By Brent Manning, Board President / Riverbend Malt House 2021 has been quite the rollercoaster, from a dreary winter filled with pandemic restrictions to a spring that almost feels like normal. Hopefully, everyone has remained safe and prosperous during these unprecedented times. The Guild board of directors has remained busy this spring, tackling tons of…
Member Highlight: Get to Know Dr. Paul Schwarz, 2021 Soles of Malt Award Recipient
Earlier this year, the Craft Maltsters Guild awarded Dr. Paul Schwarz, Professor of Malting Barley Quality at North Dakota State University, the coveted Soles of Malt Award for his teaching and mentorship of countless students who now work in the malting, brewing, and food science industries. His contributions to the community come focused on crop…
Quality Tips from the 2021 Malt Cup Winners
Quality is a pillar of the Craft Maltsters Guild’s work, and we’re proud to honor malthouses dedicated to best practices each year in the Malt Cup. This year’s winners shared their pro tips for producing the best malt possible. Select Wisely “Producing high-quality malt begins in the field with a selection of barley. It continues…
Save the Date: 2022 Craft Malt Conference will be an In-Person and Virtual Hybrid Event
Plans for the fifth annual Craft Malt Conference (CMC 2022) are now taking shape. The Craft Maltsters Guild invites maltsters, brewers, distillers, farmers, and other industry partners to join us February 18-19, 2022 at the Holiday Inn By the Bay in Portland, Maine for this annual conference. “The 2021 event had originally been slated to…
MaltVis Data Analysis Tool Now Available for Craft Maltsters Guild Members
First introduced at the 2021 Craft Malt Conference, the MaltVis web tool for data analysis is now accessible to Craft Maltsters Guild members. The online app allows maltsters to easily and intimately engage with malting process and quality analysis data, and in turn, use that information to produce better malt. Developed by Curtis Davenport and…