Local Malts for You We love the excitement that comes with each new year and each new share of our Malt of the Month. Now in it's 6th year, this Brewer Supported Agriculture project is continuing to bring homebrewers a sneak peak into some of the malts we work on at Valley Malt. Some which go on to become malts we offer on a larger scale but most are just a creative outlet for us. Like our Kimchi Malt. As a MOTM member you are a vital part of our research and development.



2017 MOTM will kick-off on June 1st with pick-ups at:

Valley Malt in Hadley, MA

Independent Fermentation in Plymouth, MA

Modern Hombrew locations in Cambridge, Weymouth, and Renseleer.



Purchase your 2017 MOTM Share Today







First Share June 1st - What you are in for. The base malt for MOTM is always organic as are most of our specialty malts. Through the use of a Hot Steep Method we are able to evaluate malt aroma, flavor, and mouthfeel based on the variety and malting process. Your MOTM base malt will be Endeavor 2-Row Pale or Pilsner. This is a favorite of many with a full body, bready aroma, and honey sweetness.



Specialties



With a new kiln that we fired up in February we have been able to experiment with some higher kilned malts and Crystal Malts.



The photo above is of 3 Crystal Malts that will be part of the first pick-up. From left to right:

Crystal-10 sugar sweet, candied yam, bran muffin

Crystal-60 rye toast, toasted raisin bread crust, slight cocoa

Crystal-120 plum, toffee, cherry, and chocolate



We are also bringing back an old favorite Triticale. This is a more difficult grain to get our hands on so we are happy to have gotten enough to malt 1 batch this year. Also expect a few pounds of Cherrywood Smoked Triticale which is highly sought after from certain brewers. The sweetness of the cherrywood paired with the spicy sweetness of the Triticale is remarkable.



The photo at the top is Traditional Brown Snapped Malt being made over the hot embers of Hornbeam (Ironwood) which was the traditional fuel source for this Porter Malt. We are working on a special historical porter project with Ron Pattison that required we scale up the process a bit and so now we can make enough to distribute for MOTM.



The first pick-up is 2 weeks away. Sign-up deadline is May 25th.

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Bonus: If you can get a friend to purchase a share, you will receive a Valley Malt T-Shirt or 2 of our glasses.



