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BEST Cherry Ember Smoked und BEST Beechwood Smoked (Malt) Once more, BESTMALZ has widened our product range. Exceptional new smoked malts are produced in small, exclusive batches in a gentle process on our new malt ovens. Our BEST Beechwood Smoked (Malt) is smoked over selected beechwood and gives the beer its typical taste reminiscent of…

Based on seed sales and early estimates in the state malting barley associations, the German Malting Barley Association expects the spring barley acreage to be roughly 350,000 hectares. This represents an increase of some 8.5% compared to 2023, much of which was in Lower Saxony. However, it is still unclear how much of this increase…

From Bronze to Silver: In the current sustainability rating by EcoVadis, a global leader in this field, Palatia Malz GmbH with its internationally respected top brand BESTMALZ has once again improved its rating.

Based on the first reliable barley acreage figures (IACS data) and crop estimates supplied by the malting barley associations of the German federal states, the Germany Malting Barley Association has now compiled an up-to-date report of the current state of malting barley cultivation in Germany.

Based on seed sales and initial estimates in the state malting barley promotion associations in Germany, the Braugersten-Gemeinschaft e.V. expects a spring barley area of around 350,000 ha, which corresponds to a decline in acreage of around 4% compared to the previous year.

Traditionally, the month of March marks the start of the German spring barley growing season.

BEST A-XL is a malt made from the traditional German barley variety Alexis. “It was approved for beer brewing in Germany in 1986 and was the standard brewing barley in Europe for many years.

Considering the extreme weather conditions in the spring and summer of the German 2022 crop year, the most recent malting-quality barley harvest turned out relatively well.