Member Highlight: Root Shoot Malting

Earlier this year Loveland, Colorado’s Root Shoot Malting nearly swept the Malt Cup awards, receiving four medals: gold in the Pilsen, Light Munich, and Vienna categories, and silver in Pale Malt. 2023 marks the second year that Root Shoot took home the traveling Malt Cup for overall Best in Show for their Genie Pilsen malt. …

The Craft Maltsters Guild Announces Its Certified Craft Malt Seal

The North American Craft Maltsters Guild is excited to announce its Certified Craft Malt Seal that will allow brewers and distillers to communicate their use of and support for distinctive, locally produced raw materials. The seal will be officially unveiled on Craft Malt Day on Friday, September 13, 2019, at events across the country. The…

Western SARE Research & Education Funding Available

Apply for up to $350,000: Research and Education Project The Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program announces the Call for Pre-proposals for Research & Education grants for 2020. Proposals are due May 28, 2019, Noon MDT. Western SARE funds proposals that examine creative and innovative research and extension/outreach approaches, and technologies that advance Western SARE goals that are…

AMBA Recommended Malting Barley Varieties for 2019

Each year, the American Malting Barley Association (AMBA) releases its list of recommended malting barley varieties to US growers. AMBA is a nonprofit trade association of 76 brewing, distilling and malting companies that are end users of US malting barley. The list is meant to inform US producers which malting barley varieties the industry intends to use in the…