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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Add new Web site: University of Oregon - Chemical Composition in Barley Grains and Malt Quality (PDF).	Emily Rodriguez	Feb 06, 2025
	Add new Web site: Food and Wine - A Guide To Malt, From Whiskey to Whoppers.	Grace Young	Nov 12, 2024
	Add new Web site: Chemistry LibreTexts - Malt.	Gloria Lotha	Jul 04, 2024
	Add new Web site: BCcampus Open Publishing - Understanding Ingredients for the Canadian Baker - Malt.	Gloria Lotha	Apr 10, 2024
	Add new Web site: Montana State University - Barley Breeding Program - Malt Mineral Profile.	Gloria Lotha	Dec 15, 2023
	Add new Web site: Verywell Health - Can you Have Malt if you're Gluten-Sensitive?	Gloria Lotha	Sep 09, 2023
	Added mention of the historic use of successive malt extracts in the production of early British beers.	Kara Rogers	Feb 03, 2021
	Media added.	Amy Tikkanen	Aug 07, 2009
	Article revised.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Apr 22, 2005
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998