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'''Malt''' is a product made from [[cereal grain]] (usually [[barley]]) via the processes of malting, the sugars from Malt are extracted by [[sparging]] to make the [[wort]] from which [[beer]] is fermented by [[yeast]]. First a malt master will germinate dried grain in a large vat by soaking it, rinsing it, and stirring it in a prescribed manner, then drying the resulting grain in a [[kiln]]. During this process the [[enzyme]]s produced by the plant [[embryo]] convert the [[starch]] within the [[endosperm]] to simple [[sugar]]s. Following this kiln drying process the rootlets are removed from the grain and the final process is shipped to a supplier or a brewery. <ref>What are hops [http://www.tapbrewpub.com/what_is%20malt.htm Tap Brewpub] retrieved 6-6-2011</ref>