malt
/mɔlt/
noun
- Grain (usually barley) that has been soaked in water, allowed to sprout, and then dried, used in making beer, whiskey, and vinegar.
- Malt is a key ingredient in many types of whiskey.
- Farmers grow barley specifically for malt production.
- The brewery uses high-quality malt to give the beer its rich flavor.
- A type of sweet, powdered milk product made from malted grain, often used in drinks and candies.
- She added a spoonful of malt to her milkshake for extra flavor.
- The recipe calls for malt to give the cookies a unique taste.
- Malt powder is popular in baking and making malted milk balls.
verb
- To convert grain into malt by soaking it in water, allowing it to sprout, and then drying it.
- Learning how to malt barley is an important step in brewing beer.
- The company malts its own barley for the distillery.
- They malt the grain in large tanks before roasting it.