Maltings, Stowmarket MF98_01576_08

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The Maltings, Station Road, Stowmarket, Suffolk. Interior view. Malt, the first process in the making of beer, is traditionally made in a floor maltings. The grain, usually barley, is first soaked in water in big tanks or steeps and is then spread out at a depth of about 30cm over the malthouse floors. When it begins to sprout it is transferred to a kiln where it is heated to stop it growing. Once nearly every town and village in England had a traditional malthouse: today fewer than ten are still in use. Photographed by Hallam Ashley in September 1970
Copyright © Historic England
Media ID 1750271
Date: 17th September 2009
Source: Historic England
Copyright Status: Copyrighted Work
Source: English Heritage Images
Job Title: Photographer
Credit: Historic England Archive
Image Size: 5320 x 3564 Pixels
Filesize is 9.10MB
Version 2 is 6.20MB
Associated Categories: 1960 to the present day
Associated Categories: Hallam Ashley Collection (1931-1980)