Describe the process of fermentation of cereal grains to produce alcoholic beverages.
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Cereal grains is used to produce alcoholic beverages. However, cereal grains contain starch rather than sugar, and before fermentation can begin the starch must be converted to sugar. This is accomplished by making malt, which contains enzymes that convert starch into sugar. In American beer the primary grain is barley, which is malted by steeping it in water and allowing it to sprout. The sprouted grain is then slowly dried to kill the sprout but preserve the enzymes formed during the growth. This dried, sprouted barley is called malt, and when crushed and mixed with water, the enzymes convert the starch to sugar. Only yeast is needed then to start fermentation. The lower sugar content of these grain-based beverages results in somewhat lower alcohol content.
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