Which Step in Making Beer Involves Sprouting and Softening the Barley

question 8

Multiple Choice

Which step in making beer involves sprouting and softening the barley to release amylases to act on starch, and proteases to digest protein?

• A)preparing a mash
• B)malting
• C)aging
• D)wort is boiled with hops
• E)fermentation

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