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barley
A type of grain used to make beer and whisky and as animal feed. Its grains are an important raw material in agriculture and the food industry.
Bier wird traditionell aus Wasser, Hopfen, Malz und Hefe gebraut, wobei das Malz meist aus Gerste gewonnen wird.
Beer is traditionally brewed from water, hops, malt, and yeast, with the malt usually being made from barley.
Like other types of grain, such as 'Weizen' (wheat) and 'Roggen' (rye), 'Gerste' (barley) is usually used as an uncountable noun in the singular when talking about the material in general.
Für dieses Brot wird eine Mischung aus Gerste und Dinkel verwendet.
A mixture of barley and spelt is used for this bread.
'Gerste' (barley) is often associated with agricultural activities and products. Typical verbs are 'Gerste anbauen' (to grow barley), 'ernten' (to harvest), or 'mahlen' (to grind). The best-known products are beer and whisky.
Die Mühle verarbeitet die geerntete Gerste zu Malz.
The mill processes the harvested barley into malt.
A related word is 'das Gerstenkorn'. It refers not only to a single grain of the plant, but also to a small, grain-shaped inflammation on the eyelid.
Ein einzelnes Gerstenkorn ist nur wenige Millimeter groß.
A single grain of barley is only a few millimeters in size.
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'Getreide' and 'Gerste' are closely related. 'Getreide' is the general term for several types of plants, for example wheat, rye, oats, and barley. 'Gerste' is only one specific type of grain. The words can be confused when speaking generally about grains or agriculture. If the exact variety is important, you say 'Gerste'. If you mean several types or the variety is not important, 'Getreide' fits better.
Auf diesem Feld wächst Gerste, die später für Bier verwendet wird.
Barley grows in this field and will later be used for beer.
Viele Bauern bauen im Sommer Getreide für Brot und Tierfutter an.
Many farmers grow grain in the summer for bread and animal feed.