The brewing process
Four different raw materials are required for beer brewing:
Water
Malt
Hops
Yeast
Malt
Malt is being produced from grain, mostly barley.
First of all, the barley from the fields is being thoroughly cleansed.
Now, the barley is ready for germination in warm and humid air lasting until the malt sprouts reach about the same length as the grain itself. During this process, valuable enzymes and malt sugar are being generated.
For long durability, the grain is being dried over hot air on the called ”kiln“. The higher the kiln temperature the more malt sugar is converted into caramel.
The more sugar is converted into caramel, the darker the malt and the brewed beer made out of it.
The alcoholic content of beer only depends on the blend ratio of malt and water not on the colour - light or dark - of the beer.
The "Brauhaus JOH. ALBRECHT" obtains malt exclusively from a malt factory complying with demanding quality requirements and controls.