We’re always on the lookout for malt in the media! This quarter, our members earned press coverage for their growth and development, heritage grain restoration projects, new products and more. In Maine, Blue Ox Malthouse (pictured here) made a huge media splash with their expansion that was completed in October. Read about it in MaineBiz,…
Tropical Storm Helene Relief Update
In September, Tropical Storm Helene devastated Western North Carolina. Its flood path was catastrophic, and it impacted many of our malthouse members and Craft Malt Certified™ producers. Many were left without power and water, many experienced flooding and damage to their facilities. The photo here is at Riverbend Malt House, filling orders in the dark. …
Choose Craft Malt Because It’s Transparent
Why are brewers and distillers, and their fans, prioritizing products made with craft malt? That’s what the Choose Craft Malt series is all about! Reason #3: Craft malt creates explicitly traceable supply chains, connecting consumers with agriculture along the way. When craft maltsters market their products as traceable, they really mean it. More often…
Quality Corner: Optimizing Barley for the Craft Malt Industry – Insights from California Trials
Written by Dr. Maany Ramanan, University of California Davis As we come out of another successful barley season, I am excited to share findings from my doctoral research on malting barley, conducted under the guidance of Professors Glen Fox and Christine Diepenbrock at UC Davis. Our study investigated how different barley varieties, growing locations in…
Member Highlight: Hogarth Malt
After Canada’s Hogarth Malt took home the 2024 Malt Cup, we caught up with Aaron and Alex Hogarth to learn more about their family floor malting operation. Tell us about how you got started. Aaron was a homebrewer many years ago. He got into commercial brewing and did that for a handful of years.…
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