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
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To save time and ingredients, Samuel and his head maltster, Job Goodhead, used a teapot to brew the first IPA and helped pioneer a new taste.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
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
There must be few who have not heard of the Irishman who was hired by a Yarmouth maltster to help in loading a ship.
From The Book of Noodles Stories of Simpletons; or, Fools and Their Follies by William Alexander Clouston
My father’s father was a maltster, and the sons, with the exception of my father, the youngest, were carpet weavers.
From Some Reminiscences of old Victoria by Edgar Fawcett
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