Specialty malts are also often added to beer to enhance the color, flavor, and smell. Jon Larson / Getty Images Do you ever order a chocolate milkshake and the waiter asks you, “Do you want that ...

All of us who enjoy drinking beer are quite familiar with the core ingredients that go into the making of it: water, hops, malted barley, and yeast. However, what is it that these individual ...

Beer is an alcoholic beverage made from barley, water, hops, and yeast. Brewing is a complex process where the ingredients are combined and fermented to become alcoholic. Even small changes in the ...

When you break it down, the beer-making process is pretty straightforward. It takes four simple ingredients: water, hops, yeast and, at the base of it all, grain. The last of which is the source of ...

In the rural farming community of St. George, surrounded by fields of nearly-mature cotton and peanuts, the state’s first and only malt house operates around the clock to create a malt made from ...

Amelia Schwartz is a Brooklyn-based writer and editor who has been covering food, beverage, and culture for over seven years. She is currently an editor at Food & Wine magazine, focusing on trends and ...