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/* Brewing Processes */
==The Brewing ProcessesProcess=='''Brewing''' is the production of alcoholic beverages '''beer''' through the fermentation of extracts from malted grains - traditionally barley or wheat. Malted grains are made by allowing grains to germinate and then drying them in kilns. The malting process creates enzymes necessary for converting complex starches into sugars.
Malted grains are then crushed and heated with water in a process called '''mashing''' to convert complex sugars into simple sugars that can be readily extracted and fermented. The sweet sugars are then extracted by running hot water through the grain in a process called '''lautering'''. A sweet liquid extract called '''wort''' is produced in the lautering process.