A commonly used grain product that is used in beverages and foods as a basis for fermentation and to add flavour and nutrients is known as Malt. To elaborate, it is a germinated cereal grain (rye, wheat, rice - usually barley) which is dried through a process called "malting".

Barley grains undergo a series of steps including malting that turn them into malted barley containing sugars. The malted barley is then cooked into a soup, known as mash in homebrewing, and afterwards condensed into a malt extract. This resultant product is the centrepiece of homebrewing recipes as it provides the colour and the sweetness in a beer. Products that contain barley malt extract and are labelled as gluten free are suitable for people with coeliac disease.

Extraction of Malt Extract from barley involves the following steps:

Malting

Malting is the first and foremost process which includes steeping, germinating and drying of grain to convert it into malt. Various grains are used for malting, but the most common among them are barley, sorghum, wheat and rye.

In this step brewing grains are soaked in water for some time to accelerate germination. However, just before the barley fully sprouts, it is heat dried and in most cases roasted or toasted to varying degrees to prevent the growth of barley seedlings.

Mashing

The name of the second step is mashing in which the crushed grains are mixed with water to form a porridge-like mixture called the “mash”, which is then cooked at precise temperatures to release the goodness from the barley grains and this goodness is primarily sugars, enzymes and proteins. Then a mashing process is designed to make the material as soluble as possible available in the wort, while avoiding undesirable characteristics, depending on how the barley is malted.

Extraction

Coming to the final step - extraction - is the step in which once the mashing has been completed the resulting liquid is further subjected to evaporation to reduce its mass and make it more concentrated. Although most extracts are liquid based, some malted barley powder manufacturers prepare dry extracts as well. This is done by taking a reduced mash and spray drying it into a powder.

Mahalaxmi Malt Extract is one of the leading Barley Malt Manufacturers in India. Here, Malt Extract is available in both Dry and Liquid forms used in various recipes such as Biscuit Confectionery Grade Malt Extract, corn flakes grade malt extract, bakery malt extract etc. Buy Mahalaxmi Malt Extract’s malt extract and make beer of your choice.

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