In honor of Thirsty Thursday (and my weekend starting early!) I would like to raise a glass to all those barely farmers out there who bring us one of our favorite beverages... beer! To make beer, you generally need 4 ingredients: water, barley, hops, and yeast. Barley supplies the malt for the beer by being exposed to a specific temperature that stops the maturing process of the plant, but allows the enzyme that breaks starch into sugar (maltose) to remain active. The yeast then metabolizes that sugar into carbon dioxide and ethly alcohol!
Barley does more than supply the beer with malt and the sugar needed to create alcohol... it also gives it that distinct flavor that we all know and love! Barely that is not used for it's starch can be roasted to higher temperatures. The degree to which the barely is roasted determines the color and taste of the beer.
So let's raise a glass (after your work day is over of course) and toast to our farmers! Without them, we wouldn't just go hungry... we wouldn't have beer!
Have a great weekend! And remember to thank a farmer.
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