From 20 to 23 April 2023, the brew-in for the BestBrewChallenge has finally taken place - this year it's all about the Doppelbock. Hobby brewers had already been sharing their anticipation of the joint brewing days on social media for weeks. Preparations were in full swing: brewing equipment was being cleaned, recipes planned, and [...]
Traditionally, the month of March marks the start of the German spring barley growing season. In 2023, however, according to preliminary calculations by the Deutsche Wetterdienst (German Weather Service), this year’s March conditions were the wettest since 2001. The month also had slightly less sunshine than normal. The opposite was true the year before, when [...]
Terms for the BestBrewChallenge 2023 published A Dark Doppelbock is to be brewed as the competition beer for the BestBrewChallenge 2023. This beer style is characterized by a strong, not too sweet and malty character as well as a full body. Hop flavor and bitterness are rather low. The beer color is typically between light [...]
BEST A-XL is a malt made from the traditional German barley variety Alexis. “It was approved for beer brewing in Germany in 1986 and was the standard brewing barley in Europe for many years. Alexis was a kind of ‘rock star’ among the barley varieties available at the time,” explains BESTMALZ head Dr. Axel [...]
Creative design awards presented for the first time The Altbier chosen as the best in the BestBrewChallenge 2022 came from the brew kettles of amateur brewers. Ivan Zonev and Hristo Hristov from Bulgaria took the victory. The runner-up is Christian Kröll from Germany. Third place goes to Federico Vauthier from Italy. In a blind [...]
The world’s largest trade fair for the beverage and liquid food industry will be held in Munich from September 12 to 16, 2022. Palatia Malz GmbH will also be present with a booth at drinktec to showcase its BESTMALZ brand products made from the best raw materials and transformed into high-quality malts. You will find [...]
Get acquainted with the country and its people in Mexico? Nothing could be easier by virtue of common interests... René Auradniczek, Technical Controller at BESTMALZ and master brewer, visited Mexico this summer with his companion. The agenda included a mixture of vacation and a privately organized professional training in the field of intercultural communication. [...]
Who was involved behind the scenes in organizing the tasting at BESTMALZ? The many tasks were distributed among a team of seven: René Auradniczek (Technical Controller & Brewmaster) was our man for short-term assignments. Just ten days before the tasting, he was put in charge of the contents. During the transportation of the beers [...]
"Now I'm excited." The first tray of dark beers in bulbous tasting glasses stands in front of beer sommelière Marlene Speck. She lifts one of the glasses and holds it up to the light to assess color and cloudiness. Before taking a small sip, she swirls the beer in the glass and inhales deeply [...]
Learning hands-on in a large brewery is sometimes not all that easy. At least when it comes to covering the entire production process from creating the recipe to bottling the beer. “It's often the case that beer recipes that are brewed on a large scale are already available,” explains Holger Kittler, head of quality [...]