The Advanced Class in Craft Malt Production is Amplified and Rescheduled for May 16-19

After the shift to a virtual Craft Malt Conference, the Craft Maltsters Guild announced the rescheduled 2022 dates for the Advanced Class in Craft Malt Production offered in collaboration with the program’s teachers Hugh Alexander, owner and operator of Scotland’s Balnamoon Maltings & Brewery, and Hannah Turner, Director of the Montana State University Barley, Malt…

Exploring the Genetic Basis of Barley Contributions to Beer Flavor

By Harmonie Bettenhausen, Ph.D., Hartwick Center for Craft Food and Beverage As producers (and producer-adjacent) of malted grains, we are all quite aware that barley malt provides critical starches and enzymes to the brewing process, in exchange for saccharides and nutrients to be consumed by yeast and the creation of some tasty beverage. We are…

DEI In Action: Writing An Inclusivity Statement for the Craft Maltsters Guild

The Craft Maltsters Guild took action on its DEI objectives in 2021, partnering with Crafted For All to develop a mission statement and plan to support more diversity, equity, and inclusivity in the craft malt industry at large.  Once an organization has pledged to Crafted For All or declared DEI as an objective in general,…

Field To Bench: Looking Back To Move Forward with Glen Fox at UC Davis

Our Field to Bench series is back in 2022, featuring the faces behind some of the world’s leading malt research. First up is Glen Fox, the Anheuser-Busch Endowed Professor of Malting and Brewing Sciences at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis).  UC Davis is home to the oldest university-based brewing program in the United…