{"id":8117,"date":"2019-01-24T21:36:46","date_gmt":"2019-01-25T02:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/?p=8117"},"modified":"2019-01-24T21:36:48","modified_gmt":"2019-01-25T02:36:48","slug":"the-craft-maltsters-guild-with-jamie-sherman-and-jen-blair-beersmith-podcast-186","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/2019\/01\/24\/the-craft-maltsters-guild-with-jamie-sherman-and-jen-blair-beersmith-podcast-186\/","title":{"rendered":"The Craft Maltster&#8217;s Guild with Jamie Sherman and Jen Blair &#8211; BeerSmith Podcast #186"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-via=\"beersmith\" data-count=\"vertical\" data-url=\"https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/2019\/01\/24\/the-craft-maltsters-guild-with-jamie-sherman-and-jen-blair-beersmith-podcast-186\/\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/PodNew200.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/PodNew200.png 200w, https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/PodNew200-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure><\/div> <p>Dr Jamie Sherman and Jen Blair join me to discuss the Craft Malster&#8217;s Guild, their upcoming conference and the craft malt industry in general.<br \/><\/p> <p><strong>Subscribe on iTunes to <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/beersmith-home-beer-brewing\/id398500515?mt=2\">Audio version <\/a>or <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/beersmith-home-beer-brewing\/id824963861\">Video version<\/a> or on <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/app\/playmusic?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&amp;isi=691797987&amp;ius=googleplaymusic&amp;link=https:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/m\/Iphebe3merhgcijzboixy7t27ky?t%3DBeerSmith_Home_and_Beer_Brewing_Podcast\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p> <p><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/beersmith\/BSHB-186-Craft-Malt.mp3\">Download the MP3 File<\/a> &#8211; Right Click and <strong>Save As<\/strong> to download this mp3 file<\/p> [audio:http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/beersmith\/BSHB-186-Craft-Malt.mp3] <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gx0D6KjW3HQ\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe> <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Topics in This Week&#8217;s Episode (47:47)<\/h3> <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Today my guests are Dr Jamie Sherman and Jen Blair. Jamie Sherman is a barley breeder at Montana State University since 2014 where she oversees the newly created malt quality lab. Jen Blair is executive director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/craftmalting.com\/\">North American Craft Malster&#8217;s Guild<\/a>, and also a member of the AHA governing committee. She is also an advanced Cicerone and certified BJCP beer judge.<\/li><li>We start with a discussion of the definition of Craft Malting and what makes it different from traditional large malsters.<\/li><li>Jen, who is Executive Director of the Craft Malting Guild, explains what the Craft Maltster&#8217;s Guild is and what it does for its members.<\/li><li>Jamie discusses craft malting in Montana as well as the work ongoing between Montana State University and both barley growers and malsters.<\/li><li>Jen explores how growth in craft malting is following the craft beer industry&#8217;s needs for unique products and focus on locally grown ingredients.<\/li><li>Jamie tells us what features craft brewers are looking for in new malts.<\/li><li>Jen explains how the craft malting guild works to connect small barley growers with craft malsters.<\/li><li>Jamie tells us about the research efforts ongoing at Montana state in barley breeding to product new barley breeds with unique characteristics and flavor.<\/li><li>Jen tells us about some of the challenges that craft malsters face when trying to compete with large malt houses.<\/li><li>Jamie tells us a bit about her presentation with Hanna Turner at the Craft Malting conference next month.<\/li><li>Jen tells us a bit more about the craft malting conference to be held in February as well as the guild.<\/li><li>Both guests share their closing thoughts on where craft malting is going in the future. We also briefly discuss how home brewers can get craft malts.<\/li><\/ul> <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sponsors<\/h3> <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Thank you to our sponsor <a href=\"http:\/\/beerandbrewing.com\">Craft Beer and Brewing Magazine<\/a> for sponsoring this episode. I encourage you to subscribe to their great magazine!<\/li><li>And also <a href=\"http:\/\/anvilbrewing.com\">Anvil Brewing Equipment<\/a>. Anvil is a new line of kettles, burners and accessories from John Blichmann at Blichmann Engineering. They make top quality brewing equipment built to last a lifetime.<\/li><li>Also check out <a href=\"http:\/\/beersmith.com\">BeerSmith<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/beersmith.com\/mobile\">BeerSmith Mobile software<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/beersmith.com\/dvd\">new DVDs John Palmer and I filmed<\/a> &#8211; How to Brew with Malt Extract and How to Brew All Grain are available now. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/subscribe\/\">subscribe to the BeerSmith newsletter<\/a> for free to get some great articles on home brewing.<\/li><\/ul> <p>Thanks to Jen Blair and Dr Jamie Sherman for appearing on the show and also to you for listening!<br \/><strong>iTunes Announcements<\/strong>: I launched a new <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/beersmith-home-beer-brewing\/id824963861\">video channel for the BeerSmith podcast on iTunes<\/a>, so subscribe now! At the moment it will only feature the new widescreen episodes (#75 and up). Older episodes are available on my revamped <a href=\"http:\/\/youtube.com\/mrbeersmith\">Youtube channel<\/a>. Also all of my <a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/podcast\/beersmith-home-brewing-blog\/id398500515\">audio episodes are on iTunes<\/a> now &#8211; so grab the older episodes if you missed any.<\/p> <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thoughts on the Podcast?<\/h3> <p>Leave me a comment below or visit our <a href=\"http:\/\/beersmith.com\/forum\">discussion forum<\/a> to leave a comment in the podcast section there.<\/p> <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Subscribe to the Podcast on iTunes or BeerSmith Radio<\/h3> <p>You can listen to all of my podcast episodes streaming live around the clock on our <a href=\"http:\/\/BeerSmith.com\/Radio\">BeerSmith Radio<\/a> online radio station! You can also subscribe to the audio or video using the iTunes links below, or the feed address<\/p> <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Audio feed on iTunes &#8211; <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/podcast\/beersmith-home-brewing-blog\/id398500515\"><\/a> (direct: <a href=\"http:\/\/beersmith.com\/content\/feed\/podcast\"><strong>http:\/\/beersmith.com\/content\/feed\/podcast<\/strong><\/a>)<\/li><li>Video feed on iTunes &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/beersmith-home-beer-brewing\/id824963861\"><\/a> (direct: <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/beersmith.com\/tv\/category\/podcast\/feed\/\">http:\/\/beersmith.com\/tv\/category\/podcast\/feed\/<\/a><\/strong> )<\/li><li><strong>Audio podcast <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/app\/playmusic?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&amp;isi=691797987&amp;ius=googleplaymusic&amp;link=https:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/m\/Iphebe3merhgcijzboixy7t27ky?t%3DBeerSmith_Home_and_Beer_Brewing_Podcast\">on Google Play 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