malt

Grain, usually barley, that has started growing and then been dried, used to make beer and other foods.

• The brewer added malt to the water.
• This bread contains roasted malt.
• They buy barley malt from a local supplier.

Common phrases: barley malt, roasted malt

An alcoholic drink made from sprouted grain, especially whisky.

• He ordered a single malt.
• This malt has aged for twelve years.
• She poured two glasses of malt.

Similar words: malt whisky

Common phrases: single malt, aged malt

A drink made with milk, ice cream, and a powder made from dried sprouted grain.

• I ordered a chocolate malt.
• The diner serves thick vanilla malts.
• She drank her malt through a wide straw.

Similar words: malted milkshake

Common phrases: chocolate malt, vanilla malt

A sweet substance taken from sprouted grain, containing a large amount of a particular sugar.

• The recipe calls for liquid malt.
• They added malt to sweeten the bread.
• This malt is rich in maltose.

Similar words: malt sugar

Common phrases: liquid malt, malt syrup

To soak grain until it starts growing, then dry it for use in beer or food.

• They malt barley for the brewery.
• The farmer malted part of his harvest.
• How do you malt grain without damaging it?

Common phrases: malt barley, malt the grain

For grain to start growing and then dry as part of the process used to prepare it.

• The barley began to malt.
• This grain malts well under controlled conditions.
• The batch failed to malt evenly.

Common phrases: grain begins to malt, barley will malt