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What Happens at a Malt house? A malt house is a building where malt is made. The process of making malt is first, soaking grain in a steeping pit. Second, the steeping pit is drained, and transferred to a place called a couch. Third, when fourteen days go by, they wait for the grain to dry, and it becomes malt.

What is a Maltster? A maltster is a maker of malt for use in brewing or distilling. They usually work in malt houses. Malt is made from barley. You make malt by soaking barley in water and then drying it with hot air. They then sell the malt to breweries, so they can turn it into beer. The Agate brothers owned a malt house and made malt.

The Malt House Enlargement When the Agate brothers business got bigger the demand for malt went up. So the Agate brothers decided to enlarge their business. When they enlarged they started to make more bushels. A bushel is a measurement in malting. When they expanded they started making 2000 bushels a week or 16000 dry gallons.

This is an Agate Warehouse.

Used with permission from the Office of the Pittsford Town Historian.

This is the Agate Brothers Office.

Used with permission from the Office of the Pittsford Town Historian