By Meghan Howes, Contributing Writer for RadCraft In the late 1990s, when Harmonie Bettenhausen worked for Odell Brewing Company in Fort Collins, Colorado, she and founder Doug Odell often talked about the beer industry and where improvements could be made, whether it involved ingredients or equipment or fostering deeper relationships with local producers. “At that time,…
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…
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…