Malt granules
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Malt granules are granules produced from malt
, dried liquid wort, which is used for beverages and food. Malt granules are dissolved in water before use in a range of different applications and processes.
in a brewery
. This wort is then dried (using a process such as the fluid bed technique), yielding the wort in a dried, granular form.
Dissolving these granules will reproduce the original wort
, retaining aroma compounds. This reconstituted wort can then be used in further brewing processes.
Malt
Malt is germinated cereal grains that have been dried in a process known as "malting". The grains are made to germinate by soaking in water, and are then halted from germinating further by drying with hot air...
, dried liquid wort, which is used for beverages and food. Malt granules are dissolved in water before use in a range of different applications and processes.
Production
The first step in malt granule production is to produce a wortWort
Wort may refer to:* Wort, the liquid created by the mashing of malted barley to use in brewing beer* Worting, Hampshire, a large district and suburb of the town of Basingstoke, in Hampshire, England....
in a brewery
Brewery
A brewery is a dedicated building for the making of beer, though beer can be made at home, and has been for much of beer's history. A company which makes beer is called either a brewery or a brewing company....
. This wort is then dried (using a process such as the fluid bed technique), yielding the wort in a dried, granular form.
Dissolving these granules will reproduce the original wort
Wort
Wort may refer to:* Wort, the liquid created by the mashing of malted barley to use in brewing beer* Worting, Hampshire, a large district and suburb of the town of Basingstoke, in Hampshire, England....
, retaining aroma compounds. This reconstituted wort can then be used in further brewing processes.
Processing
Malt granules can be used in fermentation plants in the brewing or destilling industry, as well as for soft drink manufacture.Applications
- Functional beverageFunctional beverageA functional beverage can be defined as a drink product that is non-alcoholic, ready to drink and includes in its formulation non-traditional ingredients. This includes herbs, vitamins, minerals, amino acids or additional raw fruit or vegetable ingredients, so as to provide specific health...
- Malt beverages with different flavors (e.g. Malta (soft drink)Malta (soft drink)Malta, young beer, Children's beer or wheat soda is a type of soft drink. It is a carbonated malt beverage, meaning it is brewed from barley, hops, and water much like beer; corn and caramel color may also be added...
) - Energy-Drinks (with malt-sugar)
- Milk (e.g. Malted milkMalted milkMalted milk is a powdered food product made from a mixture of malted barley, wheat flour, and whole milk, which is evaporated until it forms a powder....
) - Non-alcoholic beer (0,0% alcohol)
- Addition to capacity