Category: Ingredients

  • Malt Primer

    Malt Primer
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    An Introduction to Malted Barley What is malt and why is it so special?  No malt, no beer.  Thank you for reading.  In the universe of beer and brewing, malt usually refers to malted barley. While beer is made from many a grain, and many a grain is malted, barley is the most prevalent in… Read more

  • How Beer is Made

    How Beer is Made
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    From Field to Glass Beer can be produced from a variety of grains, but the barley kernel contains all of the indigenous enzymes required to fully convert the starch reserves into fermentable sugars, and so it is the dominant grain in beer making. It’s almost as if barley’s very existence was designed for producing beer!… Read more