1. The malting-brewing sector, its energy consumption and performance

1.1 Malting

French malt production is significant, with 1.4 million tonnes of malt produced (2021/2022 campaign, source: Intercéréales and Malteurs de France), 80% of which is exported. The sector comprises 14 industrial plants (capacity in excess of 30,000 t of malt/year) and 6 small-scale plants (with a further 6 projects underway), with the same trends as in brewing, with the emergence of micromalteries for local use of cereals, particularly in the organic sector.

The main process steps are as follows (see figure 1 ):

• cleaning and calibration ;

• tempering ;

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