0 present participle of malt --
1 to leave grain in water until it starts to grow, and then dry it to use in flour or in alcoholic drinks such as beer and whisky: --
Malt whisky is made exclusively from barley that has been malted.
The grain can be malted immediately after crop harvest.
Barley is malted by the traditional method of steeping it and then spreading it on floors.
Malting grain produces enzymes that convert starches in the grain into sugars.
In the first stage the grain is malted, either by causing it to germinate or by artificial means.