ocr: Malted Barley Malted barley is barley that has been allowed to germinate. Fresh barley is soaked in water at controlled temperatures until it sprouts. It is then dried in kilns. Malted barley contains the starches necessary for creating sugars when mashed. Some brewers, in a cost-cutting effort, replace barley with corn, wheat, or rice. These grains proauce a paler beverage with less body and flavor than a beer produced with barley. Barley can be malted in ditterent ways to create exciting varieties of beer. Roasted barley is not really malted at all, but is roasted at temperatures of up to 40 ...
