A good beer takes time to mature – and the same applies to malt. This is why BESTMALZ® has committed itself to slow malting. But what does that mean exactly? The elaborate malting process consists of cleaning, steeping, germinating and kiln-drying. The germination time triggered by steeping has a decisive influence on the quality of [...]
What would Christmas be without the scent of freshly baked cookies? But what beverage goes best with gingerbread, cookies and Christmas cake? The classic choice is coffee and tea, or at the most a glass of mulled wine at the Christmas market. In the English-speaking world, cookies can also be dunked in milk. But whatever [...]
The jury of ten beer sommeliers at this year’s BestBrewChallenge were faced with a hard task: to choose the best out of a total of 39 submitted beers. The drinks were judged on their color, taste, and the quality of the foam, among others. In the end, the coveted top places were awarded to three [...]
Mid-April the Braugersten-Gemeinschaft e.V. (German Malting Barley Association) has released the first crop report on German spring barley plantings for 2016. The winter was warmer and more humid than the long-term reference mean, but pleasant weather from Mid-March let the soil dry fast. Therefore plantings were quick and compact and allowed sowing to take place [...]
When using roasted malt, particularly in higher amounts, to brew dark beers opinions tend to sharply differ. The reason? The beers obtain an unpleasant “astringently bitter roasted-malt taste”. This can be avoided! […]
Craft is a current topic in the brewing industry. Craft brewers interpret historic styles with unique twists and develop new styles that have no precedent. BEST Special X® has become a first choice craft malt. Currently, so called craftbeer brewers are typically using a wide variety of hops for the production of their highly diverse [...]