Mashing

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This article is about the brewing process; mashing is also an older term for street harassment.

Mashing is a stage in the brewing process where grains are steeped in water at specific temperatures, to facilitate enzyme activity and conversion of starch to sugars. In order for starch conversion to occur, at least some of the grain involved must be malted (generally fifty to one hundred percent of the grain bill) unless additional enzymes are added.

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