An electric brewing system uses kettles, strainer buckets, a support frame, and winches to create a multicomponent system for brewing beer. The kettles are containers used to hold and boil brewing beer. Each kettle has a main valve, a recirculation valve, a whirlpool-inducing recirculation pipe, and a heating element. The main valve and the recirculation valve are integrated into the kettle so that beer stored within the kettle can flow through the main valve and the recirculation valve. The whirlpool-inducing recirculation pipe is a uniquely shaped pipe that is mounted onto the kettle. Additionally, the whirlpool-inducing recirculation pipe causes the beer stored within the kettle to produce a whirlpool while brewing. The heating element is mounted within the kettle and is used to increase the temperature of the beer. The kettles and the winches are mounted onto the support frame and the strainer buckets are tethered to the winches.

An electric brewing system uses kettles, strainer buckets, a support frame, and winches to create a multicomponent system for brewing beer. The kettles are containers used to hold and boil brewing beer. Each kettle has a main valve, a recirculation valve, a whirlpool-inducing recirculation pipe, and a heating element. The main valve and the recirculation valve are integrated into the kettle so that beer stored within the kettle can flow through the main valve and the recirculation valve. The whirlpool-inducing recirculation pipe is a uniquely shaped pipe that is mounted onto the kettle. Additionally, the whirlpool-inducing recirculation pipe causes the beer stored within the kettle to produce a whirlpool while brewing. The heating element is mounted within the kettle and is used to increase the temperature of the beer. The kettles and the winches are mounted onto the support frame and the strainer buckets are tethered to the winches.

A beer making system may use a detachable vessel to contain liquid during the mashing and boiling steps, and may also be used during the fermentation steps of beer making. The beer making system may recirculate liquid through the vessel, then select between several flow paths during the beer making process. A removable reservoir system having a grain reservoir and several hops or adjunct reservoirs may be selected as a flow path, as well as a bypass flow path. A programmable controller may cause liquid to recirculate through a heater and one of the various flow paths, the sequence, timing, and temperature profile of which are defined in a recipe for a particular beer.

A beer making system may use a detachable vessel to contain liquid during the mashing and boiling steps, and may also be used during the fermentation steps of beer making. The beer making system may recirculate liquid through the vessel, then select between several flow paths during the beer making process. A removable reservoir system having a grain reservoir and several hops or adjunct reservoirs may be selected as a flow path, as well as a bypass flow path. A programmable controller may cause liquid to recirculate through a heater and one of the various flow paths, the sequence, timing, and temperature profile of which are defined in a recipe for a particular beer.

A malted dehusked barley having the following combination of features is disclosed: a moisture content of not more than 10 wt. %; a colour value of less than 22 EBC; an alpha amylase activity of less than 58 Dextrinizing Units (DU) per gram of dry matter; an extract content of solid adjuncts (C.sub.E) of at least 79% by weight of dry matter; a Klason lignin content (C.sub.L) of less than 1.8% by weight of dry matter; an ash content (C.sub.A) of less than 2.2% by weight of dry matter; wherein 25C.sub.E/(C.sub.L*C.sub.A)160. The malt can be produced by a malting process that (i) comprises the step of at least partial dehusking barley grains prior to malting and (ii) employs a shortened germination period.

A malted dehusked barley having the following combination of features is disclosed: a moisture content of not more than 10 wt. %; a colour value of less than 22 EBC; an alpha amylase activity of less than 58 Dextrinizing Units (DU) per gram of dry matter; an extract content of solid adjuncts (C.sub.E) of at least 79% by weight of dry matter; a Klason lignin content (C.sub.L) of less than 1.8% by weight of dry matter; an ash content (C.sub.A) of less than 2.2% by weight of dry matter; wherein 25C.sub.E/(C.sub.L*C.sub.A)160. The malt can be produced by a malting process that (i) comprises the step of at least partial dehusking barley grains prior to malting and (ii) employs a shortened germination period.

A peeled chit malt having the following combination of features is disclosed: (a) a moisture content of less than 15 wt. %; (b) an alpha-amylase activity of less than 58 Dextrinizing Units (DU) per gram of dry matter; (c) an extract content of solid adjuncts (C.sub.E) of at least 79% by weight of dry matter; and (d) a Klason lignin content (C.sub.L) of less than 1.8% by weight of dry matter; and (e) an ash content (C.sub.A) of less than 2.2% by weight of dry matter, wherein 25C.sub.E/(C.sub.L*C.sub.A)160. The malt can be produced by a malting process that differs from the process that is used to produce ordinary malt in that it employs a shortened germination period of 12 to 72 hours and further in that it employs a peeling step after kilning.

A pulp container may contain beer making ingredients during the beer making process. The container may have a bag, filter, or other sieve that may retain the ingredients during the brewing process, and may be compostable and disposable after the brewing process has completed. The container may contain prepared ingredients that may be pre-packaged such that a user may drop the container with the prepared ingredients into a system for brewing beer. In some cases, a container may contain grains and other ingredients that may be used for a mashing step. In other cases, a container may contain one or more hops charges and may have boiling or near boiling water. The brewing system may include recirculating brewing systems, as well as other types of brewing techniques.

A pulp container may contain beer making ingredients during the beer making process. The container may have a bag, filter, or other sieve that may retain the ingredients during the brewing process, and may be compostable and disposable after the brewing process has completed. The container may contain prepared ingredients that may be pre-packaged such that a user may drop the container with the prepared ingredients into a system for brewing beer. In some cases, a container may contain grains and other ingredients that may be used for a mashing step. In other cases, a container may contain one or more hops charges and may have boiling or near boiling water. The brewing system may include recirculating brewing systems, as well as other types of brewing techniques.

Methods are provided which include steeping and/or spraying a harvested cereal grain, such as barley, wheat, rye, millet, corn (maize), rice, or oats, in or with an aqueous solution including an effective amount of chlorine dioxide to provide a treated cereal grain. The treated cereal grain obtained from chlorine-dioxide steeping and/or spraying generally has a reduced microorganism and/or toxin content, and may be subjected to additional malting processes.