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Apre-requisite for successful mashing is milling the barley, with each distillery having an established ?tech spec.? Milling is undertaken using two sets of rollers, the first squeezes the grains to ?pop? the husk, with the second set grinding the kernels further.
This yields three separate grades of malt: husk, grits (also known as middles) which are medium-ground, and the finer-ground fines (or flour). Collectively termed grist, a typical specification is around 20 per cent husk, 70 per cent grits and 10 per cent flour.
This ratio provides an ideal total surface area, promoting a maximum rate of conversion from starch to sugar during mashing (when grist is combined with 3-4 batches of progressively hotter water in a mash tun).
The proportions of each grade also reflect practicaI considerations, that balance maximum extraction with good drainage. Husks help water drain through the grist, though too much husk would prevent the grist from mashing properly. Similarly, too high a level of fines could result in an enormous helping of porridge.
Publicerat i Whisky Magazine nummer 35, 2003.
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