Brew ingredient (4 letters)

{ Answer }

MALT

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{ Tags }

ale, beer, brew, brewers, brewing, drink, fountain, germinated, grain, ingredient, kind, liquor, malt, need, order, purchase, snack, soda, stout, treat, vassar

{ Notes }

The answer MALT is seen frequently, appearing about once every 120 puzzles.

{ Definition }

MALT as a noun:

1. (malted, malt, malted milk) = a milkshake made with malt powder

2. (malt, malt liquor) = a lager of high alcohol content; by law it is considered too alcoholic to be sold as lager or beer

3. a cereal grain that is kiln-dried after having been germinated by soaking in water; used especially in brewing and distilling

MALT as a verb:

1. treat with malt or malt extract; "malt beer"

2. turn into malt, become malt

3. convert grain into malt

4. convert into malt