


GWM Recognized for 100% Renewable Electricity
Great Western Malting (GWM) is now malting with 100% renewable electricity to reduce its carbon footprint. In 2020, GWM partnered with Clark Public Utilities to offset carbon-based electrical energy usage through purchasing certified Renewable Energy Credits (RECs)...
Choosing Malt for Your Craft Spirits
Choosing Malt for Your Craft Spirits The craft spirit movement has enjoyed explosive growth over the past decade or so. What are craft spirits? Like beauty, craft is in the eye of the beholder or, in this case, the consumer, as there is no strict definition of the...
Why Barley Is Still King in the Distilling Industry
Why Barley Is Still King in the Distilling Industry While craft beer continues to grow in popularity among American drinkers, up until 2019, the spirits industry experienced its ninth-straight year of growth. From flavorful bourbons to smooth vodkas, more consumers...
GWM MIC Pilot Malting Tour
The Malt Innovation Center Pilot Malting System In this short video, you can see all the elements of the GWM MIC Pilot Malting System. With a scaled down version of the entire malting process, this is usually the starting place for all our new malt...
GWM MIC Pilot Brewery Tour
The Malt Innovation Center Pilot Brewery Take a few minutes to see how the Great Western Malting Malt Innovation Center (MIC) Pilot Brewery is set up. This is where we initially trial any new malts we are...
Make Sense of Your Certificate of Analysis
Make Sense of Your Certificate of Analysis Craft Brewing is both an art and a science, but you needn’t be a chemist to appreciate your malt supplier’s certificate of analysis (COA). Don’t be overwhelmed by the technical analysis contained in a COA; use it. Make sense...
GWM Virtual Malting Odyssey – Join us on a Journey from Field to Plant
Experience where your beer ingredients come from Immerse yourself in the malt journey. From sitting in a tractor planting barley in the fields of Idaho to the hot summer harvest days. Go on a tour of the malt house and see up close and personal the malting process...
Growing Pains: When to Know if your Brewery Should Transition from Bag to Bulk
Growing Pains: When to Know if Your Brewery Should Transition from Bag to Bulk As a craft brewer, you know the vital part barley plays in any brewing operation, as it would be impossible to make a quality beer without it. Depending on the size of your company, you...