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Career Guidance Knowledge engineering, manufacturing and construction K072 - manufacturing and processing K0721 - food processing Malting process
Description
The malting process consists of soaking cereal grains, usually barley, and then halting further germination by kilning.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 3 occupations
- Optional in 3 occupations
- Total: 6 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 7 (Craft and related trades workers)
Essential for
- Germination operatorGermination operators tend steeping and germination vessels where barley is germinated to produce malt. Other titles The following job titles also refer to germination operator: br…
- Malt house supervisorMalt house supervisors oversee the malting processes in its integrity. They supervise the processes of steeping, germination, and kilning. They monitor each one of the processing p…
- Malt masterMalt masters evaluate and grade different malts on a sensory basis for brewing purposes. They assess the look, the smell, and the taste of raw materials and unfinished products…
Optional for
- BrewmasterA Brewmaster is a highly skilled professional responsible for overseeing the brewing process of beer from start to finish. Combining scientific knowledge with artistry, Brewmasters…
- Beer sommelierBeer sommeliers understand and advise on styles, brewing and best pairing of beers with foods in locations such as restaurants, breweries and shops. They know all about their ingre…
- Raw material reception operatorRaw material reception operators operate and maintain tools and equipment to ensure that qualitative and quantitative requirements in the reception of the raw material are met. The…
Related skills
- Liaise with managers
- Apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
- Apply HACCP
- Apply GMP
- Liaise with colleagues
- Assess cereal quality for brewing
- Ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production
- Types of barley
- Temperature scales
- Quality assurance methodologies
- Inspect silo systems
- Financial capability
Last updated on February 18, 2026
