When? Thursday, October 14th from 3-4 PM Eastern What? Craft malt can be a significant point of differentiation for a distiller’s brand. This panel will introduce distillers to the Craft Maltsters Guild and all the resources they provide. Learn how to find craft malt producers in your area, how craft malt is produced, and ways you can…
As a craft maltster, your business objective is to produce and sell high-quality products for your customers. But exactly how do you measure quality? In this webinar, you'll learn how to apply approachable tasting methods and industry tools like the Hot Steep Method and Malt Flavor Maps™ to drive production decisions throughout your brand's lifecycle.…
Guild members are invited to join the MBAA District Western Canada for their upcoming FREE webinar Barley Crop 2021: Collaborating to Make Great Beer to be held on Dec 16 from 1-2:30 pm (CST) featuring speakers from Boortmalt, Great Western Brewing Company, and Waterloo Brewing Company (see the invitation and registration link below). Topics that…
Maltsters are contracting with growers. Maltsters should be contracting with brewers and distillers for flagship products. What do maltsters need to know about crop contracts? What about "total production" contracts? Or specialty malting for customers? We haven't even gotten to contracts across state lines! How do you write a contract for your products or supplies…
Join Steve Hawley and Joe O’Sullivan from the American Single Malt Whiskey Commission to learn about how a group of distillers from across the country are banding together to establish, promote and protect an entirely new category of whiskey. During the seminar, we’ll discuss how the Commission crafted a formal definition for American Single Malt…
Belly up to a bar and ask the bartender what's on tap made with local malt. This workshop is designed to help transform that blank stare into an educated and passionate response about craft malt. Join Emily Hutto of RadCraft for a deep dive on educating brewery and distillery customers to create both consumer awareness…
Advancements in a wide range of biotechnologies are having a significant impact on the way improvements are being made to crops; whether to increase yields or to make them more resilient to stressors, barley is no different. Given the shifting landscape of the biotechnology industry, the American Malting Barley Association (AMBA) is hosting a webinar to…
Trademark! Trademark! Trademark! It's all we seem to hear about when it comes to a company’s intellectual property. And, yes, that’s important, but what about all of the other information that's out there that pertains to a brand like trade dress, brand consistency, and the look and feel of brand assets? How does a brewer…
Penn State Extension will host "Growing Malting Barley for Craft Beverages" a FREE webinar that will review barley production in Pennsylvania, as well as what differentiates malting barley from barley grown for other uses. Participants will also learn the different grain quality characteristics that influence malting and brewing quality. Participants will learn about the types…
Beer styles have long been described with reference to their geographical origin. Taking a cue from brewers, our work goes deeper by looking at how malt's environmental origins, specifically minerals, can impact the final product via flavor and process. Preliminary results will be presented along with strong arguments for ionic composition as an integral piece…
