MODULAR MALTING SYSTEM

A malting plant for germinating and kiln-drying grain, having a heating unit with a heating device and at least one expandable germinating/kiln-drying unit. The plant includes a starting module having an air channel; at least one intermediate module; and an end module. The starting module is connected a connector channel and a return channel to the heating unit. The malting plant is configured to selectively conduct air from outside of the starting module into the process chamber(formed by the starting module, intermediate module and end module) and/or circulate air from the process chamber via the air channel into the process chamber using the germinating fan during the germinating process of the grain, and conduct air that has been temperature-controlled by the heating device in the heating unit via the connector channel into the process chamber via the starting module during the kiln-drying process of the grain.