11. Several generations of Adamses were maltsters , who produced the malt necessary for brewing beer. 12. Some histories say he was a brewer, while others describe him as a maltster . 13. However, most of the distilleries now use commercial " maltsters " to prepare their malt. 14. Years later, a poet poked fun at Adams by calling him " Sam the maltster ". 15. Improved techniques allowed larger breweries and specialist maltsters to build their own maltings and operate year round. 16. This Thomas was a maltster ; a person who produced malt, which was used in brewing beer. 17. Before joining Anheuser-Busch, he once worked as a " maltster " at another company. 18. Tesdale grew wealthy as maltster in Abingdon, and served as Master of Christ's Hospital of Abingdon. 19. Later in his life he edited the " Brewer and Maltster ", a brewing trade journal. 20. In 1910, the mill was sold to Sidney Everett, a maltster of Wells-next-the-Sea.