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Malting is a process in which grains are allowed to germinate and then quickly dried in a kiln before the plant has a chance to fully develop. The malting process develops enzymes that are required to modify complex starches in the grain into simple fermentable sugars during a later step in the brewing process called mashing.

* Raw grains are soaked to begin germination.

* Moisture and germination is maintained until the green '''acrospire'' reaches a length approximately the size of the grain. This takes approximately 5 days.

* [http://byo.com/feature/284.html Make Your Own Malt] - BYO Magazine Article, Aug 1997