Field To Bench, And To Consumer Too: Southern Illinois University Fermentation Science Institute Provides Hands-On Experience All The Way To The Marketplace

In 2022, the Craft Maltsters Guild hosted its Advanced Class in Craft Malt Production course at the Southern Illinois University (SIU) Fermentation Science Institute in Carbondale, where participants got hands-on experience with SIU’s pilot malting system.  This malting facility makes SIU’s fermentation science studies a one-of-a-kind pedagogy. As of this year, the program is undertaking…

GlycoSpot: Easy, Accessible Analysis For All

Disclosure: This article is a sponsored advertisement. Thanks to GlycoSpot for their support as the 2023 Craft Malt Conference Sponsor.   Meet GlycoSpot GlycoSpot is a Danish biotechnology company that was founded based on recognizing the need for mobile, fast, and easy enzyme analysis – before, during, and after the production process. GlycoSpot develops application-specific…

Member Highlight: Root Shoot Malting

Earlier this year Loveland, Colorado’s Root Shoot Malting nearly swept the Malt Cup awards, receiving four medals: gold in the Pilsen, Light Munich, and Vienna categories, and silver in Pale Malt. 2023 marks the second year that Root Shoot took home the traveling Malt Cup for overall Best in Show for their Genie Pilsen malt. …

DEI In Action: Craft Malt Conference Reflections From Kayla Stinnett

Kayla Stinnett was one of six scholarship recipients at the 2023 Craft Malt Conference. Our scholarship committee was impressed with the way she’s paved her own path working in the craft brewing industry facilitating marketing for Cahaba Brewing, and as a contractor doing more marketing and event planning for other entities. Kayla is in the…