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malted
Malting is a process of steeping, germinating and drying grain to convert it into malt. The malt is mainly used for brewing or whisky making, but can also be used to make malt vinegar or malt extract. Various grains are used for malting; the most common are barley, sorghum, wheat and rye.
There are a number of different types of equipment that can be used to produce the malt.
A traditional floor malting germinates the grains in a thin layer on a solid floor, and the grain is manually raked and turned to keep the grains loose and aerated.
In a modern malt house the process is more automated, and the grain is germinated on a floor that is slotted to allow air to be forced through the grain bed. Large mechanical turners, e.g., Saladin boxes, keep the much thicker bed loose with higher productivity and better energy efficiency.
If you leave out the "malt" portion of this, the treat is gluten-free.
Making a malt means that one has taken a sprouted grain that was then quickly dried. Barley is most frequently used. For malt powder, this is ground down into that powder. A malted milk powder consists of malt...
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