beer vs malt

beer

noun
  • An alcoholic drink fermented from starch material, commonly barley malt, often with hops or some other substance to impart a bitter flavor. 

  • One who is or exists. 

  • A solution produced by steeping plant materials in water or another fluid. 

  • A glass, bottle, or can of any of the above beverages. 

  • A fermented extract of the roots and other parts of various plants, as spruce, ginger, sassafras, etc. 

  • A variety of the above beverages. 

verb
  • To give beer to (someone) 

malt

noun
  • Malt liquor, especially malt whisky. 

  • A milkshake with malted milk powder added for flavor. 

  • Malted grain (sprouted grain) (usually barley), used in brewing and otherwise. 

  • Maltose-rich sugar derived from malted grain. 

verb
  • 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. 

  • To become malt. 

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