DEI In Action: Craft Maltsters Guild Celebrates Crafted For All

The Craft Maltsters Guild recently announced the undertaking of their new Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative and accompanying mission statement in a virtual Town Hall held on Thursday, November 3rd, 2021. Crafted For All was an instrumental component in helping the organization develop this initiative and will continue to be a key force behind…

The State of Maine, Craft Malt Edition

By Emily Hutto, RadCraft A history lesson on The Pine Tree State reveals that Maine’s soil was once predominantly dedicated to potato production. With crop rotation came barley, both for animal feed and for malting.  That evolution to barley from potatoes is how Maine Malt House in Mapleton got started, too. Four brothers, the Bucks…

Craft Maltsters Guild Call For 2022 Board of Directors Nominations

The Craft Maltsters Guild seeks nominations for the organization’s Board of Directors. This year two Member Malthouse seats and an International or Developing Malthouse seat are open. Any member of the Guild can nominate a candidate, including themselves. Individuals with great ideas who can commit to the time dedicated to leading our Guild are encouraged…

Why You Should Be a FAN of Beer Stability

By Katie Fromuth, Colorado State University Malt Quality Testing Lab Understanding the experiences and needs of the customer is an important tool for maltsters in building strong and healthy relationships with the brewers and distillers they support. The ability of a maltster to acknowledge the reasons behind a brewer’s wants and needs can promote a…

Craft Maltsters Guild Opens Nominations for 2022 Soles of Malt Award

The Craft Maltsters Guild seeks nominees for the 2022 Soles of Malt Award. Now in its fourth year, this award is named in memory of William Soles and stands for selfless and philanthropic stewardship of craft malt. The 2022 award recipient will be announced on Friday, February 18th during the 2022 Malt Cup Awards Ceremony,…