Acrospire

/ˈækroʊspaɪər/ noun

Definition

The first shoot or sprout that emerges from a germinating grain or seed, especially in malting.

Etymology

From Greek 'akron' (peak) + Latin 'spira' (coil/spiral), originally referring to the spiral shoot that peaks out first.

Kelly Says

Brewers and maltsters watch for the acrospire because it signals when grain has germinated enough—it's literally the 'peak spiral' that tells you your beer-making is on schedule!

Translations

AFAfrikaans
akrosfier
AMአማርኛ
acrospire
ak-ro-spire
ARالعربية
acrospire
ak-ro-spire
BGБългарски
акроспире
BNবাংলা
acrospire
ak-ro-spire
CACatalà
acrospire
ak-ro-spire
CSČeština
acrospire
ak-ro-spire
DADansk
acrospire
ak-ro-spire
DEDeutsch
Acrospire
ak-ro-spire
ELΕλληνικά
acrospire
ak-ro-spire
ESEspañol
acrospiro
ak-ro-spire-o
ETEesti
akrosfier
EUEuskara
akrosfiera
FAفارسی
acrospire
ak-ro-spire
FISuomi
acrospire
ak-ro-spire
FRFrançais
acrospire
ak-ro-spire
GLGalego
acrosfiera
GUGU
acrospire
ak-ro-spire
HAHA
acrospire
ak-ro-spire
HEעברית
acrospire
ak-ro-spire
HIहिन्दी
acrospire
ak-ro-spire
HRHrvatski
akrosfier
HUMagyar
acrospire
ak-ro-spire
IDBahasa Indonesia
acrospire
ak-ro-spire
IGIG
acrospire
ak-ro-spire
ITItaliano
acrospire
ak-ro-spire
JA日本語
アクロスパイア
akuro-su-pia
KKKK
acrospire
ak-ro-spire
KMKM
acrospire
ak-ro-spire
KO한국어
acrospire
ak-ro-spire
LTLietuvių
akrosfieras
LVLatviešu
akrosfier
MNМонгол
өндөр харагдаж байгаа
MRMR
acrospire
ak-ro-spire
MSBahasa Melayu
acrospire
ak-ro-spire
MYမြန်မာ
acrospire
ak-ro-spire
NLNederlands
acrospire
ak-ro-spire
NONorsk
acrospire
ak-ro-spire
PAPA
acrospire
ak-ro-spire
PLPolski
acrospire
ak-ro-spire
PTPortuguês
acrospire
ak-ro-spire
RORomână
acrospire
ak-ro-spire
RUРусский
acrospire
ak-ro-spire
SKSlovenčina
akrosfier
SLSlovenščina
akrosfier
SRСрпски
акроспире
SVSvenska
acrospire
ak-ro-spire
SWKiswahili
acrospire
ak-ro-spire
TAதமிழ்
acrospire
ak-ro-spire
TEతెలుగు
acrospire
ak-ro-spire
THไทย
acrospire
ak-ro-spire
TLTL
acrospire
ak-ro-spire
TRTürkçe
acrospire
ak-ro-spire
UKУкраїнська
acrospire
ak-ro-spire
URاردو
acrospire
ak-ro-spire
VITiếng Việt
acrospire
ak-ro-spire
YOYO
acrospire
ak-ro-spire
ZH中文
acrospire
ak-ro-spire
ZUZU
acrospire
ak-ro-spire

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