The Malt-Shovel This
sign can be found between Great Barr and West Bromwich. The huge wooden
shovels were used in the traditional floor malting process to turn the
barley. The raw grain is allowed to partially germinate by steeping it
in water. But just as any seedlings start getting ideas above their
station, they are whisked off to the brewery because, at this stage,
they have the perfect combo of sugars and proteins to give the malt
flavour we beer drinkers lust for.
