Malt Quality Lab: Advanced Malt Quality Workshop

Workshop is free of charge, but please RSVP at bob.brueggeman@wsu.edu.

This workshop is intended for farmers, maltsters, brewers, distillers, and scientists seeking to dive deep into the understanding of malt barley quality; how it’s measured, and what it means and why it matters.

Topics will include:

• Key metrics for selecting barley for malting
• Impact of agronomics & environment on grain quality
• Understanding malt quality analysis
• Impact of malt quality on brewing & distilling performance

Presenter: Aaron MacLeod

Aaron MacLeod has been involved with malting and brewing quality testing
and research for over 15 years and was the founding Director of the Hartwick
College Center for Craft Food and Beverage. Aaron was previously a
chemist in the Canadian Grain Commission’s Grain Research Laboratory
where he was responsible for providing quality assurance for malting barley
grown in western Canada and conducted research on factors affecting malting
barley quality and quality measurement methods.

WSU Malt Quality Workshop Flyer (pdf)