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The dried barley seed with a small sprout is called 'malt', this process is called 'malting.' Dried barley is not very fermentable by itself. The enzymes in the maltcan be used by a brewer or distiller to convert many of the starches in the barleyinto small sugars that yeast can ferment
Malt extract is frequently used in the brewing of beer. Its production begins by germinating barley grain in a process known as malting, immersing barley in water to encourage the grain to sprout, then drying the barley to halt the progress when the sprouting begins.