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PRACTICAL STUDIES IN THE KILNING OF MALT: A DISCUSSION OF KILN EFFICIENCY
Author(s) -
Logan R. K.
Publication year - 1954
Publication title -
journal of the institute of brewing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.523
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 2050-0416
pISSN - 0046-9750
DOI - 10.1002/j.2050-0416.1954.tb02760.x
Subject(s) - kiln , stage (stratigraphy) , moisture , environmental science , bound water , curing (chemistry) , water content , process engineering , thermodynamics , chemistry , mechanics , pulp and paper industry , waste management , materials science , engineering , composite material , biology , geotechnical engineering , physics , organic chemistry , paleontology , molecule
General principles of drying and curing are discussed, the process involving passing the malt through a free‐water (down to 20% moisture), an intermediate (20–10%), and a bound‐water stage. Air velocity and temperature below the malt should be steady at the free‐water stage, with increasing temperature and decreasing velocity during the bound‐water stage. With appropriate control based on such principles and employing instruments of selected types, important fuel economies can be achieved.