The Craft Maltsters Guild (CMG) is thrilled to announce the winners of the 2021 Malt Cup, as well as the recipient of the annual Soles of Malt Award. The virtual awards ceremony was broadcasted and streamed live as the finale of the best-attended Craft Malt Conference yet on February 12, for which malt enthusiasts and…
Craft Maltsters Guild Announces Newly Elected and Returning Board Members
The Craft Maltsters Guild (CMG) is thrilled to announce the new election of the largest and most diversely talented Board of Directors yet, just in time for the annual gathering of its community at the virtual 2021 Craft Malt Conference. The CMG Board of Directors is a group of individuals dedicated to holding craft malting…
7 Reasons To Register For #CraftMaltCon2021
The Craft Malt Conference is where our growing community comes together for deep learning and active networking, all as the Northern Hemisphere gears up for spring grain planting. A diversity of farm, food, and craft beverage stakeholders are always warmly invited. While the conference typically rotates to cities around the United States and is hosted…
Craft Maltsters Guild Goes Virtual with 2021 Craft Malt Conference, February 10-12
The Craft Maltsters Guild proudly presents the fourth annual Craft Malt Conference, coming to you in a virtual format from February 10-12. The decision to go virtual in 2021 was made to support safety measures during COVID-19 but with the added perk of increasing accessibility for the greater craft malt community. Come one, come all.…
It’s Not the Malt’s Fault! – Q4 Edition
By Joseph Hertrich – Retired Group Director, Brewing Raw Materials at Anheuser-Busch, Inc. Investigating a phenolic, 4-vinyl guaiacol (4VG), off-flavor in finished beer in a brewery that did not have any wheat beer yeast in the plant, led to a search for wild yeast contamination. After the absence of any wild yeast contamination was confirmed,…