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What does it take to bring high-quality, dependable malt to your brewery? Last week we sat down with Aaron Eenisse, the Director of Operations for Malt Production at Rahr Malting Co. to discuss malting and what factors into each kernel.

 
On Friday, July 19th, BSG held its second annual Malt U, a two-day symposium dedicated to discussing and educating brewers on all things malt.

The ACSA’s Distillers’ Convention & Vendor Trade Show wrapped up last week in Minneapolis, MN. This year’s theme, Craft on Ice, paired well with the heavy winter conditions that turned the area outside the convention into a winter wonderland. Inside, attendees were treated to various presentations and exhibitors from across the industry, and given opportunities […]

Planning for Women’s Day 2019 is well underway around the world, from concerts to breakfasts to collaboration brews. One such collaboration brew has taken place in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec at the Bilboquet Brewery (Microbrasserie Le Bilboquet).  Headed by Deborah Wood of BSG Canada, the Bilboquet Brewery hosted a variety of women brewers from the Quebec brewing […]

At BSG, we get used to having malt all around us; stacked in one of our many warehouses across the US, samples in our offices, put to use at the breweries we visit, and sold through homebrew shops to the professional brewers of tomorrow.
 
 

Malt can constitute anywhere from approximately 10% to 100% of a whiskey mashbill. Its role can be simply a natural source of enzymes with which to convert starches, a source of extract in its own right, and a cornerstone of the sensory profile of the finished product, lending flavors of honey, biscuit, grain, earthiness, and […]

 
Rahr Corporation was founded on the shores of Lake Michigan in 1847 by German immigrant and brewer, William Rahr. Over 166 years later, the company is still owned and operated by the Rahr family, now in its 5th and 6th generations