Black malt and method for forming black malt
AssigneeMalteurop North America, Inc.
InventorYin Li
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Abstract
A process of producing black malt. In the process, a batch of malted grain is steeped in water such that, after steeping, the malted grain has a first moisture content. The batch of malted grain is microwaved such that, after microwaving, the first moisture content is reduced to a second moisture content. Further, in the process, the batch of malted grain is dried at a temperature of from 150° C. to 200° C. for a time period sufficient to produce the batch of black malt. The batch of black malt has a third moisture content that less than the second moisture content.
Claims12
A process of producing a batch of black malt, comprising the steps of:
- steeping a batch of malted grain in water such that, after steeping, the malted grain has a first moisture content;
- microwaving the batch of malted grain such that, after microwaving, the first moisture content is reduced to a second moisture content;
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- drying the batch of malted grain at a temperature of from 150° C. to 200° C. for a time period sufficient to produce the batch of black malt, wherein the batch of black malt has a third moisture content less than the second moisture content.
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