How Malt is made
Malt is the main ingredient used to make beers and ales, but what is it exactly? Malt is mainly made up of barley grains that has been made to slightly open making it easier to break the starch inside down to other sugars. But how is this made? Lets first go over the basics of how a pale malt is made. Malt consists of partially germinated barley seed that have been dried and crushed. During germination enzymes are produced that convert the starch in the seed (flour) to sugar
Storing Homebrew Ingredients
Storage of ingredients is important, whether you are buying 10kg of malt or one of our kits you want to make sure it is kept in the right conditions. These will be general tips to make sure your ingredients don’t deteriorate and you get the best homebrew possible. The most important thing with storing malted grains is making sure it stays dry. If wet for long periods the grain will start losing quality (as everything we want is being drained out) and is more likely to rot. Ou
