Seeking to hire experineced malster

[Wood Ridge Farm]

Seeking to hire experienced maltster Virginia micro-malting facility nearing completion. Extensive knowledge of malting as well as brewing experience would be helpful. Call Barry at 434/531-7362 (Nelson County Virginia)

[lijah]

hello barry -

Sounds like you are getting somewhere ...glad to see your moving forward .
lijah - lbeer2@rocketmail.com

[Wood Ridge Farm]

Yeah, Lijah! The malt house has turned into first phase. Should be able to do 8,000 to 10,000 pounds every 4-5 days (depending on how the kiln works with static pressure). Farm brewery is still in the plans, it will be phase 2. I've got 45 acres of 2 row barley going in the ground next week for harvest early next summer. Until then I'll be malting 6 row thoroughbred barley to get things moving along. How are things with you? What part of the world are you in now? Someplace tropical, I hope!

[lijah]

Yeah, Lijah! The malt house has turned into first phase. Should be able to do 8,000 to 10,000 pounds every 4-5 days (depending on how the kiln works with static pressure). Farm brewery is still in the plans, it will be phase 2. I've got 45 acres of 2 row barley going in the ground next week for harvest early next summer. Until then I'll be malting 6 row thoroughbred barley to get things moving along. How are things with you? What part of the world are you in now? Someplace tropical, I hope!

Well awsome my freind.
Yep im in the florida keys. One day id love to come check you out. Its a little cold there for me or I would come give you a hand. Currentlt im just consulting via phone.
Glad your dream is comeing a reality

[brandtmp]

Sorghum?

Have you considered growing sorghum? It is almost impossible (if not impossible) to obtain malted sorghum in the United States. There is a market for it. I am growing it in Ettrick, VA. It sure is easy. I have also conducted malting trials. Gluten free products are gaining momentum.

Mike Brandt
Virginia State University

[Wood Ridge Farm]

Love to see ya...especially if you know any thing about malting, I'd like to see you sooner rather than later. I have an apartment attached to the malt house available and I just finished a beautiful cabin on the river that I use occasionally for trout fishing but is a great place to stay. If not, whenever it's convenient or you're heading this way, be sure to call me and we can get together on farm brewery plans.
Give me a call sometime.
Thanks,
Barry
434/531-7362

[Wood Ridge Farm]

Hey Mike,
I have grown sorghum, haven't malted any yet. Once I get fully underway, I intend to give the gluten-free market a good shot.

[Wood Ridge Farm]

Mike, If you have any sorghum suitable for malting, I'd like to buy some from you to do some trial malting and some R&D for the brewing side of it. Ive put together quite a few 40 gallon mashtons and brew kettles for trial batches of all sorts of grains that I can grow and malt here. When you have time, give me a call at 434/531-7362. I'd like to get some sorghum and see what other grains you might be growing.
Thanks,
Barry

[brandtmp]

We are growing 45 varieties for yield data over about 2 acres. All of our harvest has to be Sent to Suffolk, VA. I will check to see if any growers are interested in selling.

[Hugh Warren Jr]

Well awsome my freind.
Yep im in the florida keys. One day id love to come check you out. Its a little cold there for me or I would come give you a hand. Currentlt im just consulting via phone.
Glad your dream is comeing a reality

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