for subsequent use as a food source for humans or yeast - is called malting. The Craft Maltsters' Handbook provides an in-depth understanding of the technical and scientific meanings of words and phrases used in malting and is an up-to-date reference on the many types of malts used in brewing and distilling today. The rise in craft micro-malting is a nod to the 19th century men and women who provided the malt for brewing/distilling and part of the growing trend of taking back an art from large multinational corporations who have come to dominate much of agriculture and manufacturing.

• | Author: Dave Thomas
• | Publisher: White Mule Press
• | Publication Date: Aug 07, 2014
• | Number of Pages: 214 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 0991043626
• | ISBN-13: 9780991043620