Mashing is the process of combining the milled grain, together with water, to breakdown complex molecules into simple components that can be consumed by yeast. Without mashing, the malt would be to...
There’s high gravity brewing and then there’s high gravity brewing, and of course high gravity brewing. Our 11.5% behemoth is somewhere on the high gravity brewing side of that spectrum. All natura...
Like wheat and oats, and unlike barley, rye is husk-less. It is also high in gums, and as the compound suggests, is incredibly sticky when used at high concentrations. Together, these elements of r...
Malts come in all shapes and sizes. Malted grains (barley, rye, wheat and oats) are the raw cereal that has been partially germinated. This process stimulates the production of enzymes that break d...
From the species of barley, to the manner in which it is dried and then malted, you can get an impressive array of base malt. Luckily for us, Australia and New Zealand have some world class small b...