Recent content by Maltsterbrad

As I understand it, bud/coors/pbr are having slumping demands and only expansion in the craft beer is expanding demand. Rabo bank did a big study on beer/barley demand. All grains are very soft. True, 14 barley was in short supply, but 15 barley is ample. Corn and rice are particularly cheap...

There was a real fraternity in those old feed stores - a strong fragrance of molasses and alfalfa. A busy place About how long do you think you can store whole grain (assume good storage practices) ? I understand about the dust from your grain mill. I'm sure it's crossed your mind that...

Sorry if this is off topic, but pretzelb raised the issue about optimal grind? As I understand it, unless you are using a bunch of adjunct, your grind is less critical on mostly malted recipes. Anyone have any thoughts? Sudbuddy, your shop sounds great. I imagine a 19th century feed store...

Friendly and accommodating will cover up almost anything. Try to be as price competitive as possible - a lot of people want to shop local. You don't need to be cheapest, but nobody likes to feel like they got clowned. There's a shop in Omaha that has a knowledgeable owner, is super fun...

malting barley is carefully tested for DON - a product of fusarium head blight (fungus). DON is a deal killer, and while it's not exactly common, it's too common for how bad it is. We take many steps to avoid FHB & DON in malting barley. We grow it clean, keep it clean, fan it clean, test it...