What is Malt? w/ Briess Malt & Ingredients Co

Ever wondered what malt really is? Its in shakes, beer, pizza crust, but what is it? Gary Arndt and Joel Hermansen take over the podcast and eat all the malted milk balls from Briess Malt & Ingrededient Co! They discuss the science and art of malting with technical maltster Jordon Guerts and marketing director Ron Schroder.Discover the intricate journey from barley to malt and how even mishaps can lead to new and exciting beers.

Get some malt: https://food.briess.com/

Get tickets to the Malt City Brewfest 2025, hosted by Briess Malt: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/malt-city-brewfest-2025-tickets-1226903995879

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TIMELINE

00:00 Welcome!

00:47 Introduction to Briess Malting Company

01:44 What is Malt?

03:18 The Malting Process Explained

04:59 Challenges in Malting and Technological Advances

13:41 Specialty Malts and Their Importance

19:36 Accidental Beer Creations

27:12 Support the show on Patreon!

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CREDITS

Hosts:

Bobby Fleshman - https://www.mcfleshmans.com/

Allison Fleshman -https://www.instagram.com/mcfleshmans/

Joel Hermansen

Gary Ardnt - https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/

Musicby Sarah Lynn Huss - https://www.facebook.com/kevin.huss.52/

Recorded & Produced by David Kalsow - https://davidkalsow.com/

Brought to you by McFleshman's Brewing Co