maltster
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of maltster
First recorded in 1325–75, maltster is from the Middle English word malt(e)stere. See malt, -ster
Example Sentences
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United Malt is the world's fourth-largest commercial maltster, producing bulk malt for brewers, craft brewers, distillers and food companies.
From Reuters ● Jul. 2, 2023
“The grain comes in from farmers or the maltster, and we mash those grains, we set the fermentation profile,” Mleziva said.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 10, 2018
So the task of the maltster is to commence the change of the starch in the grain into sugar.
From Marvels of Scientific Invention An Interesting Account in Non-technical Language of the Invention of Guns, Torpedoes, Submarine Mines, Up-to-date Smelting, Freezing, Colour Photography, and many other recent Discoveries of Science by Corbin, Thomas W.
At the age of eighteen Thomas was apprenticed to a maltster at Liskeard, and about this time he joined the local Militia.
From The Life of George Borrow by Shorter, Clement K.
One of the aims of the maltster is, therefore, to break down the protein substances present in barley to such a degree that the wort has a maximum nutritive value for the yeast.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various
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