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The chief purpose of malting is to develop

  • A.Alcohol within the grain itself before brewing begins
  • B.Carbon dioxide that will carbonate the finished beer
  • C.Hop resins that give the finished beer its bitterness
  • D.Enzymes able to convert starch into fermentable sugar

Answer: D

Correct answer: Enzymes able to convert starch into fermentable sugar

Barley grain is nearly all starch, which yeast cannot ferment. Malting germinates the grain just far enough for it to produce the amylases that break that starch down, then arrests the process by kilning before the seedling consumes the reserves. The enzymes survive to do their work later, in the mash.

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