Event

WDG: Malt Research, Development, and Production Seminar

The Washington Distillers Guild presents a seminar on barley malt research, development, and production.

When: Monday, September 9th from noon to 3pm
Where: The Bread Lab. 11768 Westar Ln, Burlington, WA 98233 (in Skagit County)

The third and final seminar in our 2019 series focuses on the the new varieties of barley for malting under development, the process and challenges of growing and malting these new varieties, and the attributes that are expected to come from these new malts.

Presenters:

Dr. Steven Jones, Director of The Bread Lab, will share his work on developing small grain varieties offering improved flavor, nutrition, and functionality for growing on small farms in our region.

One or two Skagit Valley farmers will be on site to give an overview of their experiences in planting and growing successful malting barley, and explain some of the risks, variables, and considerations they face along the way.

Adam Foy, Skagit Valley Malting Sales Manager, will describe what factors must be present for a grain to be successful in the malthouse, and what equipment and processes they have developed to allow more varieties of grains to be used.

Dr. Jones will bake handmade pizzas in the lab's new outdoor pizza oven.