Technical

Malt Analysis

Testing and Reporting

Our labs are equipped with leading edge analytical technologies to ensure the highest level of quality assurance in processing control and malt analysis.

Accreditation

Food Safety Certifications

HACCP Certificate

Safety Data Sheets

SDS Sheet – Malt Dust

Kosher Certifications

Organic Certifications USDA and WSDA

Organic Certificate – Vancouver

Programs we comply with:

Malt Analysis Proficiency Testing Scheme (MAPS)
American Society of Brewing Chemist (ASBC)

Malt Innovation Center

We built our Malt Innovation Center with a purpose: To serve our customers by providing innovative products that drive creativity and enhance value. Our innovation center is a place where ideas can be efficiently and economically transformed into products our customers desire. This means we work closely with our customers and other key industry organizations to understand market trends, raw material characteristics, and malting techniques.

Located within the footprint of our commercial malting facility in Vancouver, Washington, our Malt Innovation Center has been equipped with industry-leading malting, brewing and sensory resources. Our experienced technical team utilizes small batch size capability and advanced instrumentation to deliver novel products for brewing, distilling and food applications with the speed and efficiency required by today’s marketplace.

Our customers are passionate about innovation. The success of our customers is at the heart of our mission.

Malt Research and Development

At Great Western Malting, we are vested in your future. The expertise of our maltsters and brewers, backed by our commitment to innovation, allows the development of new and diverse flavor profiles you and your customers demand.

With our pilot malting system, we have the capability to process small batches under customized and controlled conditions. Combining our pilot malting capabilities with our many years of commercial malting experience and industry knowledge, provides us with unique malting insight and expertise. This allows us to be at the forefront of industry advancements and changes, whether they occur at the local, national, or international level.

Whether testing new crop barley, evaluating the latest variety of barley, wheat or other grains, or developing new malts for our brewers, distillers, or other food industry organizations – our malting system, backed by our team of malting and brewing professionals, is able to provide products and information that you can depend upon.

Brewery Research and Development

We know that the proof is in the taste of the finished product. That’s why we installed a pilot brewery in our Malt Innovation Center and staffed it with experienced Brew Masters. Producing beer under the controlled conditions of our brewery allows us to discover what flavors and other quality parameters our customers may encounter when using our innovative malts.

We work side by side with brewers, distillers, and other food industry professionals /culinarians, collaborating on projects that utilize our own and partner facilities. We share and learn the latest industry trends, and hunt for new ideas that will lead to malt products that will meet future industry needs. Having the flexibility of both an on-site malting and brewing system allows for a greater understanding and a closer relationship with our customers.

Malt Sensory Panel

Having the right information is important when choosing which malts will work in different types of beer. That is why we have invested in an in-house sensory panel for determining sensory notes of our malt products. Our Malt and Beer Sensory Panel assesses both the characteristics of current malts as well as those in development. Our goal is to provide the best indication of how the malt will taste and what our customers may expect in their latest recipes.

We use industry methods to assess malt flavors, including the ASBC hot steep method. With these methods we can provide relevant and useful information for recipe development and ingredient substitution and troubleshooting. The sensory attributes of Great Western Malting products may be found in our information materials as well as on our website and bags.