Inspection It is obvious that each supply of barley is tested for the content of nitrogen, water, starch and the strict inspection is carried out to check germination, the size of grains and the presence of live or dead vermin. Our reception and storing capacities allow us to separate individual varieties of purchased barley and by this to ensure homogenous conditions during the production process itself.

Steeping The priority of LYCOS - Trnava Malt House is a thorough process of steeping. The barley is steeped for 24 hours in the containers from stainless steel where the temperature, ventilation and CO2 extraction are electronically controlled. Steeping initializes the process of germination.

Germination Germination is a precisely defined process. Being electronically controlled and constantly monitored it allows us to modulate the process in order to reach a specific character of malt according to the customer’s requirements.

Kilning A basic principle for LYCOS - Trnava Malt House is to use new technologies. A fully automatized kiln with recycled air and a doser of the system transfer allows to save the energy and at the same time to dry malt economically for 24 hours. The advantage of this method is to maintain an optimal quality of the malt.