Spring is still the primary season where most malting barley is planted. However, Winter Barley has starting to grow as a contender due to climate change and the increased yield that comes along with the emerging crop. This history on this crop in the US was researched by Eric Stockinger an Associate Professor of Crop…
Cereal – A weekly blurb about Winter Malting Barley (1 of 4)
What does Winter Barley have in common with male craft brewers? Both sprout beards, and you need both to make beer (female craft brewers being exempt from sprouting beards of course). And yet, with all of this in common, the two know little about one another. As winter is settling in and Winter Malting Barley is going…
Jack’s Abby Hoponius Union Featured Beer of May
May Featured Beer Hoponius Union Brewed by: Jack’s Abby Style: Indian Pale Lager ABV: 6.7% IBU: 65 From: Framingham, MA Malt Type Used: Organic Spelt Malt Malt Grown by: Klaas Martens Malt by: Valley Malt Awards: RateBeer Best Award 2013 & 2014 & Great International Beer Festival Bronze 2011 The Grain: One of the flagship…
Inspiration
Inspiration comes from everywhere. Sometime all it takes is a sunny day in April to inspire someone to plant a seed and watch it grow. For many, this spring is a time of great excitement. Barley varieties have been studied, land is being prepared, and seed is being planted. All in the hope that it…
First Annual NAMG Meeting Details
The Craft Malting Guild is please to announce the First Annual NACMG Meeting. Events will commence Wednesday April 9th 2014 in Denver, Colorado. Held synergistically with the Craft Brewers Conference, Craft Malting Guild activities include the opportunity to meet and create the Malt Analysis and Barley Variety Development Committee as well as Media, Public Relations,…
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