Malt
Malt is germinated cereal grain that has been dried in a process known as “malting”. The grain is made to germinate by soaking in water and is then halted from germinating further by drying with hot air.Malting grain develops the enzymes (α-amylase, β-amylase) required for modifying the grains’ starches into various types of sugar, including monosaccharide glucose, disaccharide maltose, trisaccharide maltotriose, and higher sugars called maltodextrines.
It also develops other enzymes, such as proteases, that break down the proteins in the grain into forms that can be used by yeast. The point at which the malting process is stopped affects the starch to enzyme ratio and partly converted starch becomes fermentable sugars.
Malt also contains small amounts of other sugars, such as sucrose and fructose, which are not products of starch modification but which are already in the grain. Further conversion to fermentable sugars is achieved during the mashing process.
Malted grain is used to make beer, whisky, malted milk, malt vinegar, confections such as Maltesers and Whoppers, flavored drinks such as Horlicks, Ovaltine, and Milo, and some baked goods, such as malt loaf, bagels, and rich tea biscuits. Malted grain that has been ground into a coarse meal is known as “sweet meal”.Various cereals are malted, though barley is the most common. A high-protein form of malted barley is often a label-listed ingredient in blended flours typically used in the manufacture of yeast breads and other baked goods.
The term “malt” (see Wiktionary entry malt) refers to several products of the process: the grains to which this process has been applied, for example malted barley; the sugar, heavy in maltose, derived from such grains, such as the baker’s malt used in various cereals; or a product based on malted milk, similar to a malted milkshake (i.e., “malts”).
Malt (noun)
Malted grain sprouted grain (usually barley), used in brewing and otherwise.
Malt (noun)
Malt liquor, especially malt whisky.
Malt (noun)
A milkshake with malted milk powder added for flavor.
“malted”
Malt (noun)
Maltose-rich sugar derived from malted grain.
Malt (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.
Malt (verb)
To become malt.
Malt (verb)
To drink malt liquor.
Shake (verb)
To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly.
“The earthquake shook the building.”
“He shook the can of soda for thirty seconds before delivering it to me, so that, when I popped it open, soda went everywhere.”
Shake (verb)
To move (one’s head) from side to side, especially to indicate refusal, reluctance{{,}} or disapproval.
“Shaking his head, he kept repeating “No, no, no”.”
Shake (verb)
To move or remove by agitating; to throw off by a jolting or vibrating motion.
“to shake fruit down from a tree”
Shake (verb)
To disturb emotionally; to shock.
“traumatize”
“Her father’s death shook her terribly.”
“He was shaken by what had happened.”
Shake (verb)
To lose, evade, or get rid of (something).
“I can’t shake the feeling that I forgot something.”
Shake (verb)
To move from side to side.
“shiver|tremble”
“She shook with grief.”
Shake (verb)
To shake hands.
“OK, let’s shake on it.”
Shake (verb)
To dance.
“She was shaking it on the dance floor.”
Shake (verb)
To give a tremulous tone to; to trill.
“to shake a note in music”
Shake (verb)
To threaten to overthrow.
“The experience shook my religious belief.”
Shake (verb)
To be agitated; to lose firmness.
Shake (noun)
The act of shaking or being shaken; tremulous or back-and-forth motion.
“The cat gave the mouse a shake.”
“She replied in the negative, with a shake of her head.”
Shake (noun)
A milkshake.
Shake (noun)
A beverage made by adding ice cream to a (usually carbonated) drink; a float.
Shake (noun)
Shake cannabis, small, leafy fragments of cannabis that gather at the bottom of a bag of marijuana.
Shake (noun)
A thin shingle.
Shake (noun)
A crack or split between the growth rings in wood.
Shake (noun)
A fissure in rock or earth.
Shake (noun)
A basic wooden shingle made from split logs, traditionally used for roofing etc.
Shake (noun)
Instant, second. (Especially in two shakes.)
Shake (noun)
One of the staves of a hogshead or barrel taken apart.
Shake (noun)
A rapid alternation of a principal tone with another represented on the next degree of the staff above or below it; a trill.
Shake (noun)
A shook of staves and headings.
Shake (noun)
The redshank, so called from the nodding of its head while on the ground.
Shake (verb)
(of a structure or area of land) tremble or vibrate
“buildings shook in Sacramento and tremors were felt in Reno”
Shake (verb)
cause to tremble or vibrate
“a severe earthquake shook the area”
Shake (verb)
(of a person, part of the body, or the voice) tremble uncontrollably from a strong emotion
“Luke was shaking with rage”
“her voice shook with passion”
Shake (verb)
move (an object) up and down or from side to side with rapid, forceful, jerky movements
“she stood in the hall and shook her umbrella”
Shake (verb)
remove (an object or substance) from something by movements of this kind
“they shook the sand out of their shoes”
Shake (verb)
grasp (someone) and move them roughly to and fro, either in anger or to rouse them from sleep
“he gently shook the driver awake and they set off”
Shake (verb)
brandish in anger or as a warning; make a threatening gesture with
“men shook their fists and shouted”
Shake (verb)
get rid of or put an end to
“I couldn’t shake the feeling that everyone was laughing at me”
Shake (verb)
upset the composure or confidence of; shock or astonish
“the boy was visibly shaken”
“rumours of a further loss shook the market”
Shake (verb)
cause a change of mood or attitude by shocking or disturbing (someone)
“if the bombing cannot shake the government out of its complacency, what will?”
Shake (noun)
an act of shaking
“she gave her red curls a vehement shake”
Shake (noun)
an amount of something that is sprinkled by shaking a container
“add a few shakes of sea salt and black pepper”
Shake (noun)
a fit of trembling or shivering
“I wouldn’t go in there, it gives me the shakes”
Shake (noun)
short for milkshake
Shake (noun)
an earth tremor.
Shake (noun)
a trill.
Shake (noun)
a kind of rough wooden shingle, used especially on rustic buildings
“cedar shakes”