THE CRAFT MALTSTERS HANDBOOK

The industrial process of germinationwhich converts hard insoluble cereals into friable extractable grains for subsequent use as a food source for humans or yeast is called malting The Craft Maltsters39 Handbook provides an indepth understanding of the technical and scientific meanings of words and phrases used in malting and is an uptodate reference on the many types of malts used in brewing and distilling today The rise in craft micromalting is a nod to the 19th century men and women who provided the malt for brewingdistilling 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