The Craft Maltsters Guild invites malthouses from across the globe to participate in the only malt competition in the world, this year with an expanded six categories. . The 2024 Malt Cup presented by the Craft Maltsters Guild is taking submissions from September 24th to October 13th. This year the Malt Cup has expanded to…
Malt Cup Sensory Judges Bring Enthusiasm, Skills, and a Desire to Help the Industry Grow
By Jennifer Breckner, Craft Maltsters Guild During the last few weeks, 114 industry professionals from 24 locations across the country, such as maltsters, brewers, distillers, researchers, and Master Cicerones®, volunteered their time to perform remote sensory analysis on entries to the 2022 Malt Cup, the only competition of its kind in the world. Now in…
Interpreting the Malt Hot Steep Extract: Evaluating Chemical Trends
By Harmonie Bettenhausen, Director of Hartwick College Center for Craft Food & Beverage A couple of years ago, I sat in a friend’s garage as he waxed poetic about his homebrew. “It’s the best lager! Right? Better than any brewery.” I stared at him and thought, “what does this person mean? What do they mean…
Base Malt Sensory Map Now Available!
Our Base Malt Flavor Map is now available in our new online store! The Base Malt Flavor Map, created by DraughtLab, is a new sensory tool created to assist maltsters, brewers, distillers, and others within the craft malt supply chain and allied industries in describing base malt flavors. Used as a training, flavor development, or…
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