Frequently Asked Questions
BEER               WINE

What is malt and what does it do? (Are there different varieties - if so, what do the differences mean to the end product?)

Malt, or malted barley, provides the fermentable sugars, flavor, body and color components for your beer. Some brewers prefer to start from the malted barley grain ("all grain brewers"), while others prefer to save time and buy a commercially prepared malt extract, either as a thick syrup or in a dried powder form. This malt is used as the basis for any given recipe - think of it as making bread - the malt is the flour for our liquid bread.

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