SC - malt

[Nick Sasso]

 > Was malt known in period? Perhaps under a different name
> > such as sprouted, browned wheat? :-) I think I've seen mention of malt
> > in nursery rhymes but those aren't necessarily period. The only place I can remember malt is in malted milk. Adamantius' comment makes me  wonder if it might have been used in late-period brewing but I have
> > no idea if it was.
> 


Malted wheat and oats were used in monastic breweries since 14th
century, according to inventories.  Also, the German purity laws seem to
suggest something was being malted (mostly wheat) other than barley that
had to be outlawed.

niccolo difrancseco
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