Muntons

Muntons produce a wide range of home beer, wine and cider making kits made from the finest ingredients designed to emulate classic styles from around the globe. Muntons also own a variety of well-known brands of beer kits offering alternative beers and brands for the homebrew retailer and consumer.

Ingredients » Liquid Malt Extracts (LME)

Both liquid malt extracts (LME) and dry malt extracts (DME) are produced by first simulating the germination of the barley grain with a process called malting. This procedure entails immersing barley in water to encourage the grain to sprout, then quickly drying the barley to halt the progress when the sprouting begins. Enzymes then begin to break down the starches in the barley and turn them to sugar. This sugar is called malt, or maltose. The quick drying step stops the sprouting, but the enzy