How is barley malted?
Become a maltser to take your homebrew one step closer to 100 percent homemade. If you want to take your homebrew one step closer to 100 percent homemade, become a maltster. A maltster sprouts whole grain and adds a little heat to create the malts used in brewing. If you have a kitchen oven and large baking pan and can read a thermometer, then you possess all the equipment and skills required to make your own malt from scratch. Barley by Any Other Name This takes you another step toward putting the “home” in homebrewing. It will also save you a little money. It’s important, however, when buying whole barley to make sure it hasn’t been treated with pesticides or other chemicals that can make you sick. Whole barley means the grain with the husk on. Pearled barley and other kinds of de-husked barley cannot be used because the husk plays a vital role in the lautering process of mash brewing. Likely sources for whole barley are country stores that cater to ranchers and pet shops that sell b
