DAVIS, CA – The Craft Malt Conference (aka MaltCon) took place at the University of California Davis in February. Organized by the Craft Maltsters Guild, the conference serves to gather stakeholders and grow the market for regional, artisanally-produced malted grain in geographies around North America and beyond. The Craft Maltsters Guild is pleased to report…
Meet The 2023 Soles of Malt Award Recipient, Oechsner Farms
We were joined in Portland at the Craft Malt Conference by Thor and Rachel Oechsner who received the Soles of Malt Award. It was an honor having them there with us to learn, and to partake in our annual ‘Malt Me Mama’ song during the awards ceremony. Afterwards, Thor told us more about the farm…
Nominations Open for 2023 Soles of Malt Award
The Craft Maltsters Guild seeks nominees for the 2023 Soles of Malt Award. Given annually over the past six years, the award was created in memory of William Soles and stands for selfless and philanthropic stewardship of craft malt. “For years now the Guild has taken a moment to honor and recognize members of our…
Member Highlight: The Malt Academy Observes More Than A Decade Of The Growing Craft Malt Industry
By Emily Hutto, RadCraft The Malt Academy, also known as the Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre (CMBTC), got our industry on its feet. That’s what Jesse Bussard, the Executive Director of the Craft Maltsters Guild, says about CMBTC’s time-honored contributions to the malting barley and malt industries at large. Their training institute located in Winnipeg,…
2022 Craft Malt Con Recap
233 attendees from 24 United States and 18 countries attended the 2022 Craft Malt Conference over the last two weekends of February. The speakers for this educational event ranged in industry and expertise, and the Malt Cup received malt submissions from all over the globe. The Malt Academy, also known as the Canadian Malting Barley…
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