a milkshake made with malt powder
"He ordered a creamy malt to cool down after his game, savoring the sweet rush of chocolate syrup and vanilla ice cream mixed with rich malted milk balls."
a lager of high alcohol content; by law it is considered too alcoholic to be sold as lager or beer
"The bar owner had to label the strong brew as malt instead of beer because its 12% alcohol level exceeded legal limits for standard lagers."
a cereal grain (usually barley) that is kiln-dried after having been germinated by soaking in water; used especially in brewing and distilling
"The brewer inspected the fresh malt to ensure it had been properly germinated before adding it to the fermentation tank."
Malted grain (sprouted grain) (usually barley), used in brewing and otherwise.
"The doctor explained that his swollen glands were actually MALT, which is part of the immune system located in tissues throughout the body."
Initialism of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue.
turn into malt, become malt
"The barley was soaked and heated to turn it into malt for brewing beer."
convert grain into malt
"Before brewing, we need to let these barley grains soak in water so they can begin converting their starches into malt."
convert into malt
"The brewery will begin to malt the barley tomorrow morning before adding it to the mash tun."
To convert a cereal grain into malt by causing it to sprout (by soaking in water) and then halting germination (by drying with hot air) in order to develop enzymes that can break down starches and proteins in the grain.
"The brewer carefully malts the barley before steeping it to create the base for their new ale."