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− | Many | + | Many home brewers enter into the hobby by making beers with malt extract. Malt extract is created through a process of [[mashing]] [[grain]] to make [[wort]] and then evaporating the water. The resulting extract can be added back to water later in order to create a new [[wort]]. |
There are two main varieties of malt extract [[Dry Malt Extract]] (DME) and [[Liquid Malt Extract]] (LME). | There are two main varieties of malt extract [[Dry Malt Extract]] (DME) and [[Liquid Malt Extract]] (LME). |
Revision as of 19:36, 28 September 2007
Many home brewers enter into the hobby by making beers with malt extract. Malt extract is created through a process of mashing grain to make wort and then evaporating the water. The resulting extract can be added back to water later in order to create a new wort.
There are two main varieties of malt extract Dry Malt Extract (DME) and Liquid Malt Extract (LME).