The Craft Maltsters Guild will offer the four-day Advanced Class in Craft Malt Production March 13-16 at the Holiday Inn By the Bay in Portland, ME. Held during the days leading up to the 2023 Craft Malt Conference, the course is ideal for both beginner and experienced maltsters, as well as others working in the…
Second Annual Malt for Brewers & Distillers Workshop heads to California, September 19-20
DAVIS, CA – The Craft Maltsters Guild will host the second annual Malt for Brewers & Distillers Workshop at the University of California, Davis on September 19-20, 2022. This two-day, in-person course is custom-tailored for craft malt beverage producers and provides an extensive overview of technical malt knowledge from farm to fermenter. Maltsters and farmers…
Koji Buzz: Unique Malt Research Underway at Montana State University
By Hannah Turner, Montana State University Barley, Malt & Brewing Quality Lab An old tradition that is starting to be adopted in a new way by forward-thinking American brewers is koji processing, a practice widely found in Asian cultures. Utilized for centuries (originally discovered in Japan’s Muromachi Period of 1136-1573), koji is commonly used to…
Field to Bench: Harnessing Education and Resources for the Beer Industry
By Meghan Howes, Contributing Writer for RadCraft Hannah Turner wears numerous hats as Director of Montana State University’s Barley, Malt & Brewing Quality Lab. Each workday varies, though her tasks have changed considerably from when she first came to MSU in 2006. “Early on a typical day meant getting the analyzer started, getting things milled. I’d…
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