Adjuncts (unmalted grain)
Term from the Brauwerkstatt brewing glossary, category “Ingredients”.
Explanation
Unmalted grain such as maize, rice or raw wheat. It provides starch but hardly any enzymes, so the grain bill needs enough malt. Adjuncts make beer paler and lighter; maize and rice are typical of many mass-market lagers, raw wheat of witbier.
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What are adjuncts (unmalted grain)?
- Unfermented wort
- Unmalted grain such as maize, rice or raw wheat
- Unprocessed hops
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Correct: Unmalted grain such as maize, rice or raw wheat. Adjuncts provide starch but hardly any enzymes, so the grain bill needs enough malt.