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Malt vs Diastatic - What's the difference?

malt | diastatic |

As a verb malt

is .

As an adjective diastatic is

(of a grain or malt) having germinated, resulting in the presence of enzymes that convert starch into sugar.

malt

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • grain (sprouted grain) (usually barley), used in brewing and otherwise.
  • Malt liquor, especially malt whisky.
  • * 1896 , , A Shropshire Lad , LXII:
    • Oh many a peer of England brews
    Livelier liquor than the Muse,
    And malt does more than Milton can
    To justify God's ways to man.
  • (US) Short for "malted milk shake", a milkshake with malted milk powder added for flavor
  • Maltose-rich sugar derived from malted grain.

    • Derived terms

    * maltose * malty * malt liquor * single malt * double malt * triple malt

    Verb

    (en 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.

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    diastatic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (of a grain or malt) Having germinated, resulting in the presence of enzymes that convert starch into sugar.

    • Antonyms

    * nondiastatic