malt-house
Noun: - A building or establishment where malt is produced: A "malt-house" is a facility designed for the process of converting barley or other grains into malt, which is used primarily in brewing beer or distilling whiskey. This process involves steeping the grain in water, allowing it to germinate, and then drying it in a kiln.
- (A building used for making malt.)
- (Workers in a facility for malt production.)
"malt-house floor": the specific area within a malt-house where the germinating grain is spread and turned.
- The malt-house floor was covered with a thick layer of barley. (The floor where malting occurs.)
"malt-house kiln": the oven or drying chamber used in the final stage of malt production.
- The heat from the malt-house kiln gave the malt its characteristic flavor. (The drying oven in a malt-house.)
Malt (n): barley or other grain that has been germinated and dried, used in brewing and distilling.
- The brewer added malt to the mash. (Processed grain for making alcohol.)
Maltster (n): a person who operates or works in a malt-house.
- The maltster inspected the grain daily. (A worker in a malt-house.)
Maltings (n, plural): a synonym for malt-house, often used to refer to a larger commercial facility.
- The maltings produced enough malt for several breweries. (A commercial malt-house.)
- Maltings: (n) a place where malt is made.
- Brewery (related but not identical): a facility for making beer, which may include a malt-house but often uses pre-made malt.
- The brewery receives its malt from a separate malt-house. (A beer-making facility.)
- No direct idioms or phrasal verbs: "malt-house" is a specific noun compound and does not commonly appear in idiomatic expressions or as part of phrasal verbs.